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Somnath Hore

Somnath Hore

Ariesb. Barama, Chittagong, Undivided India | Present-day Bangladeshd. Santiniketan, West Bengal, India

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Chronicled Highlights21
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Introduction

Zodiac sign
Aries
Age
85
Place of Birth
Barama, Chittagong, Undivided India | Present-day Bangladesh
Place of Death
Santiniketan, West Bengal, India
Spouse(s)
Reba hore
Children
Daughter chandana hore
State Country of Birth
Undivided India | Present-day Bangladesh
State Country of Death
West Bengal, India

  1. 1945

    1. Government College of Art & Craft, Kolkata, India (incomplete education)

  1. 1954

    1. Lecturer, Indian College of Art and Draughtsmanship, Kolkata, India

      1954 – 1958

  2. 1958

    1. In-charge, Graphic Section, College of Art, New Delhi, India

      1958 – 1967

    2. Visiting Professor, Faculty of Fine Art, Maharaja Sayajirao University, Vadodara, India

      1958 – 1967

    3. Visiting Professor, Graphic Arts Department, Kala Bhavan, Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan, India

      1958 – 1967

    4. Member, Society of Contemporary Artists, Kolkata, India

      1958 – 1967

  3. 1979

    1. Elected Member of the General Council, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India

  4. 1984

    1. Professor Emeritus, Kala Bhavan, Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan, India

Exhibitions

  1. 1960

    1. Lugano International Graphics Biennale, Switzerland

  2. 1962

    1. Print Biennale Tokyo, Japan
    2. Venice Biennale, Italy

  3. 1963

    1. Sao Paulo Biennale, Brazil

  4. 1968

    1. Biennale of Graphic Arts, Warsaw, Poland
    2. Kolkata, India
    3. First Triennale India, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India

  5. 1979

    1. Somnath Hore Sculpture, Art Heritage, New Delhi, India

  6. 1980

  7. 1982

    1. Group Show, Art Heritage, New Delhi, India

  8. 1984

  9. 1985

  10. 1986

    1. Visions, Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata, India

  11. 1987

  12. 1991

    1. National Exposition of Contemporary Art, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi, India

  13. 1992

    1. 04 Jan 1992 to 24 Jan 1992

  14. 1993

    1. Wounds, Centre of International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata, India
    2. Wounds, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi, India

  15. 1995

    1. Masterworks Collection of E. Alkazi, Art Heritage, New Delhi, India

    2. 08 Nov 1995 to 26 Nov 1995

  16. 1996

    1. Contemporary Indian Paintings from the Chester and Davida Herwitz Collection Part II, USA

  17. 1997

    1. Intuitive Logic: A Festival of Indian Contemporary Painting, presented by The Tuli Foundation for Holistic Education & Art (HEART), National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Mumbai, India

      01 Mar 1997 to 19 Apr 1997

    2. Somnath Hore—A Retrospective , Art Heritage, New Delhi, India

  18. 1998

    1. 09 Feb 1998

  19. 1999

    1. 07 Jan 1999 to 19 Jan 1999

  20. 2001

    1. 07 Aug 2001 to 14 Aug 2001

  21. 2002

    1. Art Today, New Delhi, India

      01 Aug 2002 to 08 Aug 2002

    2. A Historical Epic: India in the Making 1757-1950, Curated Exhibition and Auction by Neville Tuli, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Mumbai, India

      19 Jul 2002 to 27 Jul 2002

  22. 2003

    1. Manifestations, Organised by Delhi Art Gallery at World Trade Centre, Mumbai; Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India

  23. 2004

    1. Manifestations II: Indian Art in the 20th Century, Presented by Delhi Art Gallery at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India

      25 Jul 2004 to 31 Jul 2004

    2. The Underlying Spirit, The Inaugural Exhibition from the Osian's Archive Collection, Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India

      09 Nov 2004 to 18 Nov 2004

  24. 2005

    1. Revisualising India, From The Osian's Archive & Library Collection, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India

