Debasish Mukherjee
Debasish Mukherjee (b. 1973) was born in Chapra, a historically important town in Bihar. He grew up amidst open spaces and railway colonies, mixing freely with people from various social backgrounds. He graduated from the Banaras Hindu University with a specialization in Painting. Rooted in India, Mukherjee manifests his keen observations of India’s built environment, social fabric, and events from his day-to-day life into his art practice. Mukherjee’s work tends to interrogate the way an object or memory is preserved, celebrated, or neglected.
He has also conducted extensive research with weavers and artisans across India, especially within Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Odisha, and Gujarat. He has had solo exhibitions, including Whispering Lanes at Akar Prakar, Delhi (2023); River Song, at Akar Prakar, New Delhi (2019), and Museum Within at Akar Prakar, New Delhi (2016). He has also participated in numerous group shows including The Legacy of Loss: Perspective on the Partition of Bengal at Kolkata Centre for Creativity (2021); Multitudes & Assemblages for Hub India at Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti, Turin, Italy (2022); Inner Life of Things: Around Anatomies and Armatures curated by Roobina Karode at Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, Noida 2022); Partition of India…1947 at National Gallery of Modern Art, Delhi (2022); Freedom and Awakening at The Alipore Museum with Kolkata Centre for Creativity (2023); the India Art, Architecture and Design Biennale at Red Fort, New Delhi (2023); The Architecture of Rememberance for Chennai Photo Biennale (2024-25) and Material as Metaphor at The National Gallery of Modern Art, Kolkata (2025) to name a few. His works are in permanent collections such as the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art and The Partition Museum, Delhi. The artist lives and works in New Delhi.
Debasish Mukherjee | Portrait 2 | Paper, wood and industrial texture | 84 x 52 x 18in | 2019
Debasish Mukherjee | River Song | Threads | 39 x 445in | 2019
Debasish Mukherjee | Portrait 1 | Digital print on fabric, wood and metal | 79 x 60 x 19in | 2019
Debasish Mukherjee| Step well | Wood, paper& mirror | 62 x 62 x 09 in | 2015
Debasish Mukherjee| Untitled | Wood, paper, terracotta, fabric and acrylic paint | 40 x 40 x 4 in | 2015
Debasish Mukherjee| Untitled | Wood, paper, terracotta, fabric and acrylic paint | 40 x 40 x 4 in | 2015