SANGRAM MAJUMDAR
www.sangrammajumdar.com
sangrammajumdar@yahoo.com
410.383.0142
BORN Kolkata, India, 1976
EDUCATION
2001 MFA, INDIANA UNIVERSITY, Bloomington, IN
1999 BFA, RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN, Providence, RI
1997 RISD European Honors Program, PALAZETTO CENCI, Rome, Italy
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2010 Reconstructed, Jerusalem Studio School, Jerusalem, Israel
2009 Paintings, Steven Harvey Fine Art Projects @ Gallery Schlesinger, NY, NY
Laguna College of Art and Design, Laguna Beach, CA
2008 Past & Present, University of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL (also 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003)
Kresge Art Museum, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Paintings & Drawings, Rose Lehrman Art Gallery, Harrisburg Area Community College, Harrisburg,PA
2004 "Transitions", Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
New Works, Wright State University Art Galleries, Dayton, OH
GROUP and TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2010 Oil and Water (organized with Joh Yau), Gallery Schlesinger and Coleman Bancroft, NY, NY
Singe Lady (curated by Kate Gilmore, Jenny Salomon and Candice Madey), Brooklyn, NY
Benefit 2010, Momenta Art, Brooklyn, NY
Black Sunlight, 15th Annual LA Art Show, Los Angeles, CA
Washington Project for the Arts Benefit Exhibition, Washington DC
Honors and Awards Recipients Exhibition, American Academy of Arts and Letters, NY, NY
Invitational Exhibition of Visual Arts, American Academy of Arts and Letters, NY, NY
2009 Drawings, Steven Harvey Fine Art Projects @ Coleman Bancroft LLC, NY, NY
Steven Harvey Fine Art Projects @ ArtHamptons, Bridgehampton, NY
35/25 : Twenty -Five Painters Under Thirty-Five, The Painting Center, NY, NY
Summer Invitational, Alpha Gallery, Boston, MA
2008 Sangram Majumdar and Eric Holzman, International School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture, Montecastello di Vibio, Italy
Old School, Steven Harvey Fine Art Projects @ Gallery Schlesinger, NY, NY
Vessels, Steven Harvey Fine Art Projects, NY, NY
The Center Club, Baltimore, MD
Persona, Steven Harvey Fine Art Projects, NY, NY
Bethesda Painting Awards Exhibition, Fraser Gallery, Bethesda, MD
Form & Fiction, The Painting Center, NY, NY
2007 United States Embassy, Freetown, Sierra Leone
COLOR, 2219 St. Paul St. (curated by Nancy Froelich), Baltimore, MD8
NUDE, Maryland Art Place Benefit Auction, Baltimore, MD
RISD Baltimore/DC Biennial 2007, The Warehouse Gallery, DC
Annual Faculty Exhibition, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Rose Lehrman Art Gallery, Harrisburg Area Community College, Harrisburg, PA
2006 Marking Perception: Figurative Works on Paper, Andrews Gallery, The College of William & Mary, VA
Gala Fantastique, Rochefort Sale and Auction Exhibition, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Here and Now, ArtSalute, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
2005 Drawing Invitational, Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art in Nagoya, Japan
Mind/Self, Villa Julie College, Baltimore, MD
Alfred and Trafford Klotts Residency Program Exhibition, Rochefort en terre, France
Art Chicago, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL (also 2004, 2003)
2004 "Paint, Poetry, Pros", Eubie Blake Jazz Institute, Baltimore, MD
"Our Perfect World" ñjuried exhibition, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD
"Narrative Visions: Works by Grace Hartigan, Beverly McIver, Sangram Majumdar, Raoul Middleman, David Rich, and Tony Shore,"C.Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Conversations ñ influences and collaboration in contemporary art (traveling exhibition) ñ Delaware Center for Contemporary Art, DL; Rochester Institute of Technology, NY
2003 Annual Faculty Exhibition, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Lyon College, Batesville, AR
2002 Brittingham Invitational II, (exhibition catalogue) University of Wisconsin System, Madison, WI
Wisconsin Triennial, juried exhibition, (exhibition catalogue), Madison Art Center, Madison, WI
Arts West 2002, juried exhibition - Honorable Mention, L.E. Philips Memorial Public Library, Eau Claire, WI
