Sri Nirmal Dutta

Sri Nirmal Dutta was born at Kolkata in 1926 and left for heavenly world on 30th November, 2007.
During his career he was attached with the Education Department of Kolkata Municipal Corporation.

His solo shows held at:
Academy of Fine Arts: 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1988, 2004, 2005, 2006.
Gallery Chamould, Kolkata – 1970.
Gallery Esperance, Kolkata - 1993.
Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi – 1979.
ABC Academy, Varanasi, 1993.
Gallery Artists’ Circle, Kolkata – 2006.
Retrospective at Gallery Artists’ Circle – 2008

He was awarded by:
Government College of Arts and Crafts in 1947
Academy of Fine Arts in 1947, 1948, 1969, 1977, 1981
West Bengal State lalit kala Akademi 1977
West Bengal State Government 1985

He was honored by:
All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society, New Delhi for his contribution to Indian Art in 1988.
Dept of Information and Culture, West Bengal in 2005.
He was a member of Lalit Kala Akademi, Academy of Fine Arts, Birla Academy of Art and Culture and many other organizations.
His works are at permanent collections with Modern Art Gallery, Birla Museum, Rabindra Bharati Museum, ABC Academy and in many other places in India and abroad.

Smt Nilima Dutta

Born in 28th February, 1934, Kolkata. Smt Nilima Dutta graduated from Government College of Arts & Crafts, Kolkata, 1954 and after that completed Art Appreciation Course from University of Kolkata, 1957. She has participated in many exhibitions in India and in Malaysia, Japan & Australia and received 11 awards and a number of honours. Collections are in India and abroad.

The Bengal School has played a significant role during the stagnant period of the Indian Art. The Art genre of this school was originated by Abanindranath Tagore ( 1871-1951) and was widely spread through his disciples and their successors. A student of Govt. College of Arts and Crafts, Kolkata, Mrs. Nilima Dutta (born 28th Feb, 1934) is one of the successful torch bearers of such an outstanding Art form. She was graduated in the year 1954 and completed her Art appreciation form Univ. of Kolkata in 1957.

She retired as an Art Teacher from Brahma Balika Shikshalaya in 1994.

She was awarded by:
Govt. College of Arts and Crafts Kolkata – 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955.
Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata – 1949, 1970
All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society, New Delhi – 1949, 1954.
Birla Academy of Art and Culture – 1984
Shilpa kala parishad, Patna – 1951.

Her Solo shows were held at:
Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata – 1988, 2005.
Gallery Chamould and Gallery Katayun – 2008

She has participated in the International venues like Indian Art in Venice, 1954; AIFACS exhibitions of Indian Art in Malaysia, Japan, Australia in 1954, 1955.

She was honored by:
AIFACS, New Delhi in 1996.
Department of Art and Culture, West Bengal 2006.

Her works are at permanent collection with:
Birla Museum.
Japan Museum &
Museum of Delhi.