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Sandeep Biswas finished Art College in 1993 & took to working with an
Advertising Agency for 2 years before realizing he wanted to pursue
photography, which had been his love as a medium of expression since his
school days, as a career. In 1995 he started assisting photographer
Pradeep Das Gupta & started independent practice in 1998.
He was awarded by AIFACS twice in 1997 & 1999 among a few others.
In 2001 Japan Foundation sponsored him for a two person show along with
a Japanese photographer, following which he was awarded the Japan
Foundation Fellowship in the same year to go to Kyoto Univesity of Art &
Design, as an associate fellow at the photography department for 6
months.
Sandeep has been a part of over 20 group shows in India, France,
Germany & Sri Lanka.
He has had 3 solo shows of which 2 have been in New Delhi, including
VIART Gallery in September 2005. His 3rd show was at Nairang Gallery,
Lahore Pakistan in November 2006.
His works are exhibited as a part of FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA, SAFOTOFESTIVAL
2007, Texas, USA and the ART SINGAPORE 2007.
He was awarded the Visual Art gallery, India habitat Center fellowship
for photography in 2005.
He has curated an exhibition of 9 photographers "VISION BEYOND" with
gallery Art Indus - April 2007 & an exhibition of photographs "A long
road home" with photography gallery WONDERWALL - July 2007
Sandeep lives & works as a freelance photographer in Delhi. He has
taught as visiting faculty with a few institutes including National
Institute of fashion Technology in Delhi & has been a external
Jury/Examiner (photography) with Pearl Academy of fashion, New Delhi.
Sandeep has taken workshops on photography for habitat World, India
habitat Center, New Delhi & Canon camera's at the School of Convergence,
NOIDA.
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