A leading contemporary Indian artist, Jagannath Paul is fascinated by faces. The mysterious, wistful faces of both men and women dominate his abstract figurative works, often bowing towards each other or overlapping. In his distinctive technique of combining dark charcoal outlines with selective pops of acrylic color, his original mixed media paintings blend reality and theory.
Read MoreHe was an observer and continue to be, and that’s the reason his paintings focus on faces. There are so many aspects in one person, and he uses different colors to express these aspects. Often, two faces—each half in a different color—appear together as a symbol of the contradictory personalities we present to ourselves and to each other.
He graduated from the Government College of Art and Crafts, Kolkata. Art by Jagannath Paul has been shown across India and internationally in prestigious exhibitions, and he has won multiple awards for his art.
Education
• 2000 : B. V. A., Govt. College of Arts and Craft (1st Class)
Exhibitions
• 2003 : World Trade Centre, Arcade, Mumbai
Solo Show
• 2013 : Jahangir Art Gallery. Mumbai
• 2011 : Museum Art Gallery, Mumbai
• 2010 : India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
• 2009 : Museum Art Gallery, Mumbai
• 2008 : Stainless Gallery, New Delhi
• 2007 : Echoes of Ecstasy, Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi
• 2005 : Three Blind Mice
• 2005 : Museum Art Gallery, Mumbai
• 2004 : Pradarshak Gallery, Mumbai
• 2004 : Nehru Centre, Mumbai
• 2003 : Indian Art Gallery, Pune
• 2000 : Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
Group Shows
• 2012 – 2016 India Art Festival Nehru center Mumbai
• 2000 : Gaganandra Shilpa, Pradarsansala, Information Centre, Kolkata
• 1998 -1999 : All India Annual Exihibition, Academy of Fine Art, Kolkata
• 1998 – 1999 : Rajya Charukala Annual Show, Information Centre, Kolkata
• 1996 – 1999 : All India Annual Exihibition, Indian Society of Oriental Art, Kolkata
• 1995 – 2000 : Annual Exhibition of Govt. College of Art And Craft, Kolkata
Awards
• 2003 : Hindusthan Pencil Ltd. Award from the Bombay art Society
• 2001 : Camlin Award, Mumbai
• 1999 : College Award from Govt. College of Art And Craft
• 1997 : AIFACS Scholarship by The AIFACS, New Delhi
• 1996 : Academy Award from Academy of Fine Art
• 1996 : Gopen Roy Award from Indian Society of Oriental Art
• 1996 : Scholarship, Gopal Ghosh from Govt. College of Art & Craft
• 1996 -1995 : College Award for Best Pencil Study