Collection: GANESH HALOI

Born in 1936 in Jamalpur, Mymensingh (now Bangladesh), Kolkata-based artist Samindranath Haloi's life was forever changed by the Partition of India in 1950. The trauma of displacement profoundly impacted his art, imbuing it with a poignant lyricism and nostalgia for a bygone era. After graduating from the Government College of Art and Craft, Calcutta in 1956, Haloi was commissioned by the Archaeological Survey of India to replicate
Ajanta murals. Following a seven-year stint, he returned to Calcutta and began teaching at the Government College of Art and Crafts, a position he held until retirement. A member of the Society of Contemporary Artists, Calcutta since 1971, Haloi has participated in numerous group exhibitions globally, including Documenta 14, Athens & Kassel; Architecture of Life, Berkeley Art Museum; 8th Berlin Biennale; and A Special Arrow Was Shot in the Neck, David Roberts Art Foundation, London. Represented by Akar Prakar Kolkata and New Delhi, Haloi's solo exhibitions include Re-citing Land, Mumbai; The Architectonics of Form, Kolkata and New Delhi; and Form & Play, Asia Week New York.