Saraswati Foundation artist profile
Lalu Prasad Shaw
A painter, printmaker and graphic artist known for stylised portraits shaped by Company painting, Ajanta and Kalighat traditions.
Biography
Lalu Prasad Shaw was born in 1937 in Suri, Bengal. He studied painting at Government College of Art and Craft, Calcutta, completing his diploma in 1959. A painter, printmaker and important graphic artist, he became widely known for highly stylised portraits influenced by Company paintings as well as by the visual languages of Ajanta and Kalighat.
Awards & Honours
- West Bengal Lalit Kala Akademi Award for Graphic Art, 1959
- Lalit Kala Akademi National Award, 1971
- Birla Academy of Art and Culture Award in Graphic Art, 1976
Exhibitions & Residencies
His career exhibitions in India and abroad began in 1956 and continued across major international platforms.
- British Biennale, London, 1970
- Paris Biennale, 1971
- Norwegian Print Biennales, 1974 and 1978
- Looking In, Galerie 88, Kolkata, 2011–12
Selected Works
No selected Foundation artwork is presented here because no verified Saraswati Foundation collection match is available for this artist.