Drawing from Perception, juror: Graham Nickson, Wright State University Art Galleries, Dayton, OH
2001 MFA Thesis Exhibition, IU Art Museum, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
AWARDS
2010 Purchase Award, American Academy of Arts and Letters, NY, NY
Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Grant in Painting (also 2006)
Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant (also 2002)
2009 Marie Walsh Sharpe Studio Space Program Recipient 2009-10
MICA Trustees Excellence in Teaching Award
2008 Marcella Brenner Faculty Development Grant - Maryland Institute College of Art, MD
2005 Alfred and Trafford Klotts Residency Program, Rochefort en Terre, France
Office of Research and Sponsored Programs - Travel Grant for Visiting Artists, University of WI-Eau Claire, WI
2001 Tony Munavec Overseas Fellowship to Italy, Indiana University, IN
1999 First Year Graduate Assistantship, Indiana University, IN
1995 -99 Rhode Island School of Design Tuition Scholarship, Providence, RI
PUBLICATIONS
2009 McQuaid, Cate, "Exhibit charms with its twists on being "Handsome'', Boston Globe, June 24, 2009
John Yau, Exhibition Essay, 35/25 : Twenty -Five Painters Under Thirty-Five, The Painting Center, NY, NY
2008 Burke, Judy, "Paean to Painting: Fine CAW exhibit shows the art form is alive and well", New Haven Register, May 22, 2008
"MICA Professors' Art Featured in UB Galleries," The UB Post, April 2, 2008
Noel, Scott, Exhibition essay, Form & Fiction, The Painting Center, NY, NY, 2008
Drury Ralph, Stryker Joanne, Drawing: Structure and Vision, Prentice Hall, 2008
Rockman, Deborah, Drawing Essentials: A Guide to Drawing from Observation, Oxford University Press,2008
Class act, Show #19, February 2008
Artworks This Week, Show #. 749, Maryland Public Television, June 4, 2008
2007 Exhibition Catalogue for United States Embassy, Freetown, Sierra Leone
Stone, Harold B. Exploring Life Drawing, Thompson Delmar Publishing, 2007
NUDE catalogue, Maryland Art Place Benefit Auction, Baltimore, MD
2006 ArtNews, September, 2008
2005 Exposition franco-amÈricaine au ch’teau, Ouest-France, June 28, 2005
Best of Baltimore 2005, Baltimore, City Paper
2004 Juxtapositions, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD, October 2004
Giuliano, Mike, "Baltimore Weekly Highlights", CityPaper, Baltimore, MD, Oct 20, 2004
Giuliano, Mike, The Towson Times, Baltimore, MD, June 27, 2004
McNatt, Glenn, "Nearly every picture tells a story," The Sun, Baltimore, MD, June 23, 2004
Simmons, Carol, "Calcutta-born artist intrigued by the state of transition," Dayton Daily News, Dayton, OH, Jan 25, 2004
Yalkut, Jud, "A Tale of Two Painters," Dayton City Paper, Dayton, OH, Feb 12, 2004
Arnett, Melinda, "Sangram Majumdar and Louis Finkelstein Art Gallery Exhibition," The Guardian, Dayton, OH, Feb 4, 2004
2002 "Majumdar paintings on display," Daily Register, Portage, WI, Dec 4, 2002
Smith, Jennifer, Isthmus, Madison, WI, Mar 15, 2002
Wisconsin Triennial exhibition catalogue, Madison Art Center, Madison, WI
2001 Rhea, Tom, "Blueprints for a Ruin," Bloomington Independent, Bloomington, IN, Apr 5, 2001
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Summer 2010 Visiting Artist and Lecturer, Jerusalem Studio School, Jerusalem, Israel
Summer 2008 The International School of Painting, Drawing and Sculpture, Montecastello di Vibio, Italy
2003 - Present Professor of Painting, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
2003 - 2001 Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI
ARTIST LECTURES
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Ball State University, Muncie, IN
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
The International School of Painting, Drawing and Sculpture, Montecastello di Vibio, Italy
Rhode Island School of Design, Palazetto Cenci, Rome, Italy
Ecole SupËrieure des Beaux Art, Lorient, France
University of New Hampshire, Dover, NH
University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI
Wright State University, Dayton, OH
Dreyfoos School for the Arts, West Palm Beach, FL
Design & Architecture Senior High, Miami, FL
Harrisburg Area Community College, Harrisburg, PA
Art at the Center 2006 Juror, Overland Park, KS
Philadelphia Community College, PA
Represented by Steven Harvey Fine Art Projects, NY, NY
