Sandeep Biswas - India
About the artist
Member since the very beginning
Sandeep
Biswas finished Art College in 1993 & took to working with an Advertising
Agency for 2 years before realizing he wanted to pursue photography, which had
been his love as a medium of expression since his school days, as a career. In
1995 he started assisting photographer Pradeep Das Gupta & started
independent practice in 1998.
He
was awarded by AIFACS ( All India Fine Art & Craft Society) twice in 1997
& 1999 among a few others.
In
2001 Japan Foundation sponsored him for a two person show along with a Japanese
photographer, following which he was awarded the Japan Foundation Fellowship in
the same year to go to Kyoto Univesity of Art & Design, as an associate
fellow at the photography department for 6 months.
Sandeep
has been a part of over 30 group shows in India, France, Germany, UK &
Sri Lanka.
He
has had 3 solo shows of which 2 have been in New Delhi, including VIART Gallery
in September 2005. His 3rd show was at Nairang Gallery, Lahore Pakistan in
November 2006.
His
works are exhibited as a part of FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA SAFOTO 2007, Texas,
USA and the ARTSINGAPORE 2007, INDIA ART SUMMIT 2008 & 2009.
He
was awarded the Visual Art gallery, India habitat Center fellowship for
photography in 2005.
He
has curated an exhibition of 9 photographers "VISION BEYOND" with
gallery Art Indus - April 2007 & an exhibition of photographs "A
long road home" with photography gallery Wonderwall- July 2007
His
works are a part of various public & private collections in India &
abroad.
His
works were published as special features in Magazines in India, Sweden, USA
& Japan.
Sandeep lives
& works as a freelance photographer in Delhi. He has taught as visiting
faculty with a few institutes including National Institute of fashion
Technology in Delhi & has been a external Jury/Examiner (photography) with
Pearl Academy of fashion, New Delhi.
Sandeep has held
workshops on photography for habitat World, India habitat Center, New Delhi
& Canon camera�s at the School of Convergence, NOIDA, Cadennce Systems
India Ltd, Noida & Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, New Delhi.
Skills
- Digital Photography
- Traditional Photography
- Fine Art
