Born 1965 – Tamluk,West Bengal
Education
Master of Fine Arts, College of Art, New Delhi
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Government College of Art and Crafts, Kolkata
Paresh has also briefly experimented with abstracts, which was more of freeing the limitations of a landscape. One would still see an odd ship or a tree though not in a representative manner. Even when he did go back to painting figures the contextual setting was more often neglected. The focus was on the figure, specifically the faces, with their myriad expressions, closely cropped and juxtaposed with their surrondings. The colours are vibrant and dazzle the viewer. The stylized, simplified figures have a story of their own, transporting one to an exotic land.
Exhibitions
2013-14 ‘Symphony of Silence’,…
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2013-14 ‘Symphony of Silence’, Jehangir Art Gallery and Art Musings, Mumbai
2013 ‘Venetian Odyssey’, Art Alive Gallery, New Delhi
2012 ‘Passion’, presented by Gallery Sumukha, Bangalore at The Arts House, Singapore
2011 ‘Shesh Lekha: The Last Poems of Rabindranath Tagore’, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi, Mumbai; Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai; Centre for International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata
2010 ‘The World on Canvas’, presented by Art Alive gallery, New Delhi at Rabindra Bhavan, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
2009 ‘Montage Moments Memories’, Jehangir Art Gallery; Art Musings, Mumbai
2008-09 Gallery Sumukha, Bangalore; Visual Arts Gallery, Hong Kong
2008 ‘An Enchanting Journey – Paresh Maity’s Kerala’, Art Alive, New Delhi
2007 ‘Paresh Maity: Drawings, Paintings, Sculptures, Photographs’, Centre of International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata
2006 Aicon Gallery, Palo Alto
2006 Visual Arts Gallery, Hong Kong in collaboration with Gallery Sumukha
2005 Arts India, New York
2005 Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai in collaboration with Art Musings, Mumbai
2005 Gallery in Cork Street, London in association with ICICI Bank
2004 Organized by Gallery Sumukha, Bangalore and Easel, Singapore at Alliance Francaise, Singapore
2004 Centre of International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata
2003 ‘Shapes in Symphony’, Gallerie Ganesha, New Delhi
2002 Arts India, New York
2002 Venetian Odyssey, British Council, New Delhi
2002 Tagore Centre, Berlin
2001 Venetian Odyssey, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
2001 Philip Gallery, London
2000 Centre for International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata
2000 Gallerie Aspekte, Germany
2000 Venetian Odyssey, Hotel Aryanbika, Debrecen, Hungary
2000 Gallerie Mohanjeet, Paris
1999 ‘Two Decades of Classic Watercolours’, Shridharani, Triveni Kala, Sangam; Gallerie Ganesha, and British Council, New Delhi
1998 Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
1998 Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai
1998 Gallerie Mohanjeet, Paris
1998 Gallery Sumukha, Bangalore
1997 Centre for International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata
1996 Shridharani Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi
1996 Hungarian Information and Cultural Centre, New Delhi
1996 Gallerie Ganesha, New Delhi
1996 Paracelsus Rotenfleskdinik Ausgestelt in association with Galerie Aspekie, Germany
1996 ARKS Gallery, London
1995 Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai
1994 British Council, Kolkata
1994 Gallerie Ganesha, New Delhi
1994 The Gallery, Chennai
1994 Galerie Aspekte, Germany
1994 Shridharani Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi
1993 Gallerie Ganesha, New Delhi
1993 All India Fine Arts and Craft Society (AIFACS), New Delhi
1992 Gallerie Ganesha, New Delhi
1992 Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata
1992 Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai
1992 Siddartha Art Gallery, Kathmandu
1992 Windsor Manor, Bangalore
1991 Gallerie Ganesha, New Delhi
1991 Gallery Katayun, Kolkata
1991 Sophia Duchesne Art Gallery, Mumbai
1990 Gallerie Ganesha, New Delhi
1990 Gallery Katayun, Kolkata
1989 Gallery Katayun, Kolkata
1988 Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
Selected Group Exhibitions
2012 ‘Talking Heads’, Art Alive Gallery, New Delhi
2011 ‘States of Departure: Progressives to Present Day’, Aicon Gallery, London
2011 Gallery Sumukha, Chennai
2011 ‘Aureus 2011’, Gallerie Nvya, New Delhi
2010 ‘Symbols and Metaphors’, Centre of International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata
2009 ‘Mark of Masters -2’, Art and soul, Mumbai
2009 ‘Think Small’, Art Alive Gallery, New Delhi
2009 ‘Beyond the Form’, Bajaj Capital Art House; Visual Art Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi and Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
2008 ‘Review’, Centre for International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata
2007 ‘Young Guns’, Institute of Contemporary Indian Art (ICIA), Mumbai
2007 Art Alive, London
2007 ‘Art and Fashion Show’, Gallery Sumukha
2007 Royal Watercolor Society, London
2007 ‘Ueno’, Royal Museum, Tokyo
2007 ‘Darpan’, Gallerie Nvya, New Delhi