ANIMESH NANDI

Education — Diploma in Fine Arts (1st Class) from Government College of Art and Craft, Kolkata in 1961; Masters degree in Fresco Painting and Mosaic from Academy of Fine Art, Belgrade in 1967; Masters degree in Painting from Academy of Fine Art, Belgrade in 1969. Specialised in Fresco Painting and Mosaic from Academy of Fine Art, Belgrade and also Painting from the same academy.

Scholarships and Awards — Selected as a scholar under the exchange programme of scholars between Yugoslavia and India; awarded a scholarship to study medieval Byzantine monasteries in Yugoslavia. Art Exhibitions and Collections — Solo exhibitions held in Europe and India. Private and public collections in India and abroad.

Kolkata based artist Animesh Nandi’s paintings represent serenity, a desire to be one with nature and to understand and feel the beauty of the universe from within. He believed that all of nature’s animate and inanimate creations co-exist in inter-dependence and finally make the journey to be with the Almighty or the Supreme. Blue has a very strong presence in most of his paintings giving a different flavour to his canvasses. Nandi’s impressions are reflected in almost all his artworks creating an outstanding panorama.