Priyaranjan Purkait

76 Works

Exhibitions

Group Exhibitions:

“IMAGINARIUM 2.O”, All India Open Call Award And Exhibition, Emami Art in 2022.

About Priyaranjan Purkait

Priyaranjan Purkait (b. 1984, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal) completed his Master of Fine Arts from Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata, and his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Indian College of Art & Draftsmanship. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Calcutta. He lives and works in Kolkata.Purkait’s practice draws from the visual and cultural traditions of Bengal while engaging with contemporary questions of human existence, resilience, and transformation. Informed by his training in Kalighat painting at the Indian Museum, Kolkata, his works navigate the intersection of inherited artistic traditions and contemporary image-making. Through a distinctive visual language, he explores the psychological and symbolic dimensions of everyday life, often reflecting on themes of survival, memory, and collective experience.
In 2024, he presented his solo exhibition, The Will To Live, curated by Sibdas Dasgupta, at Gallery Dotwalk in New Delhi. His recent exhibitions include presentations at India Art Fair (2025), Imperial Silhouettes at Rizq Art Initiative, Abu Dhabi (2025), and Deep Interiors at the State Art Gallery, Hyderabad (2025). A recipient of the Abir India Award (2021) and the National Lalit Kala Akademi Grand Scholarship (2015–16), Purkait has also received multiple awards from the Rajya Charukala Academy and the Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata. His work has been featured in exhibitions at CIMA, Birla Academy of Art & Culture, and Emami Art.

Academics

Graduation from Indian College of Art & Draftsmanship, Kolkata.

Post graduation from Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata.

Awards

Abir India Award in 2021.

Grand Scholarship by Lalitkala Akademy in 2015 & 2016.

Merit, Rajya Chrukala Akademy in 2015, 2018, 2019 & 2022.

Merit, Academy of fine Art in 2015.

Sunayani Devi Medha Britty in 2012.

College Award in 2007.

Exhibitions

Group Exhibitions:

“IMAGINARIUM 2.O”, All India Open Call Award And Exhibition, Emami Art in 2022.

National Exhibition of Art in 2019 & 2020.

“REKINDLED SPIRIT”, Bikaner House in 2022.

Gallery Gold in 2018.

Rajya Charukala Academy in 2015, 2016, 2018 & 2019.

Birla Academy Art & Culture in 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 & 2022.

“Goa Art fest”, Museum of Goa in 2017-18.

“Abir First Take”, in 2017.

CIMA Award Show in 2015.

CIMA summer show in 2015.

CIMA Art Fair in 2015 & 2016.

State level Academy in 2015.

Lalit kala Akademy, Regional center, Kolkata in 2016 & 2017.

The Nandalal Bose Gallery, I.C.C.R in 2013 & 2017.

Academy of Fine Art in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015 & 2017.

Academy of Fine Art in 2010, 2011 & 2015.

Rabindra Bharati University in 2012 & 2013.

Birla Akademy of Art & Culture in 2012.

Rani Rasmoni House in 2013.

Camlin in 2011.

Hello Heritage, in 2010.

College Exhibition in 2005 & 2007.

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Works by Priyaranjan Purkait

