Paresh Maity

Paresh Maity (born 1965) is an Indian painter. He is a prolific painter in a short career span.
In 2014, Government of India conferred upon him its fourth-highest civilian award the Padma Shri.
Early life.
Paresh Maity was born in Tamluk, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. He has a degree in Fine Arts from the Government College of Art & Craft, Kolkata and graduated at the top of his class with a Masters of Fine Arts from the Delhi College of Arts.
Career.
Paresh Maity has 81 Solo Exhibitions in forty years of his career. In early years he did many watercolors of different locations. He gradually moved from atmospheric scenery to representations of the human form. His more recent paintings are bold and have graphic quality, with a strong color and unusual cropping. His works are in a number of collections, including the British Museum, and the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi.
He has painted the longest painting in India, that stretches up to over 850 feet. In August 2010, his 55th solo show with watercolour paintings based on the last 15 poems of poet Rabindranath Tagore, "Shesh Lekha" (The Last Writings, 1941), opened at the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi.
Personal life.
He is married to artist Jayasri Burman, and lives and works in New Delhi.His house was designed by master architect Abin Chaudhari
Selected exhibitions.
81 Solo Exhibitions worldwide.
Awards.
Collections.
Paresh Maity's works are featured in several private and public collections across the world which include