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Subrata Ganguly
Kolkata-based sculptor and church artist whose work brings Indian visual traditions into public and sacred spaces.
Awards & honours
Awards & honours
No awards or honours were verified in the sources reviewed.
Biography
Biography
Subrata Ganguly is a Kolkata-based engineer-turned artist and entrepreneur. He leads Church Art, a unit of Lokenath Engineering that designs and produces church interiors, murals, stained glass and sculpture. His practice combines research into regional cultures and religious traditions with large-scale public and devotional commissions, often made with a team of artisans. Reported projects include a ceramic mural at Jnana Deepa Institute in Pune, work for the Don Bosco Museum in Mawlai, and a life-size bronze statue of Mother Teresa at Archbishop’s House in Kolkata.
Exhibitions & residencies
Exhibitions & residencies
In 2022, Ganguly curated a special exhibition of 20 Church Art panels on the life of Jesus outside Kolkata’s Cathedral of the Most Holy Rosary. Public projects include the Jnana Deepa Institute chapel mural in Pune and the Mother Teresa statue at Archbishop’s House, Kolkata. No residency was verified in the sources reviewed.
Selected Works
Selected Works
No exact Foundation collection artwork match has been verified for Subrata Ganguly.
Research links
Research links
Church Art, About — https://churchart.in/page/details/about-us
The New Indian Express, Indian Touch to Christ — https://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/spirituality/2015/Sep/26/indian-touch-to-christ-820839.html
Vatican News archive, Subrata Ganguly — https://archivioradiovaticana.va/storico/2016/09/15/subrata_ganguly%2C_an_admirer_of_st_teresa_of_calcutta/en-1258064
LiCAS.news, Church art in India — https://licas.news/2022/04/01/hindu-engineer-turns-catholic-churches-in-india-into-artistic-attractions/