Saraswati Foundation profile
Paresh Maity
An Indian painter and multidisciplinary artist whose practice moves across watercolour, drawing, oil, mixed media, sculpture, installation, photography and film.
Born in Tamluk, West Bengal, in 1965, Maity has developed a wide-ranging career marked by large solo presentations and recognition for his sensitive, expansive visual language.
Biography
Paresh Maity (born 1965 in Tamluk, West Bengal) is an Indian painter and multidisciplinary artist whose practice includes watercolour, drawing, oil, mixed media, sculpture, installation, photography and film. He graduated from Government College of Art & Craft, Kolkata, in 1990 and completed postgraduate studies at College of Art, New Delhi, in 1992.
His work spans landscape, city imagery and atmospheric studies, while his broader practice extends into sculptural and installation-based forms. Across the decades, his art has remained visually generous and technically varied.
Awards & Honours
- Padma Shri (2014)
- Dayawati Modi Foundation Award
- Recognition from the Royal Watercolour Society, London
Exhibitions & Residencies
Maity’s career includes more than 65 solo exhibitions. Notable examples include Shesh Lekha at NGMA, Delhi and Mumbai (2011) and Forty Years of Watercolour at Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi (2017).
Selected Works
No selected Foundation work is presented, as no verified Saraswati Foundation collection artwork match has been found for this profile.