Born in 1974, Avijit Dutta obtained his BFA in Painting from Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata. He was awarded by the Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata; and the Certificate of Merit from the Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata.
He has done several solo shows including the ones held at India Habitat Centre presented by Art Positive, New Delhi; Kalakriti Art Gallery, Hyderabad; Art Land Gallery, Mumbai; and Gallery Domus, Kolkata.
Avijit has also participated in several group shows, the most recent being at Kalakriti Art Gallery, Hyderabad; TAG Art Gallery, Pune; Prakrit Art Gallery, Chennai; ITC Sonar, Kolkata; Sanskrit Art Gallery, Kolkata; Point of View Art Gallery, Mumbai; Commonwealth Games 2010, New Delhi; Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai presented by Camlin Art Foundation; Prince of Wales Museum, Mumbai; ‘Nostalgia’, Visual Art Gallery, Delhi. The artist was represented by Kalakriti at the gallery booth at India Art Fair 2012, New Delhi. Apart from this, Avijit has extensively travelled and worked in Africa, Japan, Italy, France, Cambodia, Greece, Denmark, Sweden, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Prague, Hong Kong, South Africa, Norway and Thailand.