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RAJU MUKHERJEE

Diploma in fine Arts from BENGAL MUSIC AND FINE ARTS COLLEGE.

Diploma (two years) from NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FLIM AND FINE ARTS.

Bachelor and Master’s Degree from Santiniketan - Fine arts

Everyone has a passion in their life that motivates or inspires in some way.

My passion is drawing and paintings. Sometimes I don’t even know what I am drawing  but I draw , don’t know what I am painting but I paint my canvas. I was very fond of drawing classes in my school days. Those were the days when I use to draw on the last page of my notebook while the class was on. My parents found sketches and drawing only in my all notebooks and would get upset at times.

At the age of my 8, I moved to Santiniketan, the place of Tagore, a dream land. It is here that I completed my degree and masters in Art. I had the privilege to meet many of legendary artist and got an opportunity to work and learn from them.

For me, my paintings are to move, to love, to hope, to tremble, to live….

I paint realistic or abstract which is close to our reality. The ideas come from my soul. I attempt to mix my fantasy in one frame that answers a question at the same time provoke a new one.

For me paintings is something that I can’t live without, it’s my life.  They are my thoughts on canvas.

Awards and Recognition

1.     Elizabeth green shields  foundation award in 2001 and 2005 - Canada

2.     Pollock Krasner foundation grants 2006 - New York

Exhibition and shows

Group exhibition in KOLKATA, DELHI, AND MUMBAI (2002, 2004, 2006 AND 2007). And many more.

Solo Exibitions:

THE NATHERLAND 2010 (Charitable show for Orphan children).

Denmark 2011 (Charitable show for Orphan children).