      16 Aug 2005 to 02 Sep 2005

    2. Golden Jubilee: Spirit set Free, Kumar Gallery Fifty Years, New Delhi, India

      28 Oct 2005 to 30 Dec 2005

  25. 2007

    1. Project 88, Mumbai, India

      19 Jun 2007 to 06 Jul 2007

    2. 13 Apr 2007 to 05 May 2007

  26. 2008

    1. Moderns, Royal Cultural Centre, Amman, Jordan organized by Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi in collaboration with Embassy of India, Amman, Jordan
    2. The Seagull Arts and Media Resource Centre, Kolkata, India
    3. Freedom 2008: Sixty Years of Indian Independence, Centre of International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata, India

  27. 2009

    1. Somnath Hore, Seagull Arts and Media Resource Centre, Kolkata, India
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  1. 1968

    1. Kolkata, India

  2. 1979

    1. Somnath Hore Sculpture, Art Heritage, New Delhi, India

  3. 1980

  4. 1984

  5. 1987

  6. 1992

    1. 04 Jan 1992 to 24 Jan 1992

  7. 1993

  8. 1995

    1. 08 Nov 1995 to 26 Nov 1995

  9. 1997

    1. Somnath Hore—A Retrospective , Art Heritage, New Delhi, India

  10. 1998

    1. 09 Feb 1998

  11. 1999

    1. 07 Jan 1999 to 19 Jan 1999

  12. 2007

    1. Project 88, Mumbai, India

      19 Jun 2007 to 06 Jul 2007

    2. 13 Apr 2007 to 05 May 2007

  13. 2009

    1. Somnath Hore, Seagull Arts and Media Resource Centre, Kolkata, India

    2. 14 Nov 2009 to 28 Nov 2009

  14. 2010

    1. 27 Feb 2010 to 18 Mar 2010

  15. 2013

    1. Wounds, Akar Prakar, India Art Fair 2013; New Delhi, India

      31 Jan 2013 to 03 Feb 2013

  16. 2016

    1. Somnath Hore: Lithographs, Etchings, Drawings, Pulp Prints, and Sculptures, Akar Prakar, Kolkata, India

      11 Jan 2016 to 21 Feb 2016

  17. 2020

    1. Horescope: Somnath Hore, Akara Art, Mumbai, India

      09 Jul 2020 to 31 Jul 2020

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Alkazi, Ebrahim (Editor). Art Heritage, 1979-1980 | Journal

  1. 1960

    1. Lugano International Graphics Biennale, Switzerland

  2. 1962

    1. Print Biennale Tokyo, Japan
    2. Venice Biennale, Italy

  3. 1963

    1. Sao Paulo Biennale, Brazil

  4. 1968

    1. Biennale of Graphic Arts, Warsaw, Poland
    2. First Triennale India, Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, India

  5. 1982

    1. Group Show, Art Heritage, New Delhi, India

  6. 1985

  7. 1986

    1. Visions, Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata, India

  8. 1991

    1. National Exposition of Contemporary Art, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi, India

  9. 1993

    1. Wounds, Centre of International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata, India
    2. Wounds, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi, India

  10. 1995

    1. Masterworks Collection of E. Alkazi, Art Heritage, New Delhi, India

  11. 1996

    1. Contemporary Indian Paintings from the Chester and Davida Herwitz Collection Part II, USA

  12. 1997

    1. Intuitive Logic: A Festival of Indian Contemporary Painting, presented by The Tuli Foundation for Holistic Education & Art (HEART), National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Mumbai, India

      01 Mar 1997 to 19 Apr 1997

  13. 2001

    1. 07 Aug 2001 to 14 Aug 2001

  14. 2002

    1. Art Today, New Delhi, India

      01 Aug 2002 to 08 Aug 2002

    2. A Historical Epic: India in the Making 1757-1950, Curated Exhibition and Auction by Neville Tuli, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Mumbai, India

      19 Jul 2002 to 27 Jul 2002

  15. 2003

    1. Manifestations, Organised by Delhi Art Gallery at World Trade Centre, Mumbai; Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, India

  16. 2004

    1. Manifestations II: Indian Art in the 20th Century, Presented by Delhi Art Gallery at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India

      25 Jul 2004 to 31 Jul 2004

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