GOUTAM SARMA
Painter
Born: 1964, Calcutta.
M.V.A., Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata (1993); B.V.A., Govt. College of Art & Craft, Kolkata (1989).
Solo exhibition: ANZ Grindlays Gallery, Kolkata (1991).
Important participation: Rajya Charukala Pradarshani, Govt. of West Bengal (1986- 1998); Several group shows of Chitri o Bhaskar Gosthi in principle cities of India and group exhibitions by Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Academy of Fine Arts & Lalit Kala Academy.
Awards: Best Exhibit in Oil Painting, Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata (1993); Rajya Charukala Pradarshani, Govt. of West Bengal (1991); Best exhibit in Water Colour, All India Academy of Fine Arts (1988); Pratima Tagore Memorial Award, Indian Society of Oriental Art (1984) and several Certificates of Merit at College Annual exhibitions.
Important collections: Birla Academy of Art & Culture; Larsen & Tubro and various private collections in UK, USA, France and India.