Byomakesh Mohanty

Born:17 November 1957

Died:14 June 2010

He was an Indian artist and academic.
He joined as a faculty of visual arts at Banaras Hindu University.
He devoted all his time and energy in pursuing Visual Art in the country and received several awards and honors at the national and international level.
He was convenor of Indo-Japan and Indo-France Art exhibitions organized in Orissa, and Professor at B.K College of Art and Craft till 2010.
He was appointed as a Visualiser for national monuments in Orissa. Lastly, he joined Orissa State Lalit Kala Akademi as secretary.
Prof. Byomakesh Mohanty memorial award is given by Artists’ Association of Orissa (AAO) in the name of Byomakesh to the artists for their significant contribution.
He received Vice Chancellor Award at Banaras Hindu University,”Orissa Prativa Samman” by Indo Soviet Cultural Society (I.S.C.U.S.).

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