Sankho Chaudhuri

Education

1939 Bachelor of Arts, Santiniketan.

1945 Diploma in Fine Arts with distinction in Sculpture, Kala-Bhavan, Santiniketan

1945 Went to Nepal to assist Ramkinkar to execute War Memorial.

1945 Studied Nepalese System of Metal Casting.

1949 Study tour of Europe. Worked in Paris and England. Visited Art Centres of Italy, Switzerland, Belgium and Holland

Exhibitions

1946 1st One-man Show, Mumbai.

1954 Exhibition of Contemporary Sculpture, National Gallery of Modern Art.

1957 One-man show in New Delhi.

1969 One-man show in Mumbai.

1979 Joint Exhibition with Ira Chaudhuri, Bombay.

1971 Retrospective show, National Gallery of Modem Art, Delhi.

1987 One man show, Delhi.

1987 One man show of sketches and drawings, Calcutta.

1992 One man show, Calcutta.

1993 One man show, LTG Art Gallery, Delhi.

1995 Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai.

1997 Exhibition at N.G.M.A., Delhi.

Honours & Awards

1956 National Award, Lalit Kala Academy.

1971 Padma Shri by the President of India.

1974 D. Litt (Honoris Casua) By the Center Escolar University, Philippines.

1981 Aban-Gagan Award from Viswa Bharati University. 1982 Fellow Lalit Kala Academy.