Jagadish Chandra Dey

Jagadish Chandra Dey, also known as Jagdish Dey, is an Indian painter and printmaker, known for his unique style of surrealism, where the real and unreal coexist. He has been a member of many art societies and juries.

Early life

Jagadish Chandra Dey was born in 1942 Umesh Varma and Gokal Dembi.

Notable work

He has held 13 Solo art exhibitions at the Taj Art Gallery (Mumbai), Sanskriti Art Gallery (Kolkata)

Since 1961 he has participated in more than 100 group exhibitions across India and world over, such as:

Tokyo Biennale Triennale in Mauritius Art exhibitions in Mexico AIFACS member Exhibition at Bloomsbury Gallery University of London and Sharjah (1988) National Art exhibitions AIFACS exhibitions Annual Art Exhibitions of Sahitya Kala Parishad, Delhi ‘’Appreciable Art’’ organized by Dhoomimal Gallery at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi Display and Sale of artworks contributed by Indian contemporary artists, organized by SAHMAT to raise funds for relief and rehabilitation of the victims of Genocide in the Land of Mahatma Gandhi, New Delhi (2002) Half a Foot Square, exhibition of Indian contemporary art in Miniature format, Dhoomimal Art Centre (2002) Kite-a celebration of freedom, organized jointly by Dhoomimal Art Centre and India Habitat Centre, New Delhi (2003) Swaran-Rekha, Triennale National Awardees exhibition, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi (2004) 51 Indian Contemporary Artists at Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi (2010) Reunion of ‘The Six’ art exhibition at AIFACS in 2018 with notable Indian Painters such as Shri Durga Prasad, Shri Gokal Dembi, Shri Neelmony Chatterjee and Shri Umesh Varma. The exhibition also hosted paintings of noted Indian painter, Late Shri Manjit Bawa.

He has also taken part in many art workshops including Printmaking Workshop under Prof. Paul Lingren, Director Smithsonian Printmaking Association, Washington, in 1970; Viscosity Printing with Prof. Krishna Reddy by the honourable Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina in 2013 National Akademi Award by Lalit Kala Academy, in 2000 AIFACS Awards in 1977, 1969 and 1982 Gallery 26 and Vermillion Member of the erstwhile Delhi Shilpi Chakra Member, purchase committee for Kala Mela, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi (1977) Nominated Chairman of the Jury at 47th National Exhibition of Art by Lalit Kala Akademi (2004) Jury Member for AIFACS National Exhibition (2005) Nominated Jury member at National Exhibition of Art by Lalit Kala Akademi (2015)