Paddy Field

Acrylic on Canvas

60 x 48 inches, 2026

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From My Childhood

Acrylic on Canvas

36 x 30 inches, 2026

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Untitled

Acrylic on Canvas

60 x 72 Inches, 2025

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Layering

Acrylic on Canvas

72 x 72 Inches, 2025

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Ecosystem of Sundarban II

Acrylic on Canvas

72 x 72 Inches, 2025

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Pattern

Acrylic on Canvas

72 x 72 Inches, 2025

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Family Wealth

Iron Ballsand Yarn

Variable, 1999

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Untitled

Acrylic on Canvas

48 x 36 inches, 2025

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Untitled

Acrylic on Canvas

48 x 36 inches, 2025

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Untitled

Acrylic on Canvas

48 x 36 inches, 2025

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Land of Sundarban

Acrylic on Canvas

72 x 60 inches, 2025

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Grandmother Memory

Acrylic on Canvas

72 x 60 inches, 2025

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Untitled

Acrylic on Canvas

72 x 60 Inches, 2025

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Memory Pass Away

Acrylic on Canvas

72 x 60 Inches, 2024

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Survive the day

Acrylic on Canvas

72 x 60 Inches, 2024

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Layer on Layer

Acrylic on Canvas

72 x 60 Inches, 2024

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Movements

Acrylic on Canvas

72 x 96 Inches, 2024

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Make it Usable II

Acrylic on Canvas

10 x 8 Inches, 2024

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A Piece of Collection

Acrylic on Canvas

10 x 8 Inches, 2024

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Useless I

Acrylic on Canvas

10 x 8 Inches, 2024

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Balance

Acrylic on Canvas

10 x 8 Inches, 2024

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Untitled

Acrylic on Canvas

10 x 10 Inches, 2024

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Connecting II

Acrylic on Canvas

10 x 10 Inches, 2024

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Colour Balance

Acrylic on Canvas

10 x 10 Inches, 2024

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Connecting I

Acrylic on Canvas

10 x 10 Inches, 2024

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Useless II

Acrylic on Canvas

10 x 10 Inches, 2024

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Mother's Old Clothes II

Acrylic on Canvas

18 x 18 Inches, 2024

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Mother's Old Clothes I

Acrylic on Canvas

18 x 18 Inches, 2024

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Layers

Acrylic on Paper

29.5 x 21.5 Inches, 2019

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The Way to Liberation

Acrylic on Paper

29.5 x 21.5 Inches, 2019

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Crisis and Freedom

Acrylic on Paper

27 x 19 Inches, 2019

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The Traditional Fishing Net

Acrylic on Paper

27 x 19 Inches, 2020

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The Population

Acrylic on Paper

27 x 19 Inches, 2019

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Fishing Net III

Acrylic on Paper

20 x 27.5 Inches, 2017

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Fishing Net II

Acrylic on Paper

20 x 27.5 Inches, 2017

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Fishing Net I

Acrylic on Paper

20 x 27.5 Inches, 2017

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Protecting the Self IV

Acrylic on Paper

21.6 x 14.9 Inches, 2020

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Protecting the Self III

Acrylic on Paper

21.6 x 14.9 Inches, 2020

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Protecting the Self II

Acrylic on Paper

21.6 x 14.9 Inches, 2020

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Protecting the Self I

Acrylic on Paper

21.6 x 14.9 Inches, 2020

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Trap

Acrylic on Paper

16 x 12 Inches, 2016

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Untitled

Acrylic on Paper

16 x 12 Inches, 2016

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Island in Sunderban

Acrylic on Paper

16 x 12 Inches, 2016

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Mapping in Land

Acrylic on Paper

16 x 12 Inches, 2016

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In the River

Acrylic on Paper

16 x 12 Inches, 2017

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Untitled

Acrylic on Paper

15.5 x 11.5 Inches, 2020

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Protection VI

Acrylic on Paper

11.5 x 8.5 Inches, 2024

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Protection V

Acrylic on Paper

11.5 x 8.5 Inches, 2024

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Protection IV

Acrylic on Paper

11.5 x 8.5 Inches, 2024

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Protection III

Acrylic on Paper

11.5 x 8.5 Inches, 2024

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Protection II

Acrylic on Paper

11.5 x 8.5 Inches, 2024

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Protection I

Acrylic on Paper

11.5 x 8.5 Inches, 2024

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Untitled

Acrylic on Canvas

36 x 30 Inches, 2024

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Recovery I

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36 X 30 Inches, 2024

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36 x 30 Inches, 2024

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48 x 36 Inches, 2023

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Kantha Texture

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36 x 48 Inches, 2024

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Untitled

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30 x 18 Inches , 2023

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A Piece of Cloth

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36 x 24 Inches, 2023

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Colours of life

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48 x 36 Inches, 2023

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The Balance

Acrylic on Canvas

36 x 48 Inches, 2022

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Untitled

Acrylic on Canvas

48 x 36 Inches, 2024

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Residues of Memory

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48 x 36 Inches, 2024

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Untitled

Acrylic on Canvas

10 x 8 Inches, 2024

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Recovery II

Acrylic on Canvas

48 x 72 Inches, 2024

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Life Lessons

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48 x 36 Inches, 2024

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Old Memory - 4

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48 x 36 Inches, 2023

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Memory

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48 x 36 Inches, 2024

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Old Memory - 3

Acrylic on Canvas

36 x 48 Inches

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Old Memory - 2

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48 x 36 Inches

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Untitled

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14 x 21 Inches

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Untitled

Acrylic on Canvas

30 x 60 Inches (diptych)

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Mapping the Childhood

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36 x 48 Inches

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Journey of Life

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36 x 48 Inches

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Boundaries I

Acrylic on Canvas

36 x 48 inches, 2023

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Boundaries II

Acrylic on Canvas

36 x 48 inches

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On View: Bringing together a selection of recent works across diverse contemporary practices

Group Exhibition

Curated by Dotwalk Curatorial and Research Team

07 Jul - 08 Aug 2026 at Gallery Dotwalk, Gurgaon

Abela Ruben, Amjum Rizve, Anjaneyulu Gundu, Chandrashekar Koteshwar, Mehak Garg, Priyaranjan Purkait, Ravinder Reddy, Rija Kalita, Sudhayadas S, Sujith SN

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Paddy Field

From My Childhood

Untitled

Layering

Ecosystem of Sundarban II

Pattern

Family Wealth

Untitled

Untitled

Untitled

Land of Sundarban

Grandmother Memory

Untitled

Memory Pass Away

Survive the day

Layer on Layer

Movements

Make it Usable II

A Piece of Collection

Useless I

Balance

Untitled

Connecting II

Colour Balance

Connecting I

Useless II

Mother's Old Clothes II

Mother's Old Clothes I

Layers

The Way to Liberation

Crisis and Freedom

The Traditional Fishing Net

The Population

Fishing Net III

Fishing Net II

Fishing Net I

Protecting the Self IV

Protecting the Self III

Protecting the Self II

Protecting the Self I

Trap

Untitled

Island in Sunderban

Mapping in Land

In the River

Untitled

Protection VI

Protection V

Protection IV

Protection III

Protection II

Protection I

Untitled

Recovery I

Untitled

Untitled

Kantha Texture

Untitled

A Piece of Cloth

Colours of life

The Balance

Untitled

Residues of Memory

Untitled

Recovery II

Life Lessons

Old Memory - 4

Memory

Old Memory - 3

Old Memory - 2

Untitled