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= ARTIST SUJIT DAS =

Sujit Das is an Indian Painter who has collected numerous awards, National and International. His chosen field of work in which he is enormously gifted has now taken him to the Guinness World Records. Sujit Das is widely regarded as an icon of Assam in the field of Art & Culture. He is a miniature artist of Assam. He has held various exhibitions in many parts of the country so far and his works also have been displayed in various national and international painting exhibitions. His paintings exhibited at Nepal Art Council (Kathmandu), DOT ART GALLERY, Bangkok (Thailand), JDA Perera Art Gallery, Colombo (Sri Lanka), Nehru Wangchuck Cultural Centre, Embassy of India, Thimphu (Bhutan), American Center (U.S. Embassy), Art Hub Art Gallery Abu Dhabi (UAE), Lalit Kala Akademi (New Delhi), Academy of Fine Arts (Kolkata), Artizen Art Gallery (New Delhi) with the painting of Famous artist M.F. Hussain. In 2002, he received the LKP Award from Lalit Kala Parishad (A.P.), Recognized by Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi. In 2009, he was honoured (for first time in North East) Best Young Artist Award at Amritsar (Punjab), NYF by Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Govt of India. Moreover, he was also awarded with an international outstanding Achievement -Everest Award Nepal. His art work has been approved by '''Guinness World Records (London), Ripley's Believe it or not! (USA), Limca Book of Records (India) and World Record Association ( Hong Kong)''' etc. His creativity which always coerces him to crest wonderful creations. May his dream come true and Assam as well at the as all of northeast swell with pride giving birth to this gifted artist.

Early life
Sujit Das was born on Dec. 11, 1980 to Sri Kamakhya Chandra Das and Khama Das, in M.G.Road, Nagaon (Assam). As a little boy, Sujit’s favourite playthings were needles and chalks sticks. He would sit for hours, making etching on chalk sticks, and overtime, he honed his carving to turn these nondescript pieces of chalk into world art. His first stage, he is a diploma holder in Fine Arts from Ruprang School of Drawing & Painting in Nagaon under the Guidance of Gugu Artist Pranab Boruah.

Sujit Das is a Sattriya Miniature Artist of Assam, whose paintings has been appreciated by Prince William and Kate Middleton.

GROUP & SOLO EXHIBITIONS OF ARTIST SUJIT DAS
2016- NEPAL ART COUNCIL, KATHMANDU, NEPAL

2016- JDA PERERA ART GALLERY, COLOMBO, SRI LANKA

2016- NEHRU WANGCHUCK CULTURAL CENTRE, THIMPHU, BHUTAN

2016- ART HUB GALLERY, ABU DHABI & DUBAI (UAE)

2016- AIFACS, NEW DELHI

2015- DOT ART GALLERY, BANGKOK, THAILAND

2015- LALIT KALA AKADEMI, NEW DELHI

2014- ALL INDIA ART EXHIBITION, SSSP, ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS, South Gallery, Kolkata

2014- NAGAON DISTRICT ARTISTS EXHIBITION, STATE ART GALLERY, GUWAHATI, DIRECTORATE OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS, GOVT OF ASSAM & AAVA

2013- 1st Books Cover Design Exhibition of Nagaon District, A solo Exhibition was organised by Assamiya Sahitya Sanmilani in 1st Annual Conference at Nagaon

2012- All India Art Exhibition, DARSHAN, STATE ART GALLERY, Guwahati

2012- Two-man Show at GUHATI ARTISTS’ GUILD, GUWAHATI

2011- ALL INDIA ART EXHIBITION, SSSP, ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS, Central Gallery, Kolkata

2010- A SOLO PAINTING EXHIBITION, 57th Annual Conferation, ASSAM COLLEGE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION at NOWGANG COLLEGE Nagaon

2010- ALL INDIA ART EXHIBITION, SSSP, ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS, Central Gallery, Kolkata

2008- 5th North-East States Exhibition of Art, SRIMANTA SANKARDEVA KALAKSHETRA, GHY

2007- 1st ALL INDIA CHILD & YOUTH ART EXHIBITIOB, THE ART LEND, A.P.

2006- 3rd North-East States Exhibition of Art, LALIT KALA BHAVAN ART GALLERY, SRIMANTA SANKARDEVA KALAKSHETRA, Guwahati

2004- Invitated Artist for New Year Celebration Exhibition, AC Gallery, SRIMANTA SANKARDEVA KALAKSHETRA, Guwahati.

2004- 7th National Youth Festival in Jharkhand, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, GOI.

2003- 76th State Exhibition of Painting, AIFACS & LALIT KALA AKADEMY, New Delhi.

2003- A Group Exhibition of NYAA, LALIT KALA AKADEMI, New Delhi

2002- 9th National Youth Festival in Hariyana, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Govt of India

2000- 11th International Youth People Art Exhibition, Japan, Rasia, Korea, USA and China etc.

WORKSHOPS
2006- WOODCUT (GRAPHICS) under ARTIST PRABIN KR NATH at KAMPUR

2004- SCULPTURE under ARTIST KRISHNA GOSWAMI OF GUWAHATI GOVT COLLEGE OF ART & CRAFT, ORGANISED KOLONG KALA KANDRA, PURANIGUDAM

2001- TERACOTTA under ARTIST DHIREN NATH PAUL OF DHUBRI, ORGANISED KOLONG KALA KANDRA, PURANIGUDAM

2002- MASK MAKING under ARTIST HEMCHANDRA GOSWAMI OF MAJULI, ORGANISED KOLONG KALA KANDRA, PURANIGUDAM

2003- MURAL, Mayachitgram Art Instituted & Uday Sankar Art Gallery, Coochbehar (W.B.)

