Faculty
Mr. Bivas Paul
Assistant Professor
Alliance School of Liberal Arts and Humanities
Bivas Paul is a visual artist and educator specializing in painting and multidisciplinary fine arts. He teaches visual arts, design, and studio practices, integrating design methodologies to support creative exploration and critical thinking. He holds an MFA in Painting from the University of Hyderabad (2020–2022) and a BFA in Painting from Government College of Art & Craft, University of Calcutta (2016–2020). He has participated in national-level group exhibitions and received multiple awards. His practice bridges traditional and contemporary approaches, while his teaching emphasizes conceptual clarity and hands-on learning to help students develop a strong visual language.
Awards won
2021
- Award in the category of Painting, 54th Annual Exhibition of the Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Kolkata
2020
- Sakti Barman Award, 2nd Best work in the 155th Annual Exhibition at Government College of Art and Craft, Calcutta. (Kolkata)
- Basanta Ganguly Award, in the category of Painting, 155th Annual Exhibition at Government College of Art and Craft, Calcutta. (Kolkata)
2018
- Consultation Cash prize, in the category of Painting, Art Matters, National Art & Design Contest, Organized by Art Matters (Bengaluru).
2017
- Rashbihari Dutta Memorial Scholarship, in the category of Painting, 153rd Annual Exhibition at Government College of Art and Craft, Calcutta. (Kolkata)
- Sukumar Moitra Cash Award, in the category of Painting, organized by Indian Contemporary Artists' Guild. At Siliguri, West Bengal.
2016
- Certificate of Merit, in the Category of Painting, 152nd Annual Exhibition at Government College of Art & Craft, Calcutta. (Kolkata)
Selected Group Exhibitions
2023
- 32nd Ravi Jain Memorial Foundation Exhibition & Annual Awards 2023 at Dhoomimal Gallery New Delhi.
2022
- Final Display 2022 at Department of Fine Arts, Sarojini Naidu School of Arts & Communication, University of Hyderabad.
2021
- Birla Academy of Art & Culture 54th Annual Exhibition, Kolkata.
- “SVIKRITI” an Exhibition of the Awardees of the Annual Exhibition 2021 of the “Birla Academy of Art and Culture” (Kolkata)
- 4th Edition of the Student’s Biennale, in the online viewing room – Urban Diaries: Containing the Narrative.
- Learn Togetherness Beyond Binaries: Sensing Art Through Queer Lensing, organized by Kolkata Centre for Creativity, (KCC) Kolkata.
2020
- An International Art Competition Cum Exhibition “Without Borders” conducted by World University of Design (online).
2019
- 155th Annual Exhibition at Government College of Art and Craft, Calcutta.
2018
- 84th All India Exhibition of Arts, organized by the Indian Academy of Fine Arts, at Amritsar.
- All India Art Exhibition, Organized by Himachal State Museum, at Shimla. Himachal Pradesh.
- Finext Awards & International Exhibition of Mini-Artworks. At Bhopal. Madhya Pradesh.
- 2nd Annual All India Art Exhibition, organized by Indian Contemporary Artists' Guild. At Siliguri, west Bengal.
- Art Matters, National Art & Design Contest 2018, at Bengaluru.
- 154th Annual Exhibition at Government College of Art and Craft, Calcutta.
2017
- 153rd Annual Exhibition at Government College of Art and Craft, Calcutta. (Kolkata)
2016
- 152nd Annual Exhibition at Government College of Art and Craft, Calcutta. (Kolkata)
Art Fairs & Workshop Participation
2021
- M3 “Mass-Q-Line” (Man Male Masculine) initiated by Goethe Institute / Max Mueller Bhavan, Kolkata.
- Art Workshop organized by Birla Academy of Art & Culture. Conducted by Chatrapati Dutta. 2019
- Art Workshop organized by the Central Reserve Police Force, West Bengal in association with the Kolkata Museum of Modern Art (KMOMA)
2018
- Charukala Mela, Rajya Charukala Parshad, organized by the Information and Cultural Affairs Department and Paschim Banga Charu Kala Akademi.
- Kalakriti Festival (National level Art Camp) at Kharagpur.
2017
- Charukala Prashikshan Sibir-o-Alochanachakra (Rajya Charukala Parshad) organized by the Information and Cultural Affairs Department and Paschim Banga Charu Kala Akademi.
- Cartist Yatra, at the Eco Park (Kolkata), in association with HIDCO and Kolkata’s Museum of Modern Art (KMOMA)
WEBSITE / PORTFOLIO
Website
https://bivaspaul00.wixstudio.com/my-site-1
Behance Portfolio
https://www.behance.net/bivaspaul1
