Artist Name:
Kirti Chandak

Reference Number:
117

Education

• Gradution from 'Sri Aurobindo International Center of Education' (S.A.I.C.E.), Pondicherry, 1991.
• Bachelor of Fine Arts from Kala Bhavana, Visva Bharati, Santiniketan 1992-97.
• Master of Fine Arts from Faculty of Fine Arts, M.S. University, Baroda, 1997-97.
• Cleared the U.G.C. net exam for lectureship, 1999.

Awards and Scholarships

• National Scholarship (1997-99).
• Cultural Exchange with Ecole Nationale Superieure Des Beaux-Arts, Ensb-A, Paris, 1999.
• Late Milinda Kumar Bhade Gold Medal from M.S.U., Baroda for Painting (1999).
• Junior fellowship for 2000-2002.
• Vishwa Animation Pvt. Ltd. Award from the Bombay art society, 2001. The Pollock - Krasner Foundation Grant, for the year 2002-2003.

Participation

• Annual Group Show at Academy of fine arts, Kolkata, 1994.
• 50 years of Independence, group show at The Gallery of Faculty of fine arts, M.S.U. Baroda, 1997.
• Annual Display at Ecole Nationale Superieure Des Beaux-Arts, Paris (1999).
• 109 th All India Annual Art Exhibition at Jahangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, 2001.
• 'Young Contemporaries from Santiniketan', show curated by Mr. Jogen Chowdhury, Sponsored by Gallery Espace, hosted at Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi, 2002.
• 'Indian Contemporary Art' group show presented by Kala Fine Art at Gallery Lombardi, Austin, USA, 2002.
• 'Transition', an Exhibition of 26 young artists of Santiniketan, Academy of fine arts. Kolkata, 2003.
• 'Creative Journey' Paintings from 1992 to 2003, a solo retrospective show at exhibition house, Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry, 2003.
• 'The Circle of life', solo exhibition, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, 2003. 'MAA', Group Show at Exhibition House, Pondicherry & Kala Kendra, Auroville, 2005.
• 'Dakshin Hawa', four Men Travel Show Sponsored by The Alliance Francaise, Pondicherry, Chennai, Bangalore and Mumbai, 2004 - 06.
• 'Seawards', four Men Show at India art Gallery, Pune, 2006. 'The Shilpataru Art Event', Pondicherry, 2007.
• 'National Art Camp', organised by Kerala Lalit Kala & South Cultural Zone Tanjur, at Marari Beach, CGH Group, Kerala, 2007.
• Art Camp Organised by The Dunlop Company in Santiniketan, 2008. '8 Wonders of Pondicherry', Group Show, Artworld, Chennai, 2008
• Shilpataru Art Event 2008, Intach Centre, Pondicherry, 2008
• 'Intimate Languages', Two Men Show, Gallery Art and Soul, Mumbai, 2008

Countries

• France, Holland, England, Italy and Travelled widely in India.