• PARTICIPATING ARTIST

Babita Das

Babita Das, after acquiring Master of Fine Arts in Printmaking degree from Viswa Bharati University (1992), she had the privilege to work as Indian National Scholar (1992-93) in all the art institutes of India. She has been teaching art at Primary and Secondary Levels at a private school in Kolkata, Lakshmipat Singhania Academy for a decade since 1996. She followed a spate of 25 group and 27 solo exhibitions, which opened up avenues for her national and international exposure. She received an invitation from Ministries of Culture and of Education of France and regional Councils to perform various workshops and shows in Guadeloupe, French West Indies, to celebrate the festival “Autour Du Tempa Des Poetes”. She was also involved in an innovative audio-visual presentation "Bandish" - a symphony of painting synchronous with music at Music World, Kolkata, 2002. The Scientific Commitee of 5th Biennale, Florence, selected Babita Das as an artist representing India, to showcase three paintings at Fortezza da Basso in 2005 at the "International Biennale of Contemporary Art."