Supriyo Karmakar
Supriyo Karmakar (b. 1991) is a multidisciplinary artist based in Kolkata, India. An art practitioner and educator, he completed his BFA from IKSV, Khairagarh and MFA from the University of Kalyani, West Bengal. His core practice is drawing and painting, he also works on collaborative research-based projects, kinetic sculpture, performance and video art. After completing his post-graduation he has participated in residences such as “Kala Setu” at Utsha Foundation for Contemporary Art, Kalakriti Art Residency, Hyderabad.
He has been involved in several art projects like “Visible and Invisible Line,” “Wave of the City” at Kochi Muziris Students Biennale 2018, a Collaborative project with artist Niroj Satpathy at FICA Reading Room in 2019, ‘Black on Black’ organised by “Philosophy Unbound” at JNU, Delhi. He had his first solo exhibition, The Threads that connect (2024) at Akar prakar and also participated in a group exhibition like Kiran Nadar Museum of art, Extraordinary Line (2025-2026), Bare Liminal at Akar Prakar, Kolkata (2024), Svikriti at Birla Academy of Arts, kolkata (2023). He is the recipient of several grants and awards such as the Khoj Support Grant 2020, Pandemic as Portal Art Grant, One Shanti Road 2021, and Sarala-Basant Kumar Birla Award at Birla Academy of Art and Culture 2023.
Memory loom 2 | Gouache, Silver & Gold leaf on paper | 30 x 30 in | 2025
Untitled | Watercolor on Paper | 8.5 x 11 in | 2024
The Emeritus | Watercolor on Paper | 34 x 48 in | 2024
Untitled | Watercolor on Paper | 8.5 x 11 in | 2024
Mundane Meadow I | Pen & Ink on paper | 61 x 29 in | 2022
Mundane Meadow II | Pen & Ink on paper | 26.5 x 43.5 in | 2023