Jagadish Chandra Dey

Jagadish Chandra Dey, also known as Jagdish Dey, is a renowned Indian Painter[1][2] and Printmaker, known for his unique style of surrealism, where the real and unreal coexist. He has been a member of many prestigious art societies and juries.

Jagadish Chandra Dey at his studio

Early life

Jagadish Chandra Dey was born in 1942[1] in Sylhet (Now in Bangladesh).[3] He moved with his family to Assam at an young age, completing his schooling there. He Graduated from School of Art, Delhi Polytechnic (Now College of Art, New Delhi) in 1963.[4] After a short stint in advertising, he joined College of Art, New Delhi[5][3] as a Faculty member in 1965. During his early years, he worked with other eminent Indian artists such as Manjit Bawa,[6] Umesh Varma and Gokal Dembi.

Notable Work

He has held 13 Solo art exhibitions at the Taj Art Gallery (Mumbai),[3] Jehangir Art Gallery (Mumbai),[3] Dhoomimal Art Gallery (New Delhi),[3] Sanskriti Art Gallery (Kolkata)[3] and Jharokha Art Gallery (New Delhi), amongst others.[7][8]

Since 1961 he has participated in more than 100 group exhibitions across India and world over, such as:

  • Tokyo Biennale
  • Triennale in Mauritius
  • Art exhibitions in Mexico
  • AIFACS member Exhibition at Bloomsbury Gallery University of London and Sharjah (1988)
  • National Art exhibitions
  • AIFACS exhibitions[9]
  • Annual Art Exhibitions of Sahitya Kala Parishad, Delhi
  • ‘’Appreciable Art’’ organized by Dhoomimal Gallery at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
  • Display and Sale of artworks contributed by Indian contemporary artists, organized by SAHMAT to raise funds for relief and rehabilitation of the victims of Genocide in the Land of Mahatma Gandhi, New Delhi (2002)
  • Half a Foot Square, exhibition of Indian contemporary art in Miniature format, Dhoomimal Art Centre (2002)
  • Kite-a celebration of freedom, organized jointly by Dhoomimal Art Centre and India Habitat Centre, New Delhi (2003)
  • Swaran-Rekha, Triennale
  • National Awardees exhibition, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi (2004)
  • 51 Indian Contemporary Artists at Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi (2010)
  • Reunion of ‘The Six’[10] art exhibition at AIFACS in 2018 with notable Indian Painters such as Shri Durga Prasad, Shri Gokal Dembi,[11] Shri Neelmony Chatterjee and Shri Umesh Varma

He has also taken part in many art workshops[12][13] including Printmaking Workshop under Prof. Paul Lingren,[4] Director Smithsonian Printmaking Association, Washington, in 1970; Viscosity Printing with Prof. Krishna Reddy[4] at a workshop organized by Lalit Kala Akademi at Garhi studio in 1985, along with participation in various Art Camps such as the one organised by TATA Steel in Jamshedpur in 2000; Artists Camp for Harsh Goenka in Mumbai, organized by Vikram Sethi in 2003.

Awards
  • “Friends of Liberation War Honour”[14] by the honourable Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina in 2013
  • National Akademi Award by Lalit Kala Academy, in 2000[3][15]
  • AIFACS Awards in 1977, 1969 and 1982[3][1]
  • Sahitya Kala Parishad Awards in 1981, 1982 and 1989[3][1]
  • Honoured by the title of 'KALA SHREE' by AIFACS
  • Senior Fellowship in Visual Art (1998-2000) by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India[3][1]

Collections

Rashtrapati Bhawan, National Gallery of Modern Art, Lalit Kala Akademi, Bharat Bhavan, HUDCO, Glenbara Museum - Japan, Smithsonian Institute - Washington D.C., Taj Mahal Hotels - India, Air India, TATA Steel, Sahitya Kala Parishad,[2] ITC, Birla Academy - Kolkata and many other private collections.

Membership
  • Council Member and Vice President of All India Fine Arts and Craft Society (AIFACS)
  • Founder Member of ‘The Six’,[11] Group 8,[16] Gallery 26 and Vermillion
  • Member of the erstwhile Delhi Shilpi Chakra[17]
  • Member, purchase committee for Kala Mela, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi (1977)
  • Nominated Chairman of the Jury at 47th National Exhibition of Art by Lalit Kala Akademi (2004)
  • Jury Member for AIFACS National Exhibition (2005)

References
  1. Singh, Rana Ashish (7 June 2017). ""I Never Thought I Will Become A Painter": Jagadish Dey". Medium.
  2. Dey, Jagdish. "Gujral, Pai, Dey paintings stolen from gallery | Delhi News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  3. Dey, Jagadish. "Jagadish Dey : Artist Detail Information". dhoomimalgallery.com.
  4. Dey, Jagadish. "Artsybug Arts". artsybug.com.
  5. College of Art, New Delhi, Faculty Member. "Jagdish Dey". PastelSPace.Com.
  6. Puri, Ina (2017). In Black and White: The Authorized Biography of Manjit Bawa. Penguin Random House India Private Limited. ISBN 978-93-86651-67-9.
  7. Art Exhibition, Kolkata. "Timeout 22-07-2008". www.telegraphindia.com.
  8. Art Exhibition, New Delhi. "Aqua Aegis Fete in Delhi NCR, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts | What's Hot". Whats Hot.
  9. Banerjee, Priyanka (15 July 2019). "Bringing budding and experienced artists under one roof". www.millenniumpost.in.
  10. Dey, Jagadish. "Reunion of 'The Six'". www.youtube.com (in Hindi).
  11. Dembi, Gokal. "Kashmiri Painters". ikashmir.net.
  12. Raghuvanshi, Alka (19 April 2018). "Art camps nurture artists' interpersonal relations". The Asian Age.
  13. Service, Tribune News. "Art workshop celebrates beauty of Himalayas". Tribuneindia News Service.
  14. Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friends of Liberation Award. "Jagdish Chandra Dey Award Ceremony". www.youtube.com.
  15. Archive, Asia Art. "The 42nd National Exhibition of Art". aaa.org.hk.
  16. Group 8, Members. Prakash, Uma (ed.). "Group 8". www.artnewsnviews.com.
  17. Delhi, Silpi Chakra. "Art & Deal Magazine » Memories". www.artanddeal.in.
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