Indrapramit Roy

Born in 1964 in Kolkata, Indrapramit Roy is an artist whose practice is shaped by an extensive engagement with painting, printmaking and contemporary visual expression. He completed his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Printmaking from Kala Bhavana, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, in 1987, followed by a Master of Fine Arts in Painting from M.S. University, Baroda, in 1989. In 1992, he received a Master of Arts in Painting from the Royal College of Art, London.

Roy has presented numerous solo exhibitions in India and internationally. His notable exhibitions include Invisible Cities (1994, 1996), Meanderings (1997), Ring-a-Ring-a-Roses (1998, 2001), and This, That and Everything (2004–2006), presented at galleries and institutions in Kolkata, Mumbai, Baroda, Bangalore, New Delhi and the United States. In 2007, he presented Indrapramit Roy: The Texture of the Drift at Aicon Gallery, Palo Alto.

His work has featured in several significant group exhibitions across India, Europe, Australia and the United States. These include Art of Bengal (1850–2000) at the National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai, and CIMA, Kolkata (2001); Remembering Bhupen at Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai (2004); 100 Contemporary Indian Artists (2005); and Threshold: Forging Narratives in South Asian Contemporary Art at Aicon Gallery, New York (2009).

Roy has received several prestigious fellowships and awards, including the Inlaks Fellowship, Erasmus Exchange Scholarship, Junior Fellowship in Visual Art from the Government of India, Fulbright Artist-in-Residence Fellowship and a Getty Museum travel grant. He has also received the Burston Award and an award from the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank.

Indrapramit Roy lives and works in Baroda, India.

Academics

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Printmaking from Kala Bhavana, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan

Master of Fine Arts in Painting from M.S. University, Baroda, India

Master of Arts in Painting from the Royal College of Art, London