Mrinal has done MFA in Painting from Indira Kala Sangeet University, Khairagarh, Chhattisgarh. He has done three solo exhibitions till now “Waiting in the Wings” at the Ganges art Gallery, Kolkata, 2009 and at the Indira Kala Sangeet University, Khairagarh, Chhattisgarh at 2005 and 2007. Mrinal has received the Elizabeth Greenshields foundation grant, Montreal, Canada, 2008, China Govt. scholarship, H.R.D. New Delhi, 2008, Gold medal - “Agnipath” New Delhi, 2005, Cash Award A.I.F.A.C.S.New Delhi, 2006 and State award from Nehru art gallery, Bhilai, Chhattishgarh, 2002. He has also participated in the group shows at Renaissance art gallery, Bangalore, Karnataka, 2010, Ganges Art Gallery, Kolkata in 2009, Lalit Kala Akademi Annual Exhibition 2009, AIFACS, New Delhi in 2006, Camlin art Foundation in 2005 and many more. He has also participated in the art camps Daman, Vadodra in 2006 and DAV College Muzzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh in 2002.
Born
1979
Education
2007 M.F.A. (painting), (with 1st class) from INDIRA KALA SANGEET VISWA VIDYALAYA, KHAIRAGARH, CHHATTISGARH,INDIA.
2005 B.F.A. (painting), (with 1st class) from INDIRA KALA SANGEET VISWA VIDYALAYA, KHAIRAGARH, CHHATTISGARH,INDIA.
Awards
2010 POLLOCK-KRASNER FOUNDATION GRANT, NEW YORK.
2008 THE ELIZABETH GREENSHIELDS FOUNDATION GRANT, MONTREAL, CANADA.
2008 RECEIVE ‘CHINA GOVT. SCHOLARSHIP’, H.R.D. NEW DELHI.
2006 CASH AWARD –A.I.F.A.C.S.NEW DELHI.
2005 GOLD MEDAL - “AGNIPATH” NEW DELHI.
2004 CERTIFICATE AWARD- SOUTH CENTRAL ZONE, NAGPUR, (M.R.).
2002 STATE AWARD FROM NEHRU ART GALLERY, BHILAI, CHHATTISHGARH.
Solo Shows
2012 ‘ALICE IN WONDRLAND’, GANGES ART GALLERY, KOLKATA.
2009 GANGES ART GALLERY,’WAITING IN THE WINGS’, KOLKATA.
2007,05 INDIRA KALA SANGEET UNIVERSITY, KHAIRAGARH, CHHATTISGARH.
Group Shows
2011 BENGAL OF CHAMBERS, KOLKATA.
2011 KYNKYNY ART, BANGALORE.
2011 ARTIC VISION, BOMBAY, MAHARASTRA, INDIA.
2011 JEHANGIR ART GALLERY, BOMBAY ART SOCIETY.
2011 CAMLIN ART FOUNDATION, KOLKATA.
2011 TANGRIN ART GALLERY, BANGALORE.
2010 ‘ZEN NEXT Ѵ’, AAKRITI ART GALLERY, KOLKATA.
2010 ‘THE PRESENT IS NOW’, ‘BEST COLLEGE ART’ NEW DELHI.
2010 DLF ARALIAS, ‘BEST COLLEGE ART’ NEW DELHI, INDIA.
2010 ‘RENAISSANCE ART GALLERY’, BANGALORE, KARNATAKA.
2009 GANGES ART GALLERY,’YOUNG BLOOD’ KOLKATA.
2009 LALIT KALA ANNUAL EXHIBITION, KOLKATA.
2006 A.I.F.A.C.S. NEW DELHI.
2005 CAMLIN ART FOUNDATION, MUMBAI.
2005 “AGNIPATH” NEW DELHI.
2004,03 SOUTH CENTRAL ZONE, NAGPUR.
2004, 02 NEHRU ART GALLERY, BHILAI (C.G.).
Art Workshop
2011 ART CAMP, JODHPUR (RAJATHAN), BODHI TREE MONASTERY, KOLKATA.
2006 ART CAMP-DAMAN, VARODA, (GUJARAT).
2002 ART CAMP-D.A.V COLLEGE, MUZAFFAR NAGAR, (U.P.).