EDUCATION
1914 Studied at Brahmacharya Ashram, Santiniketan.
1919-24 Studied in Kala Bhavan, Santiniketan. 1937-38
Went to Japan and learnt from the Japanese masters like
Sesshu and Sotatsu. 1954-56 Appointed Educational Adviser,
Art School of Patna, Govt. of Bihar. 1958 Taught Art
Theory, Kala Bhavan, Santiniketan. 1970 Professor, Kala
Bhavan, Santiniketan. Principal, Kala Bhavan, Santiniketan.
EXHIBITIONS
1921 Exhb., Indian Society of Oriental Art, Calcutta.
1949, 64 Retrospective, Benaras. 1959 Retrospective,
Calcutta. 1963 Retrospective, New Delhi. 1969 Retrospective,
New Delhi. 1995 Man and Nature: Reflection of Six Artists,
curated by Kesav Malik, National Gallery of Modern Art,
New Delhi. 1997 Santiniketan: The Making of Contextual
Modernism, curated by R. Siva Kumar, National Gallery
of Modern Art, New Delhi. 2003 Manifestations, organised
by Delhi Art Gallery, World Trade Center, Mumbai and
Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi. 2004 Manifestations II,
organised by Delhi Art Gallery, Jehangir Art Gallery,
Mumbai and Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi. 2005 Manifestations
III, organised by Delhi Art Gallery, Nehru Center, Mumbai
and Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi. 2006 Benode Behari
Mukherjee: A Centenary Retrospective, curated by Gulammohammed
Sheikh and R. Siva Kumar, National Gallery of Moder
Art, New Delhi.
COLLECTION
Rani Chanda Collection, Kolkata. Academy of Fine Arts,
Kolkata. Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi. National Gallery
of Modern Art, New Delhi. Hindi Bhavan, China Bhavan
and Kala Bhavan, Santiniketan. Kumar Gallery, New Delhi.
Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi.
AWARDS
Professor Emeritus after retirement, Kala Bhavan, Santiniketan.
1974 Awarded Padma Vibhushan, Govt. of India. 1977 Awarded
Desikottama, the honorary doctoral degree, Visva Bharati,
Santiniketan. 1980 Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad Award.
1980 Awarded Rabindra Puraskar.
STYLE
Stylistically we can call him post - cubist. His painting
combines schematic representation with conceptual complexity.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Taught art at Sisu Vibhaga, Santiniketan. 1925-49
Art Teacher at Kala Bhavan, Santiniketan. 1951-52 Taught
at Banasthali Vidyapith, a womens educational center,
Rajasthan. 1952 Started Art Training and taught at Childrens
School, Musoorie, Uttaranchal. 1954 Appointed as Educational
Advisor to Art School, Patna. 1958-70 Professor, Art
Theory Faculty, Kala Bhavan, Santiniketan.
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