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Shyam Kanu Barthakur (b.1954)
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Education : Indian College of Art & Draftsmanship and College of Visual Arts, Kolkata under the tutelage of Sri Suvaprasanna.
Solo exhibitions : Ashutosh Centenary Hall, Indian Museum, Kolkata, Triveni Kala Sangam, N. Delhi, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, Chemould Art Gallery, Kolkata, State Art Gallery, Gwahati etc.
Group shows : Various galleries of Kolkata, Mumbai, N. Delhi, Assam, Chennai, Chandigarh and UK, USA, Dubai, Singapore and Damascus.
Awards : Senior Fellowship, Dept of Culture, Govt of India, grant form British Council in 2005 etc.
Collections : individuals, corporate houses and institutions, Lalit Kala Academi, N. Delhi, Chitra Kala Parishad, Bangalore.
Associations : Founder trustee of Arts Acre, Kolkata, founded Society of Contemporary artists, Assam, was Hon Jt Secretary of AFA, Kolkata. Travelled to tea gardens in the N Eastern region of India and made portraits of tea workers and tea garden landscapes.