Paula Sengupta

Born in 1967, is a mid-career artist, academician, and writer resident in Kolkata. Educated in painting and printmaking at the College of Art, New Delhi and at Kala Bhavana, Santiniketan, Paula has a doctorate in the history of Indian printmaking from Visva Bharati, Santiniketan. She currently teaches printmaking at Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata and has also been associated with the National Institute of Fashion

Technology, Kolkata in the past. She is also Secretary of the Khoj International Artist's Association, Kolkata, an artist- led initiative dedicated to promoting alternative art practices. She exhibits, writes, lectures, and travels extensively in India and abroad.

Trained as a traditional printmaker, Paula seeks to break existing boundaries that define varied creative practices. In particular, she tries to unite art and design practices with text and performance. Her repertoire includes broadsheets, artist's books, art objects, installation-performance work, and community art projects. Her work is largely in the genre of the autobiographical narrative and addresses issues of feminist concern.