Osian's Auction Catalogue Masterpieces and Museum-Quality III | March 2004

181 BIOGRAPHIES & BIBLIOGRAPHIES JATIN DAS b . 2 December 1941, Mayurbhanj, Orissa Education Studied under the tutelage of S.B. Palsikar 1960-65 Diploma in Fine Arts (Painting), Sir J.J. School of Art, Bombay 1960 Studied Pictorial Photography, Sir J.J. School of Art, Bombay 1961 Studied Stage Décor under Herbert Marshall and Ebrahim Alkazi, Natya Academy, Bombay Teaching Experience & Infrastructure-building Activities 1964 Two Murals for Birla Kreeda Kendra, Bombay (Destroyed) Co-editor, Blunt (Poetry Magazine), Bombay 1965-89 Consultant, Folk Art Museum, Government of Orissa 1969 Art Designer, Handicraft Handloom Export Corporation of India 1969-70 National School of Drama, New Delhi 1971 College of Art, Women’s Polytechnic, New Delhi Lecture, Artists’ Society, Budapest 1972 Consultant, Rural Indian Complex ‘Asia 1972’, New Delhi Collage Mural, Asia 1972, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India His Poems , a collection of poems by the artist, published by Writers’ Workshop, Calcutta 1973-74 Visiting Artist, College of Art, New Delhi 1974 Metal Mural for Hodal Tourist Complex, Government of Haryana 1975 Lecture, Sir J.J. School of Art, Bombay Lecture, ‘Contemporary Indian Art’, The India League–India Club, London Lecture, ‘Contemporary Indian Art’, Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham, U.K. Lecture, Van Gogh Museum & Rietvelt Academy, Amsterdam Lecture, Commonwealth Institute & British Council, London Lecture, Congress Halle , Indisch Deutsche Gesellschaft, West Berlin & Kunsthochschule, Kassel, West Germany 1977 Department of Landscape, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi Department of Architecture, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi 1977-86 Department of Arts and Crafts, Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi 1979 Lecture, Faculty of Fine Arts, Baroda Lecture, School of Architecture, Ahmedabad Lecture, National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad 1982 Lecture, ‘Contemporary Art of India’, Bengali Cultural Association, I.I.T., Bombay 1983 Lecture, Regional Centre, Lalit Kala Akademi, Madras Lecture, ‘Tradition to Contemporary Indian Art–The Transition’, Government Museum, Madras Lecture, ‘Meet the Artist’, C.P. Art Centre, Madras Mural, Tapestry Handloom Commission, New Delhi 1985 Lecture, ‘Space, Line, Tone, Shape, Form’, National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi 1987 Lecture, ‘Basic Concept of Art’, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi 1987-88 Consultant to the Handicraft Board for seven north-eastern states in India for the Festival of India in Russia 1988 Lecture, Bradford College, Bradford, U.K. Lecture, Cambridge University, Cambridge, U.K. Lecture, Victoria and Albert Museum, London Lecture, St. Martin School of Art, London Lecture, Rietvelt Academy, Amsterdam 1988-9 Nominated Member, Board of Governors, Delhi University, New Delhi 1989 Lecture, Sir J.J. School of Architecture, Bombay Jury Member, National Film Festival Life Member, Artists Centre, Bombay Jury Member, Pottery Show, All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society, New Delhi Member, Task Force on Handicrafts Policy VIII Plan President, Mayurbhanj Cultural Development Foundation 1989-90 Member Selection Committee, Cultural Scholarship, Department of Culture, Government of India 1989-91 Nominated Member, Philatelic Advisory Committee, Postal Department, New Delhi 1990 Lecture, National Museum, New Delhi Lecture, ‘Basic Concept of Art’, National Institute of Fashion Technology, New Delhi Lecture, ‘From Where Art Evolves’, Rotary Club, New Delhi Lecture, ‘Art as a Part of Housing Estates’, HUDCO, New Delhi 1990-97 Member, Fan Circle International, U.K. Art Advisor, HUDCO & Habitat Centre, New Delhi 1991 Artist-in-Residence, National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad 1991-7 Advisor, Urban Art Commission, New Delhi Mural for L.B.S. National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie Lecture, L.B.S. National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie Lecture, Sir J.J. School of Art, Bombay Advisory Committee Member, National Handloom & Handicraft Museum Art Advisor, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration Jury Member, National Show, All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society, New Delhi 1993 Lecture, Cultural Society, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi Lecture, ‘Meet the Artist’, Cymroza Art Gallery (chaired by Nissim Ezekiel), Bombay Lecture, Artist Centre, Bombay Lecture, Indo-American Chamber of Commerce, New Delhi Lecture, ‘Meet the Artist’, Government Museum and Art Gallery, Chandigarh 1994 Lecture, The Fan Museum, Greenwich, U.K. Lecture, School of African and Oriental Studies, London Lecture, India-Israel Friendship Society, Jerusalem Lecture, Harvard University, Cambridge, U.S.A.