Resume

An Indian native, Debanjaly Sen earned her B.F.A in studio art, Painting from The Indian College of Art and Draftsmanship (Rabindra Bharati University) and an M.F.A in painting from Sister Nivedita University. Her paintings have been exhibited nationally in juried and group shows. Debanjaly is mainly a painter, besides that she explores a variety of mediums. Being an explorer of art, she chooses medium according to the demands of the context and the perspective.

Education

Master of Fine Arts & Painting

University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, USA

2022 - 2025

Persuing Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A) specializing in Studio Art.

Master of Fine Arts & Painting

Sister Nivedita University

2019 - 2021

Completed Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A) specializing in Visual Art.

Bachelor of Fine Arts & Painting

Indian College of Arts & Draftmanship

2015 - 2019

Completed Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A) in Visual Art.

Awards

Awarded Chancellor Merit Scholarship in MFA

Sister Nivedita University, India

2019 - 2021

2nd Position in professional painting competition

Uttorer Adda, Kolkata, India

January, 2020

4th position among top 10 winners

Berger 2021 Memorable Wall contest

2021

Workshop

Painting

Lalit Kala Akademi Regional Centre in collaboration with ICCR, Kolkata

2021

Painting

Uttorer Adda, Deshbondhu Park, Shyambazar

2021

Paper Making

Arts Acre, Kolkata

2019

Car Painting

Cartists Yatra

2018

Internship

Amar Kutir Santiniketan

Batik Design, Tie – dye

2020

Thesis

Deconstruction of Frame in 21st century Indian Art - Painting

Master’s Thesis

2019 - 2021

Professional Experience

Teaching Assistant

University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa

Aug-2022 - Present

Art Fecilitator

CREJO.FUN

Jan-2022 - July-2022

Assistant Set Designer

Channel One & Mon Channel, India

2019 - 2021

Poster Designer & Logo Designer

  • Take 2 (Short Film)
  • Chaturashram (Short Film)
  • Designed Logo and Images for a Startup Company.

Assistant Art Director

  • Chaturashram (Short Film)
  • Choroibeti (Feature Film)

Painting Teacher

Works as private and part time painting teacher

2015 - 2022

Exhibition

Kolkata Centre for Creativity, AMI Art Festival

Selected

2020

West Bengal State Academy of Dance, Drama, Music and Visual Arts, ICCR

Selected

2019 & 2020

Art Haat

Participated

2019

I.C.A.D Annual Exhibition

Selected

2017 - 2019

Berger Paint, Kolkata Street Art Festival

Participated

2018

Gaganendra Shilpa Pradarshanshala

Group

2018

Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata

Group

2018

Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata

Selected

2016