Born October 20, 1933 – February 25, 2014 Kolkata
Prakash Karmarkar came from an artistic family; his father was a renowned artist of his time. Unfortunately, all of his father`s paintings were destroyed in the Hindu Muslim riots in the 1940s, which also ruined his family. By 1949, both his parents had passed away, forcing him to abandon his studies at the Government College of Arts and Crafts, Kolkata. He joined the army for two years and then quit to work as a graphic design manager for a medical firm in Kolkata. Virtually penniless and desperate for a break, in 1956, he held a street exhibition, the first in the city, hanging his works along a corner.
Education
1953 Government College of Art and Craft, Kolkata

Exhibitions
2008 ‘Hues of Bengal’, Gallert G and Janus Art Gallery
2008 ‘Art from Bengal’, Art Elements Gallery, New Delhi
2007 ‘Signature Images’, Gallery Kolkata, Kolkata
2007 ‘Uninterrupted Journeys’, Nitanjali Art Gallery, New Delhi
2007 ‘Tales of Textures’, Art Elements Gallery, New Delhi
2006 ‘Drawing Show an Act of Art II’, Priyasri Art Gallery, Mumbai
2006 ‘Frames and Beyond’, Nehru Centre, Mumbai
2006 ‘Spectra’, Gallerie Zen, Bangalore
Participations
2011 ‘Ethos V: Indian Art Through the Lens of History (1900 to 1980), Indigo Blue Art, Singapore
2011 ‘Manifestations VI’, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi
2011 ‘Manifestations V’, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi
2008 The ArteCurate Mumbai Art Festival
1968,65,57 National Art Exhibition, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
Honours and Awards
2000 Abinendra Puraskar Award
1976 Biria Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata
1970 Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata
1969-70 Fellowship for Study in France
1968,65,57 National Art Exhibition, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi