Chhatrapati Dutta

Chhatrapati Dutta earned a BFA in Painting at Government College of Arts & Crafts, University of Kolkata, in 1987, and an MFA at Kala Bhavana, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, in 1990. Dutta is a multimedia artist, whose practice explores the issues of post-colonial India, such as the rising consumerist culture of a developing nation through the lens of the city of Kolkata. He employs subtle colours and textures to articulate complex symbols and moods, and is influenced by myriad sources. Dutta is a founder member of the Kolkata Chapter of Khoj International Artists’ Association. He has taken part in workshops, residencies, and seminars in India and abroad–– notably, group shows in Kolkata and Bangalore, 2009–11, and four solo shows from 2000 to 2007. Dutta was bestowed with the Greek government scholarship for postgraduate studies, University of Athens, Greece, in 1988.