Artworks By Paresh Maity
Paresh Maity
The renowned artist Paresh Maity was born in the historical town of Tamluk, close to Kolkata in 1965. After his education at Hamilton High School, he received his Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts from one of the oldest and most prestigious art colleges in India, Government College of Arts and Crafts, Kolkata, followed by Master’s Degree in Fine Arts from the College of Art, New Delhi being the top of his class in both. Spanning nearly five decades of his artistic oeuvre, he has created and explored various mediums in art including watercolour, oil and acrylic paintings, mixed media, sculptures and photography. During the last 40 years, he has held 90 solo exhibitions and his work that includes a diverse ensemble of landscapes, abstracts, portraits and figures has been widely exhibited in galleries, museums and art fairs in India and across the globe. Paresh Maity’s art has been collected by numerous private collectors across the world and is also present in public collections such as the Rashtrapati Bhawan (President’s House, India), the British Museum in London, the Rubin Museum of Art, New York, National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi and Kiran Nadar Museum of Art among many others.
In 2010, he completed an approximately 850-foot mural, one of the longest paintings in the world for the International terminal at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi. In 2024, five sculptures by the artist, including Sound of Silence, a sculptural installation made using 4,500 brass bells, has been installed at the newly expanded Terminal 1 of IGI Airport, Delhi (2024). Genesis, a sculpture by Paresh Maity was exhibited at Marinaressa Gardens, Riva dei Sette Martiri, Venice, as part of his participation in Personal Structures, 2024, a biennial contemporary art exhibition organized by the European Cultural Centre during the Venice Biennale. His iconic sculptural installation, Urbanscape, is on view at Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata as part of the first edition of the Bengal Biennale. Paresh Maity has also exhibited at the Bihar Biennale, the first ever museum Biennale in India.
Several books have been published on the works of Paresh Maity; the recent ones are Infinite Light: Paresh Maity, PARESH MAITY: World of Watercolours and The World on a Canvas – A Visual Voyage based on the works inspired by his artistic practice. After M.F. Husain, Maity is the second artist to be invited by the Kerala Tourism Department, Kerala Government in 2007 to make his own visual interpretation of Kerala, which has been documented in the book An Enchanting Journey – Paresh Maity’s Kerala; published by Art Alive Gallery.
Paresh Maity has been felicitated by various national and international institutions including the Royal Watercolour Society, London, the All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society, British Council, and most recently, Times of India. In 2024, he was conferred with an honourary Doctor of Literature (D.Litt.) degree from Sir Padampat Singhania University, Udaipur. He is recipient of one of the highest civilian awards, the Padma Shri, from the Government of India. His upcoming work includes a solo exhibition at TEFAF Maastricht (2025), widely regarded as the world's premier fair.
Art Alive Gallery is one of the top rated art galleries in Delhi exhibiting a vast collection of Indian contemporary art including paintings, abstract paintings, watercolours, sculptures, Ceramics art, as well as art books. The art gallery in Delhi offers a selection of artworks such as Sakti Burman paintings, Krishen Khanna paintings, Thota Vaikuntam paintings, Paresh Maity paintings, Jayasri Burman paintings, Manu Parekh paintings, Akbar Padamsee paintings, S. Harsha Vardhana paintings, S.H. Raza paintings, Chandra Bhattacharjee paintings, and Maya Burman paintings among many others. A prominent voice committed to promoting modern Indian art and traditional Indian art on the world platform, the art gallery in Delhi has consistently curated Art exhibition all over the world carving a distinct position for itself by creating an effective visual and interactive dialogue. Art Alive Gallery houses the largest collection of paintings and sculptures by Paresh Maity among other indian art galleries. Being well-known among the Delhi art galleries, Art Alive’s multifaceted approach to art makes it one of the top art galleries in India.
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