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Personal Data
| - Date of birth: November 29, 1961 - Place of birth: Calcutta (Kolkata), India - Profession: Professor / Astronomer - Employer: University of California Santa Cruz / UC Observatories / Lick Observatory |
Shows
| - Aug 2011 | Pacific Art League show: Figures and Faces, Palo Alto, CA; one oil painting and two pencil drawings accepted into the show; juror: JoAnne Northrup |
| - Jun 2011 | Midsummer Art Celebration (with FALC and LGAA), Triton Museum, Santa Clara, CA; oil paintings, pencil drawings, and wood carvings |
| - Feb 2011 | Pacific Art League show: Works on/of Paper, Palo Alto, CA; one pencil drawing accepted into the show; juror: Elizabeth Mitchell |
| - Nov 2010 | Los Gatos Art Association Member Juried Show, Los Gatos Art Museum, Los Gatos, CA; one oil painting and two pencil drawings accepted into the show; juror: Jeff Bramschreiber |
| - Sep 2010 | Fine Arts League of Cupertino Fall Fest Juried Art Show, Cupertino Community Hall, Cupertino, CA; an oil painting and a pencil drawing; juror: George Rivera |
| - Sep 2010 | Campbell Art Guild members' show, Rose Shenson gallery, Triton Museum, Santa Clara, CA; three oil paintings and three pencil drawings |
| - Jun 2010 | Midsummer Art Celebration (with CAG and LGAA), Triton Museum, Santa Clara, CA; oil paintings, pencil drawings, and wood carvings |
| - Feb 2010 | Fine Arts League of Cupertino Winter Show: From the Heart, Main Street Cafe, Los Altos, CA; a pencil drawing |
| - Oct 2009 | Los Gatos Art Association Member Juried Show, Los Gatos Art Museum, Los Gatos, CA; two oil paintings accepted into the show; juror: Preston Metcalf |
| - Aug 2009 | Pacific Art League's Show: Figures and Faces, Palo Alto, CA; three oil paintings accepted into the show; juror: George Rivera |
| - Jun 2009 | Alliance of Visual Artists ArtFest in the Park Annual Juried Show (with FALC), Pioneer Park, Mountain View, CA; several oils, pencil drawings, wood carvings |
| - Feb 2009 | Fine Arts League of Cupertino Winter Show: From the Heart, Main Street Cafe, Los Altos, CA; an oil painting and a pencil drawing |
| - Sep 2008 | Fine Arts League of Cupertino Fall Fest Juried Art Show: EARTH Expressions, Cupertino Community Hall, Cupertino, CA; an oil painting, a pencil drawing, and a wood carving; juror: Stefan Baumann |
| - Jun 2008 | Midsummer Art Celebration (with FALC), Triton Museum, Santa Clara, CA; oil paintings, pencil drawings, and wood carvings |
| - May 2008 | Silicon Valley Open Studios (part of a group of six artists from FALC), Cupertino, CA; oil paintings, pencil drawings, and wood carvings |
| - Sep 2007 | Fine Arts League of Cupertino Fall Fest Juried Art Show, Cupertino Community Hall, Cupertino, CA; an oil painting, a pencil drawing, and a wood carving; juror: Preston Metcalf |
| - Sep 2007 | SOLO Gallery, Los Gatos, CA - Art from the Heart - with Claws for a Cause fundraiser for Los Gatos Morning Rotary/art show and sale; a few oils and pencil drawings |
| - Sep 2007 | Campbell Art Guild members' show, Rose Shenson gallery, Triton Museum, Santa Clara, CA; an oil, three pencil drawings, and a wood carving |
| - Jun 2007 | "Summer Days" Fine Arts League of Cupertino member show, Los Altos Library, Los Altos, CA; two pencil drawings |
| - Jun 2007 | Alliance of Visual Artists AVArtFest Annual Juried Show (with FALC), Triton Museum, Santa Clara, CA; several oils, pencil drawings, wood carvings |
| - Apr 2007 | "Spring Fever" Campbell Art Guild members' art show, Corinthian House, Campbell, CA; two pencil drawings |
| - Rolling | FALC Quinlan Center show, Cupertino, CA; a couple of oils and/or pencil drawings |
Awards
| - Sep 2013 | Best of show, Fine Arts League of Cupertino Fall Festival show; "Rocket Man" (pencil on paper); juror: Preston Metcalf |
