Born in 1972 in West Bengal, India, Tapas Biswas is a noted contemporary sculptor with a Bachelor’s in Visual Arts from the Government College of Art and Craft (GCAC), Kolkata (1998) and a Master’s in Fine Arts from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (2000).
Biswas has been the subject of solo shows at Kalakriti Art Gallery, Hyderabad, 2012 and Aakriti Art Gallery, Kolkata, 2010. His works have been featured in significant group exhibitions in India, France in 2011, and Sweden in 2010. Notable shows include the 5th Edition of The Sculpture Park, Jaigarh Fort, Jaipur, 2025; Re: Figuring, Emami Art, 2025; Ekkhan, Emami Art, Kolkata, 2024; Fluid Boundaries, Emami Art, Kolkata, 2020; and International Art Summit, Singapore, 2007; among others. His works have been presented at India Art Fair 2025 and Art Mumbai 2024 by Emami Art. He has participated in various symposiums and camps that includes Penza, Russia, 2015; International Sculpture Symposium in Baroda, 2010; and Thimpu, Bhutan, 2009. Some of his commissioned works include Anandadhara I, a sculpture in bronze at the Delhi Airport Link Metro Station, 2010 and Anandadhara II in Mumbai, 2013 commissioned by Reliance Communications; a 16 ft brass sculpture of Bir Chilarai in Cooch Behar and a sculpture in iron at Rajarhat, Kolkata commissioned by the Govt. of West Bengal.
Biswas was awarded a scholarship in the state level exhibition, Post Independence Era, All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS), 1997; a Junior Research Fellowship, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, 1998-2000; the Governor's Award for the best exhibit at the GCAC annual exhibition, Kolkata, 1998; the Dhoomimal Memorial Award 2001; and the Young Emerging Artist in Sculpture Award, Harmony Show, Mumbai, 2006, among several others.
He lives and works in Kolkata.
