BIODATA

•         Artist Name   : Mrinal Kumar Nayak. 

•         Born               :1968, Pathsala, Assam, India.

•         Mailing Address        : Santiram  Das  Path, A.K. Azad Road, Rehabari, Guwahati, Assam, 781008, Cell: 94353 43473, 98590 66276.

•         Qualification  : B.Sc (Botany), & self taught Artist as  well as  studied Art at the Gauhati Artists’ Guild, Guwahati, Assam.

 •         Membership   : Gauhati Artists’ Guild, Guwahati, Assam.

  Awards

 •         2008 5th North East States Exhibition of Art (NESEA), Commendation Award Winner.

National Shows

 •         2002 16th All India Art Contest & Exhibition organized by S.C.Z.C.C., Nagpur.

•             1995 9th All India Annual Cartoon Contest & Exhibition

organized by “The Hindustan Times” New Delhi.

Regional Shows

•         2009, Participating in a State Level Art Exhibition cum Competion organized by Directorate of Cultural Affairs, Govt. of Assam , at State Art Gallery, Rabindra Bhawan, Guwahati

•         2006, North East States Exhibition of Art (NESEA), at Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra, Assam.

 •         2004, The 5th Eastern Regional Art Exhibition sponsored by Camlin Art Foundation , Kolkata.

•         2004, North East States Exhibition of Art (NESEA), in collaboration with Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi at Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra, Assam.

•         2003,76th All India Art Exhibition State Level of AIFACS,New Delhi.

 •         2002, Platinum jubilee (75th) All India Art Exhibition State Level of AIFACS,New Delhi.

 •         2001, Art Panorama North East 2001, organized by NEZCC , Demapur in collaboration with Department of Culture , Govt. of India & Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi.

Group Shows

 •         2007, New year Celebration Exhibition at Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra, Assam.

 •         2002 to 2006 , Annual Exhibition, Gauhati Artists’ Guild, Guwahati, Assam.

 •         2003, Atul Marwah presents an exhibition “ Lines from the North East ”, at M.E.C. Art Gallery, New Delhi.

 •         2003, New year Celebration Exhibition at Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra, Assam.

•         2002, All Assam Fine Arts Exhibition organized by Jorhat Fine Art Society , Jorhat.

 •         2001, Annual Show, Gauhati Artist Guild at Birala Academy of Fine Arts & Crafts , Kolkata.

 •         2001, Paintings of  “Ganesha” Exhibition organized by Kolong Kala Kendra , Nagaon, at Earth Song , Guwahati, Assam.

 •         2000, Painting Exhibition for celebration New Millennium at Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra,Guwashati, Assam.

•         2000, Triangular ( three  men show ) Exhibition of Drawings & Paintings , at Earth Song, Guwahati, Assam.

 Workshops & Camps

 •         2008, Painting workshops organized by North East Zone cultural Center ,ministry of culture , Govt of India.

 •         2006, Painting Workshop organized by Sanskar Bharati, Purvottar ( North East ) at Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra, Assam.

 •         2003, Intaglio Print Making Workshop organized by Gauhati Artists’ Guild, Guwahati, Assam.

 •         2002, Drawing Workshop , organized by Gauhati Artists’ Guild, Guwahati, Assam.

 •         2001, Terracotta workshop organized by Gauhati Artists’ Guild, Guwahati, Assam.

 •         2001, Workshop on Computer Animation for Artists, organized by NEDFi, Guwahati & CMS Convergence Academy , New Delhi.

 •         2001, Gujrat Earthquake Relief Workshop, organized by Gauhati Artists’ Guild, Guwahati, Assam.

 •         2001, Creative Book Making Workshop cum Exhibition organized by Gauhati Artists’ Guild, Guwahati, Assam.

 •         1999 Drawing Workshops, organized by Gauhati Artists’ Guild, Guwahati, Assam.

 •         1998, Graphics Workshop organized by Gauhati Artists’ Guild, Guwahati, Assam.

Collection      : Many private collections in various places in Assam & India.

 Publication : Book cover design & illustration for various publication. Published  numerous cartoon in many renowned papers & magazines in Assam.