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Shanu Lahiri

Shanu Lahiri was a painter, art educator and activist. She was a first-generation modernist, having emerged post-Independence, and was often dubbed the ‘First Lady’ of public art in Kolkata, owing to her prominence in the practice.

Shanu lahiri biography of abraham lincoln Shanu Lahiri, fondly known as Shanu di to her admirers of all ages, was a remarkable artist and educator working for over six decades. Besides vehemently practising public art, writing and speaking on the role of art, she mobilised a women artists’ collective called ‘The Group’ with Meera Mukherjee, Karuna Saha, Santosh Rohatgi, and.

Lahiri’s time in Paris and the vocabularies of European modernism were constant points of reference for her own innovations with form, colour and content, culminating in a trademark style - contorted human figurations, assertive lines and brushstrokes, bold colours, and a predilection for vast sizes and scale. While she communicated compelling, unfolding narratives and important social issues, it was the human figure that remained her forte.

Lahiri was essential to the mobilisation of the first group of women artists in the 80s - the collective - ‘The Group’ - exhibited annually at the Academy of Fine Arts, even travelled internationally, and, importantly, advocated for the equal participation of women practitioners in the art-world. She was for a time the Dean of the Faculty of Visual Arts at Rabindra Bharati University.

Shanu lahiri biography of abraham Shanu Lahiri (23 January – 1 February ) was a painter and art educator from Kolkata. She was one of Kolkata's most prominent public artists, [1] often called "the city's First Lady of Public Art", undertaking extensive graffiti art drives across Kolkata to beautify the city and hide aggressive political sloganeering. [2].

Lahiri’s fascinating legacy is illuminated by Smritir Collage, and continues to fuel contemporary art and dialogue.