Mrinmoy Debbarma
Works
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The Lover, NA
Biography
Mrinmoy Debbarma is a contemporary visual artist, painter and art educator based in Agartala, Tripura. He completed his BFA and MFA in Painting from Kala Bhavana, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan. In 2008, he was awarded the Krishnakriti-French Embassy Fellowship, securing the first position, through which he undertook a residency and training at the École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, France, during 2008 and 09.
Debbarma is a recipient of the 49th National Award from the Lalit Kala Akademi and the All India Contemporary Art Award from the Telangana State Gallery of Art, Hyderabad. His work has been exhibited extensively across India and internationally, including in the UK, France, Bangladesh and South Korea.
His significant exhibitions include the 7th Bharat Bhavan Biennale of Contemporary Indian Art, Bhopal; the 13th Asian Art Biennale, Dhaka; exhibitions organised by the Raza Foundation and Lalit Kala Akademi; and presentations at the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Coventry, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea, and galleries in London. More recently, his work has been presented at the Shridharani Art Gallery, New Delhi, and the Art Gallery, IIC Annexe, New Delhi.
He has participated in numerous national and international art camps, workshops and residencies, including programmes organised by the Lalit Kala Akademi, Raza Foundation and various cultural institutions. In 2015, he participated in an Artist Residency organised by Kalakriti Art Gallery, Hyderabad.
Debbarma has been an Instructor in the Department of Painting at the Government College of Art & Craft, Agartala, since 2010. His works are held in collections including the Lalit Kala Akademi, Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, UK, IMA Foundation, UK, Kalakriti Art Gallery, Sakshi Art Gallery and Sanchit Art, New Delhi.