| Born in 1954 in West Bengal, 
                          Shipra did her graduation from Calcutta University and 
                          studied art at the Govt.College of Art & Craft and 
                          at the College of Visual Arts Calcutta, under guidance 
                          of Shuvaprasanna. Starting with her first solo show 
                          in her home town, Shipra has held 12 solo exhibitions 
                          to date some in India and others abroad. She has participated 
                          in numerous group shows and several art workshops. Four 
                          portfolios of her drawings and graphics have already 
                          been brought out and her work is held in important public, 
                          corporate and private collections both in India and 
                          abroad. She lives and works in Kolkata.  |