Chandranath Das, Hindus, India

Darjeeling Mail

View of Kangchenzonga

River of Teesta

Village of Sikkum

Beauty of Mountain

K2

Untitled

Queen of the Hill Station

Mount Everest

Yak

HMI Base Camp

" I was born in West Bengal, India. Since childhood I love art and adore painting. But I have little knowledge to write about creative work of painting.
I am always finding to create something from the nature, when I closed my eyes then I could create my intuition and express it through paints and brash on the canvas or paper I have special time in a day for meditation in the dark area then could find out my creation.
My first university degree was fine art including history of art then Post graduate in collections and museum management. I have also completed my Associateship (AMA) and Cultural Heritage National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) under mentor Alan Johnston, through Museums Associations, London and Besingstock College of Technology UK. It is a prestigious qualification in UK. The AMA demonstrates that the holder has a commitment to museums and an understanding of the purpose of museums, a willingness to take responsibility for their own professional development. Also NVQs recognize the practical skills and knowledge needed to do a job effectively and have been developed by people working in museums, galleries or other heritage sites throughout the world. I am the first AMA candidate to be accepted from outside the UK.
Since childhood, I am interested in visual arts and historical research, which develop through frequent visits to local museums. I am fascinated by display techniques of museum objects and it conservation also arts administration both inside and outside the museums & galleries. Personally, I feel that display technique plays a very important role in the museum educational system and creates a special relationship between the museum and its visitors. The visual arts can assist in filling the crevasses in museum's educational system. I have traveled to several countries including Russia, Jordan and UK. I have the privilege of working under several eminent artists, art conservators, art historians and educationalists that I have recognized as my Gurus.
While serving as a curator of Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling, I transformed my dream into reality through my creative work of paintings, writings and artifact collections, which has related with the Himalayas. With my experience and deep love and attraction of art and culture, particularly mountains have influenced my work as an artist. As a result my works have given a lot of awards from various Government & Non Government organizations including India and abroad specially UK and also found their way into art collections."

1. Exhibitions

1983-89

Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata

1988

Birla Academy if Art & Culture, Kolkata

1989

Lalitkala Academy, New Delhi

1983-87

Oriental Society of Art, Calcutta

1980-85

Government College of Art, Calcutta

1995

Tea and Tourist Festival, Darjeeling

1996

Solo Exhibition on "THE HIMALAYAS"

1996

Participated in the Field work exhibition by the Geography Department, Darjeeling Government College

2. Awards

1984

Gogonendronath Award, Oriental Society of Art

1985

Certificate of Merit: Government College of Art

1987

Governor's Award: Government of West Bengal

1998

Best StudentAward in the Field of Museum Study

2000

Trevor Walden Trust, UK Cash Award

3. Collections

National Library, Calcutta, India

Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling

Max Muller Bhawan, Calcutta

DM's Office, Darjeeling

Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, Uttarkashi (UP)

NF Railway Office

Personal Collection of Ms Taslima Nasrin and various dignatories in India, UK and USA.

4. Professional Memberships

International Council of Museums (ICOM) Membership Number: 28153 (IND)

The Museums Association, London, Membership Number Das C9873B

Photography Association, Siliguri

Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH). Membership Number 9173

5. Attended Conferences & Seminars

1999

International Conference of Museums Association, London

2000

Conference of ICOM (IND) at Bhupal, India

2002

Seminar and workshop on the Conservation of Oil Paintings and paper works at Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata

6. Published Papers

The Ganges

Various Himalayan Tribes and their Culture

Traditional Toys in India

Important collections of Himalayan Mountineering Institute's Museum
Published in the Museum's Journal, London (May 2002 issue)

Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, Uttarkashi (UP)

NF Railway Office, New Jalpaiguri

PWD Museum, Darjeeling

Private Collection - India and abroad (most of the collection in the UK)

Chandranath Das's Gallery