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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