The Gardener

Mrinal Dey Address: Mrinal Dey, C/o- Madhusudan Dey,West congress Para, Po+Dist- Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, India, 735101 Contact: 0091-9933442684 E-mail:mrinal_strok@rediffmail.com Date of Birth: 26th March 1979 Place of Birth: Jalpaiguri,West Bengal, India Gender: Male Country of Citizenship: India Country of Residence: India Education Institution Name: Indira Kala Sangeet University, Khairagarh, Chhattisgarh, India. 2005-2007- Master of Fine Arts 2001-2005- Bachelor of Fine Arts Field of Study- Painting Employment History Present: Self appointed, free lancer Artist (Visual). Award International: 1. Pollock-Krasner foundation grant, New York, 2010. 2. The Elizabeth Greenshields foundation grant, Montreal, Canada, 2008. 3. Received ‘China govt. scholarship’, H.R.D. New Delhi, India, 2008. National: 1. Gold medal - “Agnipath” New Delhi, India, 2005. 2. Cash award from All India Fine Arts and Craft Society (A.I.F.A.C.S.) New Delhi, India,2006. 3. Certificate award from South Central Zone, Nagpur, (Maharashtra), India, 2004. 4. State award from Nehru art gallery, Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, India, 2002. Solo Shows 1. ‘Kabhi kabhi to lagta hai…’ Ninefish art gallery, (Glass room) Gallery Beyond, Mumbai, 2025 2. ‘Reiterations’ Jahangir art gallery, Mumbai India, 2023 3. ‘Theatre of the bizarre ’ Gallery Beyond, Mumbai, India, 2017 4. ‘Progressive’, Lalitkala Akademi, Delhi, India, 2016 5. ‘Alice in Wonderland’, Ganges art gallery, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, 2011-12. 6. ‘Waiting in the wings’, Ganges art gallery, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, 2009. Group Shows 1. ‘Paint the town Pop’ Designera and The curators.art, Mumbai, 2025 2. ‘Laughter Lines, (Humar on canvas) Kadari Art Gallery, Hyderabad, Telangana, 2025 3. ‘A realm of possibilities’ Artisera Art Gallery, Bengaluru, 2024 4. ‘Scale’ Artisera Art Gallery, Bengaluru, 2023 5. ‘Bengal Beyond Boundaries’ Aakriti Art Gallery, Delhi, 2023 6. ‘Cornucopia’ By Gallery Beyond at Jahangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, 2023 7. ‘Miniature Postage stamp masterpiece’ Nippon Gallery, Mumbai, 2023 8. Shree Yash Art Gallery (Visual Art Gallery) New Delhi, India,2022 9. L&P Hutheesing visual art centre, Ahmedabad,2022 10. Gallery Space, Hyderabad, India, 2020 11. ‘Kochi Biennale Residency Show’ Kochi, Kerala, 2018-19 12. ‘Mélange’ Gallery Beyond, Mumbai, 2018 13. ‘Art Busan 2017. International Art fair, 2017 Korea. 14. ‘Lavish Strokes’ Ekaant Artist residency, Ahmedabad, 2017 15. ‘Bengal Trail’, Kynkyny Art Gallery, Bangalore, India, 2015. 16. ‘The 377191 wall’, Gallery Beyond, Mumbai, India, 2015. 17. ‘Now’, Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, 2014. 18. Bengal of chambers, Kolkata, West Bengal, India (btma), 2011. 19. Kynkyny Art, Bangalore, Karnataka, India, 2011. 20. Artic vision, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, 2011. 21. Jahangir Art Gallery, Bombay art society, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, 2011. 22. Camlin Art Foundation, Kolkata. West Bengal, India, 2011. 23. Tangrin Art Gallery, Bangalore, Karnataka, India, 2011. 24. ‘Zen Next ѵ’, Aakriti Art gallery, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, 2010. 25. ‘The Present is now’, ‘best college art’ New Delhi, India, 2010. 26. Dlf aralias, ‘best college art’ New Delhi, India, 2010. 27. ‘Ganges Art Gallery’, ‘Young blood’ Kolkata, West Bengal, India, 2009. 28. Lalit Kala annual exhibition, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, 2009. 29. All India Fine Arts and Craft Society (A.I.F.A.C.S.) New Delhi, India, 2006. 30. Camlin Art Foundation, Mumbai, India, 2005. Art workshop/Camp/Residency National: National Art Camp- By Lalitkala Akademy, New Delhi, at Porbandar Gujrat, 2023. Art Camp- Shimla Art Festival, 2023 Himachal State Museum, Shimla. Art Camp- Collaboration with Ministry of Culture, Jammu, 2023. Residency – Kochi Biennale Residency program for two month at Pepper House, Kochi, Kerala, India, 2018. Art Camp at Mount Shadow,Bhavnagar, Ahmadabad. Organized by Ekaant Artist Residency, 2018. Art Camp at Jammu. Organized by Master Sansar Chand Baru Memorial Charitable Trust.2017. Art workshop at Vimani, Haryana. Organized by Birla Collage of art, Kolkata, W.B. 2016, 2017. Art workshop at Haldwani ,Uttarakhand, Organized by Birla Collage of art, Kolkata, W.B. 2016,2017. Art camp- Jodhpur (Rajasthan), Bodhi tree monastery, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, 2011. Art camp-Daman, Baroda, (Gujarat), India, 2006. Art camp-D.A.V. college, Muzaffar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India, 2002.