Artist profile
Shyamal Dutta Roy
Commonly catalogued as Shyamal Dutta Ray, the profile keeps the inventory spelling Shyamal Dutta Roy as displayed here. Both spellings refer to the same artist in cataloguing and reference records.
Painter and printmaker, especially admired for atmospheric watercolours.
Biography
Shyamal Dutta Roy was born in Ranchi in 1934. He earned a diploma in painting from the Government College of Art and Craft, Calcutta, during 1950–55, and taught at Jagabandhu Institution from 1954–56. His practice as a painter and printmaker is especially noted for its quiet atmosphere and refined watercolour handling.
Awards & Honours
- Gold Medal, Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta — 1958
- Rabindra Bharati University award — 1968
- Lalit Kala Akademi National Award — 1982
- Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath award — 1988
- Shiromani Puraskar — 1988
Exhibitions & Residencies
He exhibited widely across India and internationally. A documented exhibition reference includes Indian Painting Today at Jehangir Art Gallery in 1981. No residency record is verified in the supplied sources.
Selected Works
No verified Foundation artwork match is available for display on this page. The artist is noted here for his atmospheric watercolours and printmaking practice rather than for a confirmed listed work inventory.