CAMPS
2017- Raja Mansingh Tomar Music & Art University, Gwalior, M.P.

2016- NEPAL ART COUNCIL, KATHMANDU, NEPAL

2016- UNIVERSITY OF VISUAL ARTS, COLOMBO, SRI LANKA

2015- INTERNATIONAL PAINTING CAMP AT PATTYA, THAILAND

2015- ASOM SAHITYA SOBHA in 73rd Kaliabor Adhibation

2009- YOUNG ARTISTS CAMP in PUNJAB, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Govt of India

2009- 1st N-E Young Artist Camp in Nagaland, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Govt of India

OUTSTANDING ACHIVEMENTS/ AWARDS/ RECORDS
2017- Seminar at Raja Mansingh Tomar Music & Art University, Gwalior

2016- Painting appreciated by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

2016- Bagmati Museum, Kathmandu, Nepal

2016- International painting exhibition at JDA Perera Art Gallery, University of Visual Arts, Colombo, Sri Lanka

2016- Appreciation from UNESCO, Japan

2016- International Painting exhibition at ART HUB GALLERY, ABU DHABI & DUBAI

2016- International Painting exhibition at Nehru Wangchuk Cultural Center, Embassy of India, Thimpu, Bhutan

2015 - Painting Exhibition at American Center, U.S.Embassy, NEW DELHI

2015 - Painting Exhibition at DOT ART GALLERY, BANGKOK, THAILAND

2015 - Achieved RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT !, USA

2015 - Appreciation from Pajapita Bamhakumar S. Viswabidlaya

2015- Appreciation from ASOM SAHITYA SOBHA in 73rd Kaliabor Adhibation

2015- Achieved Award of Achivement, Comic Con, ALCHERINGA, IIT, Guwahati

2014- Achieved Nomination for National Youth Award, GOVT. OF INDIA

2014- Appreciation for Outstanding Achivement, LIONS CLUB

2013- Achieved HONORARY DOCTORATE DEGREE, WORLD RECORDS UNIVERSITY, UK

2013- Achieved LIMCA BOOK OF RECORDS

2013- Achieved WORLD RECORDS ASSOCIATION (HONG KONG)

2013- Achieved THE BOOK OF ALTERNATIVE RECORDS (GERMANY)

2012- Achieved GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS, LONDON

2010- Appreciation from Cultural Festival Assam, NYKS, GOVT OF INDIA

2010- Appreciation from OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER NAGAON, 63rd INDEPENDENCE DAY

2009- Achieved BEST YOUNG ARTIST AWARD, YOUNG ARTIST CAMP, MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS, GOVT. OF INDIA

2009- Achieved BEST BOOK COVER DESIGNER AWARD OF ASSAM

2007- Achieved AWARD OF EXCELLENCE, THE ART LAND, A.P.

2003- Appreciation from CAMLIN INDIA

2002- Achieved L K P AWARD, LALIT KALA PARISHAD, A. P.

2002- Achieved DISTRICT BEST YOUTH AWARD, NYK, GOVT. OF INDIA

2001- Appreciation & Cash Award from DIRECTORATE OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS, ASSAM in Bishnu Rava Divas on 20th June at Rabindra Bhawan, Guwahati

2001- Appreciation from DIRECTORATE OF FIELD PUBLICITY, MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING, GOVT OF INDIA

COLLECTIONS

BAGMATI MUSUME (KATHMANDU), UNIVERSITY OF THE VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS (SRI LANKA), BRITISH ROYAL MUSEUM (CAMBRIDGE), INDIAN EMBESSY, BANGKOK (THAILAND), DC OFFICE NAGAON, OFFICE OF THE MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS, New Delhi (GOI), KRANTIKAL PUBLICATION NAGAON, KOLONGPER PRESS NAGAON, TAZPUR PRESS CLUB & NEPAL, HONG KONG, GERMANY, GEORGIA, NEW YORK, UK etc.

Links-
1.      http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-artist-makes-guinness-record-for-crafting-world-s-largest-paintbrush-2073444

2.      http://dassujit.blogspot.in/2015/02/indian-artist-sujit-das-set-guinness.html

3.      http://assamschoolofart.com/about-sujit-das-miniature-artist-of-assam/

4.      http://sujitdasnagaon.blogspot.in/2015/03/guinness-world-records-sujit-das-india.html

5.      https://www.assamtimes.org/node/8140

6.      http://www.voiceofgreaterassam.com/meet-this-assamese-artist-whose-painting-has-been-appreciated-by-prince-william-and-kate-middleton/

7.      http://thenortheasttoday.com/assam-guinness-record-holder-from-nagaon-woos-duke-and-duchess-of-cambridge/

8.      http://www.pressreader.com/uae/gulf-news/20150401/281973196160093/TextView

9.      https://www.facebook.com/sujit.das.58

10.  https://plus.google.com/108507257942377755692

11.  http://www.newsroompost.com/182040/artist-makes-guinness-record-crafting-worlds-largest-paintbrush/

12.  https://www.facebook.com/sattriyaartist/