In the context of contemporary modernism in Indian art, Jahar Dasgupta belongs to a genre of painting that reached its zenith in the 80s. Regarded as one of the pillars of contemporary art education and a significant contributor of the modernist art movement in Bengal, Dasgupta was educated in Fine Arts from Kala Bavan at Santiniketan in the mid-sixties. Jahar has been exhibiting his work regularly since he obtained his diploma under Viswabharati. He was involved with various cultural movements. He was founder member of Sejuti Art Gallery and Painters Orchestra and recent now he is the vice president of The Academy of Fine Arts. He organized his first solo exhibition at Birla Academy in 1967 and he still aspires to organize many more solos in near future. He has achieved many national and regional awards. And his works are brought by collectors from Korea, USA, Holland, Norway, Sweden, France, London, Australia and many other places. But Jahar Das Gupta has always been miles away from limelight. To know more about him see - http://www.masterpiecejahar.com; www.jahardasgupta.com
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