Artist's CV
Abesh BIvore Mitra
Born: 1965, Kolkata, West Bengal, India 
Educational Qualifications:
Option Art - Fellowship cum Artist in Residence (4eme) - Ecole Supérieure des Beaux Arts, Le Mans, France, 2002 
Master of Fine Arts in Creative Painting) from Faculty of Fine Arts, M.S. University, Baroda, Gujarat, 1996
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Hons. in Painting) from Kala Bhavan, Visva - Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal, 1994
 
Some Major Projects cum Exhibitions :  
“Palestine” - An International curatorial group Exhibition cum Publication at Sahamat, New Delhi,2025
“ The Social Landscape ” curated Group Exhibition at Gaganendra Pradarshashala, 
Curated and published  by Abesh Bivore Mitra, AI Institute(NSOU-MSME), 2025
23rd International Art Exhibition at ICCR, Nandan-Santiniketan,  Kolkata , 2025
Prabhaha by Praktoni - an International group show - Alumni of Kala Bhavan, VBU,Academy of Fine Arts,  Kolkata , 2024
“Parampara - Pravaha ” Installation project using local materials Organized by Utsriji at Deoghar, Jharkhand , 2025
“22nd International Exhibition” at Academy of Fine Arts Organized by Nandan-Santiniketan, Kolkata , 2024
1sr International group show Organized by Santiniketan Asramik Sangha at Academy of Fine Arts, 2024
“Symphony of Tones ” - Two-men show at Academy of Fine Arts,  Kolkata, 2023
“Annual show cum workshop ” at ICCR by Sreejan Group, Kolkata, 2023
“Migration ” - “Urbanisation” - “Transformed Landscape” - curated by Amit Mukhpadhyay
(Solo Project-Paintings, drawings, photography , Book Art, Installation ), (2003 - 2015)
All India Group Exhibition at Gallery 88, Kolkata 
“The Post ” ( Paintings, Drawings, Photography,  Book Art & Installation ) - An International Group Project show at ICCR, Kolkata, - 2008
" Land-Bread-Democracy " at Nandan Art Gallery, Santiniketan (Group Project) - 2008, curated by Amit Mukhpadhyay
"Black & White"- At Nandan Gallery, Santiniketan ( Group Project), 2007 
La Avant-Garde, Galerie Le Château, Paris - Group Project , Publication & Collections, 2010
“Young Contemporary Artists of  Bengal” Organized by Aryan Art Gallery, Kolkata & Delhi, 2007
Tamarind Art Gallery, New York - (Group Exhibition) - 2007
National  level Workshop by Lalit Kala Akademi in Gangtok, Sikkim - 2005
“Black & White”- at Society of  Contemporary Art Gallery, Kolkata ( Group Project )-2002
“ Land-Bread-Democracy ”  at Art & Aesthetics Gallery,  New Delhi (Group Project)  2010
“ Pluralism ” at Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Kolkata (Group Project)-2002
“ Le Paysage Transforme ”  Galerie Le Comptoir, Paris (Solo Project)-2002
“The Transformed Landscape” at LA Nuit Bengali, Paris (Solo Project)-2002
“Le Paysage Transform ” at Ecole Supérieure des Beaux Arts, Le Mans, France (Solo Project)-2001
Solo Project Publications, Created 200 Handmade original Book Art-2001-2002
“Two-man Show” at Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Kolkata, 1997
National Artist , Lalit Kaka Akademi, Since 1997
Option Art Mentor : Prof. Mathias Perez & John Luis Raymond, France  
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​Recognition : Fellowship cum Residency on Option ART at ESBAM, France 
Best Drawing Award, All India Annual Exhibition at Birla ACademy , by Indian Society of Oriental Art   
Rajya Charukala Scholarship, 2000
Visva - Bharati University Departmental Award, 1992, 1993
Participated UGC Sponsored Programmes on Visual Art at BU “Visual Art”,  2004 - 2017
Community Project Development Organized by MSME. 2021 - present 
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​Artwork collections : Ecole Superieure Beaux Arts,  Le Mans, France, Private Art collectors in
Mumbai, Kolkata, New York, Paris, Auvers - sur-Oise, Universities  & Institutes  
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Designated Work Experiences : 
Principal-Coordinator, Al Institute (MSME - NSOU), Kolkata,  (Member BOS ), 2001 - Cont.
Guest Faculty, NIFT, The Ministry of Textile, Kolkata, (2016 - 2021) 
Principal, Birla Institute for Visual & Performing Arts, MLCU , Kolkata, (1997-2020)
Founder & TIC-Head, College of Art & Design, Burdwan University, (2004 - 2017)
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