Debanjan Roy
Debanjan Roy (b. 1975) completed his Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts (Sculpture) from Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata, in 1998, and Masters in Visual Arts (Sculpture) from Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata, in 2000. In 2016, he was also the artist in residence at the Château De La Napoule, Nice, under the Asiatic Museum, Nice, France, in collaboration with Akar Prakar, India.
Some of his recent solo shows include Toying with Gandhi, Akar Prakar, 2021 & 2019; Metamorphosis, Akar Prakar, New Delhi and France, 2015; Waste Side Story, Akar Prakar, Kolkata, 2014; The Altar of Convenience, Aicon Gallery, New York, 2013; Looking for Bapu, Akar Prakar, Ahmedabad and Kolkata, 2010.
Debanjan has participated in several group shows including Multitudes & Assemblages for Hub India at Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti, Turin, Italy, 2022; Sightings: Out of the wild, KNMA Noida, 2019; Seattle Art Museum, USA; Bangladesh Art Biennale, Dhaka, 2013; Vermont Studio Centre Residency Open Studio show, Johnson, USA, 2011 and 2012; Enduring Legacy, Berlin and Munich, Germany; Reprise Aicon Gallery, London; and Who has seen Mr. Gandhi? at Tangerine, Bangalore, 2010, to name a few. He has been awarded the Navonmesha Puraskar by Lath Sarvodaya Trust, Kolkata 2005; Nirman Art Award, Kolkata, 2004; Lalit Kala Akademi Scholarship, New Delhi 2002; Junior Fellowship, Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Govt. of India, among other honours. The artist lives and works in Kolkata, India.
Munny Gandhi | 2/5 | Fibreglass and automotive paint | 47 x 37 x 36 in | 2019
Munni Gandhi | 2/5 | Fibreglass and automotive paint | 12 x 8.5 x 12 | 2019
Bobble Head Gandhi 2 | 2/10 | Painted Fibreglass | 17.5 x 7.5 x 5.5 | 2019
Gandhi with Shopping Cart | 2/5 | Bronze | Gandhi 18 x 8 x 6in & Cart 9.5 x 5 x 9 in | 2019
Gandhi taking selfie with a cow | Fibreglass with acrylic paint | Gandhi 32 x 43 x 23 | Cow 49 x 37 x 26 | 2018
Gandhi on the Harley | 2/5 | Bronze | 14 x 25.5 x 9 | 2019
Call Centre Gandhi | 32/75 | Fibreglass with acrylic paint | 12 x 12 x 7.5 | 2010
Lazy Boy Gandhi | 31/75 | Fibreglass with acrylic paint | 8.75 x 8.5 x 14.5 | 2010
Gandhi with Crow | 5/10 | Fibreglass with acrylic paint | 26 x 17 x 11.5 | 2007