| - Aug 2011 | Pacific Art League's "Figures and Faces" show; 3rd place, "A Life of Indentured Service" (oil on canvas); juror: JoAnne Northrup |
| - Mar 2011 | 3rd place, Artist of the month competition, Los Gatos Art Association; "Inner Light" (pencil on paper) |
| - Jan 2011 | 2nd place, Artist of the month competition, Los Gatos Art Association; "The Young Monk" (pencil on paper) |
| - Nov 2010 | Los Gatos Art Association Member Juried Show; Popular choice award, "Shades of White" (oil on canvas); 1st prize, dry media category, "The Young Monk" (pencil on paper); juror: Jeff Bramschreiber |
| - Sep 2010 | Fine Arts League of Cupertino Fall Fest Juried Art Show; 1st place, Mixed and Dry Media, "The Young Monk" (pencil on paper); 3rd place, Oils and Acrylics, "A Life of Indentured Service" (oil on canvas); juror: George Rivera |
| - Aug 2010 | 1st place, Artist of the month competition, Campbell Art Guild; "The Young Monk" (pencil on paper) |
| - Feb 2010 | 1st place, Artist of the month competition, Los Gatos Art Association; "Shades of White" (oil on canvas) |
| - Jan 2010 | 1st place, Artist of the month competition, Los Gatos Art Association; "A Life of Indentured Service (Mohinidi)" (oil on canvas) |
| - Oct 2009 | Los Gatos Art Association Member Juried Show; Popular choice award, "Smiling Eyes" (oil on canvas); 3rd prize, painting category, "A Life of Indentured Service (Mohinidi)" (oil on canvas); juror: Preston Metcalf |
| - Sep 2009 | 1st place, Artist of the month competition, Los Gatos Art Association; "Smiling Eyes" (oil on canvas) |
| - Jun 2009 | 1st place, Artist of the month competition, Campbell Art Guild; "Smiling Eyes" (oil on canvas) |
| - Jan 2009 | 1st place, Blue Ribbon gallery (only recent winners of the "Artist of the month" competition are eligible), Campbell Art Guild; "Shades of White" (oil on canvas) |
| - Sep 2008 | Fine Arts League of Cupertino Fall Fest Juried Art Show: EARTH Expressions; 2nd place, Mixed and Dry Media, "Inner Light" (pencil on paper); Honorable mention, Oil Painting, "Shades of White" (oil on canvas); juror: Stefan Baumann |
| - Aug 2008 | 1st place, Artist of the month competition, Fine Arts League of Cupertino; "Shades of White" (oil on canvas) |
| - May 2008 | 1st place, Artist of the month competition, Campbell Art Guild; "Inner Light" (pencil on paper) |
| - Apr 2008 | 1st place, Artist of the month competition, Fine Arts League of Cupertino; "Kaloo" (pencil on paper) |
| - Feb 2008 | 1st place, Artist of the month competition, Fine Arts League of Cupertino; "A Sudden Goodbye" (pencil on paper) |
| - Oct 2007 | 2nd place, Artist of the month competition, Fine Arts League of Cupertino; "Ganesha" (wood carving) |
| - Sep 2007 | Best of show, Fine Arts League of Cupertino Fall Festival show; "Smiling Eyes #1" (oil on canvas); juror: Preston Metcalf |
| - Sep 2007 | 2nd place in tally of popular votes, Campbell Art Guild members' show, "Sorrow Within" (oil on canvas) |
| - Aug 2007 | 1st place, Artist of the month competition, Fine Arts League of Cupertino; "Smiling Eyes #1" (oil on canvas) |
| - Jun 2007 | Award of Excellence, AVArtFest; "Polynesia" (oil on canvas) |
| - Jun 2007 | 2nd place (out of five nominees), Triton museum purchase award, AVArtFest; "Polynesia" (oil on canvas) |
| - Jun 2007 | 2nd place, Artist of the month competition, Fine Arts League of Cupertino; "Artist's Vision (Satyajit Ray)" (pencil on paper) |
| - Feb 2007 | 1st place, Artist of the month competition, Campbell Art Guild; "A Sudden Goodbye" (pencil on paper) |
Demos
| - May 2011 | Sunnyvale Art Club, Portrait Drawing and Painting; contact: Angelo Lopez |
| - Aug 2011 | Fine Arts League of Cupertino, Portraits and Figures; contact: Reema Sachar |
Membership
| - Los Gatos Art Association (2009-2011) - Fine Arts League of Cupertino (2006-2011) - Campbell Art Guild (2006-2011) |