Kanchan Mala Ghosh :: The Artist

Name :	KANCHANMALA GHOSH
Born :	1973
Education :	1999
	3yr diploma in Western style of painting from the Academy of Fine Arts (AFA), Kolkata
Exhibitions :	2000

	(i) First group exhibition at the AFA, Kolkata under the group name ‘PRASHNO’.
	(ii) Participated in ‘ART WALK’ organised by Spandan Art Gallery and the Oberoi Group.
	(iii) Group show ‘Art For Giving’ at Surendra Paul Gallery, N.Delhi, organised by Spandan.
	2001
	(i) Group show at the HSBC Bank, Kolkata.
	(ii) Duo exhibition at the AFA, Kol in June.
	(iii) Group show and art camp at the Oberoi Grand , Kol, organised by Spandan and Oberoi.
	(iv)Duo exhibition at the Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, N.Delhi in November.
	2002
	First solo exhibition at the AFA, Kolkata in June.
	2003
	(i) Art camp and exhibition at Hiland Park, Kol, organised by Spandan and Hiland Park
	(ii) Art camp and show at Taj Bengal Oganised by The Taj Bengal.
	2004
	(i) 'Art Walk'04' at the Oberoi Grand, Kolkata.
	(ii) Exhibition at the Chemould Gallery, Kolkata.
	2005
	(i) 2nd Solo Exhibition at the Academy Of Fine Arts, Kolkata in April 2005
	(ii) Preview show at Verandah Art Gallery, Kolkata in April 2005
	(iii) 3rd Solo Show at the Chemould Gallery, Kolkata in December 2005
	2006
	(i) Group Show at The Taj Bengal Organised by The Taj Bengal & Verandah Art Gallery.
	2007
	(i) 4th Solo Show will take place at the Chemould Gallery, Kolkata in January 2007
Collection :	India and abroad.
Contact :	kanchanmalaghosh@yahoo.co.uk KANCHANMALA GHOSH 18E/1, DUM DUM ROAD KOLKATA 700 030

Ghosh is currently working with charcoal and acrylic white on a series of paintings expressive of moods of desolation, resignation, vacancy, and alienation: the exhaustion of being. Though primarily interested in the human figure and its details (facial expression; postures which reveal the internal life), her paintings also engage with the surrounding realm of the natural, which, in her opinion, can enhance or comment in other ways on the psychological.

In the recent past, Kanchanmala was largely influenced by the Impressionist School of Art and specialized in figurative and floral compositions. She experimented with the forms, textures and colours of flowers, using oil and acrylic. Currently she feels that monochrome better suits her subject matter.