Samir Mondal 1952 Samir Mondal's most amazing contribution to Indian art of modern times is a continual revival of water colour. Graduated from Government College of Arts, Calcutta in 1975 Born in Bengal , based in Bombay , global in thinking , that is Samir in a nut shell . Working only with watercolours on paper, Samir is a master of his medium. His control over the colour, the way he makes them dance and flow and move to his wish, is a delight to see. The mix of colours, the subtlety of tone, the play of space and block , is the work of an expert in charge . His figures, his still lives, his florals, are each a joy. No adjective is too excessive. Samir has shown in galleries all over the world and his collectors are private and institutional. ONE-MAN SHOWS 1982 Basirhat, West Bengal 1983 Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta 1984 Basirhat, West Bengal 1984 Kala Yatra,Madras 1989 Bajaj Art Gallery, Bombay 1989 K. C. Das, Bangalore 1990 Sophia Duchesne Art Gallery, Bombay 1991 Galerie 88, Calcutta 1991 Jehangir Art gallery, Bombay 1992 K. C. Das, Bangalore 1992 Galerie 88, Calcutta 1992 Masterpiece Art Gallery, New Delhi 1994 Renaissance Art Gallery, Bangalore 1995 Prithvi Art Gallery, Bombay 1995 Galerie 88, Calcutta 1995 Jehangir Art Gallery, Bombay 1995 Renaissance Art Gallery, Bangalore 1996 Renaissance Art Gallery, Bangalore 1997 Galerie 88, Calcutta 1998 Jehangir Art Gallery, Bombay 1998 Renaissance Art Gallery, Bangalore 2000 Prithvi art Gallery, Bombay 2000 Renaissance Art Gallery, Bangalore 2001 Jehangir Art Gallery, Bombay 2002 Jamaat Art Gallery, Bombay 2002 Renaissance Art Gallery, Bangalore 2002 India Habitat Centre, New Delhi 2003 Art Indus, New Delhi 2003 Gallery Sumukha, Bangalore 2003 Amethyst, Chennai ( by Sumukha ) 2004 Jamaat Art Gallery, Bombay 2004 Shrishti Art Gallery, Hyderabad 2006 Jamaat Art Gallery, Bombay 2007 Ki Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2008 Jehangir Art Gallery, Bombay 2008 Jamaat Art Gallery, Bombay 2012 Jamaat Art Gallery, Bombay 2012 Gallery Sumukha, Bangalore 2013 Aakriti Art Gallery, Calcutta 2016 Jamaat Art gallery, Bombay SELECTED GROUP SHOWS National Art Exhibition of Lalit Kala Akademy, New Delhi · Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta · Birla Academy of Art, Calcutta · AIFACS, New Delhi · A.P.Council of Artists, Hyderabad · West Bengal State Academy · Kala Yatra: Goa - Madras - Bangalore · Lalit Kala Academy: Karnataka - Orissa · Bombay Art Society Centenary Show · People For Animals: Bombay - Delhi · ‘BOMBAY’ and ‘50 Years of Independence’ by RPG Enterprises · ‘Harmony Shows’ by Reliance group · ‘100 Years of Indian Cinema’ by Lakeeren, Bombay · ‘Watercolours’ by Gallery Espace, Delhi · ‘Pages from my Diary’ by Sans Tache Art Gallery, Bombay · ‘Celebrations-97’at Napa Art Gallery, Nepal · ‘Confluence’ at Art Connoisseur Gallery, London and Gallery Asiana, New York organised by Gallery Sumukha, Bangalore · ‘ Jesus Christ’ at National Gallery of Modern Art, Bombay · Anniversary show of Jamaat, Bombay · Gallery Sumukha, Bangalore · Art Indus, Delhi · Art Musings, Bombay · ‘Bombay Artists-Progressive Perspective’ and ‘Self Portrait’ at National Gallery of Modern Art, Bombay · 'Art of Bengal' and 'Works on Paper' by CIMA, Calcutta · Colours on Canvas, Dubai · Pao Art Gallery, Hong Kong · Golden Jubilee of Jehangir Art Gallery, Bombay · Asian Art Fair, Singapore · The Art on Paper Fair at the Royal College of Art, London · Ki Gallery, Malaysia · The Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo · The Royal Watercolour Society, London · International Watercolor society, Turkey · Masters of watercolor, St. Petersburg, Russia · World Watermedia Exposition, Thailand · The World Watercolor Triennale 2015, Korea · Re-Interpretation 2016: International Contemporary Watercolor Exhibition tour in China · Visual Arts Centre, Hong Kong and many other group-shows all over the country and abroad. COLLECTIONS National Gallery of Modern Art, Delhi · Archaeological Museums of Karnataka · RPG Enterprises · Morarjee Mills · Brooke Bond · K.C.Das, Bangalore · Peerless · Reliance Pvt. Ltd.· Citibank · Calcutta Club · Qwality Inn, Calcutta · Tata Steel · Birla group of companies · ICI India Ltd. · Benson & Hedges · Rolta India · Ministry of External Affairs, India · Russian Consulate, Calcutta · Standard Chartered Bank · Office of Star Plus · DSP Merrill Lynch · Solomon Smith Barney India Ltd. · J P Morgan · and many private collections in India and abroad. ART CAMPS AND WORKSHOPS Children Book Trust, Delhi · Poster for Drama by National School of Drama · Artists in residence -- an Indo-US workshop on art and science · Workshop by Lalit Kala Akademy, Karnataka · Conducted Watercolour Workshop organised by Birla Academy, Mumbai · RPG Art Camp at Madh Island, Mumbai · Oberoi Art Camp at Oberoi Hotel, Mumbai · Monsoon Magic--an art camp by Leela Kempinski at Leela Palace, Goa · Artists Entente, Dubai · Seminar on ‘Productivity through Creativity’ at Numaligad Oil Refinery, Assam · Media & Methods--workshop on material behaviour in art, organised by 'the art club', Mumbai · With children for Akanksha Foundation, Mumbai· Art camp in Dubai · Art camp in Mauritius · Art camp in Australia and Bangkok · Art camp in Kenya · Art camp in Israel · Art camp in Egypt · Art camp in Russia · Art camp in Morocco · Art camp in China · Art camp in Japan and other workshops at many art colleges and art institutions. AWARDS Govt. College of Arts, Calcutta -1970, 1972, 1973, 1974 · Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta -1978, 1983 · West Bengal State Academy -1979, 1983 · AIFACS, New Delhi -1986 · A.P.Council of Artists, Hyderabad –1995 and others.