Born in 1979 in Kolkata, West Bengal, Soma Das is a contemporary Indian artist who graduated with a First Class in her BVA and MFA in Painting from Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata in 2007 and 2009 respectively.
Das’s major shows include a duo show, Between Selves and Silhouettes, featuring her work and curated by Adip Dutta, held at Emami Art, Kolkata, in 2022, and a solo Different Facets of Life at Gallery Nakshatra, Kolkata, in 2010.
Notable group exhibitions include Vichitra/विचित्र organised by Emami Art and Kolkata Centre for Creativity in collaboration with Bihar Museum, Patna, 2026; Bengal Nama, curated by Ina Puri at Bikaner House, New Delhi and presented by Gallery Art Positive, 2022; CIMA Awards Show at CIMA Gallery, Kolkata, 2015 and 2017; Summer Show CIMA Gallery, Kolkata in 2015 and 2017; Lalit Kala Academy, Kolkata2015; Emami Chisel Art Gallery, Kolkata, 2015; Annual Exhibition Rajya Charukala Parshad, Kolkata 2014 - 2017; Annual Art Exhibition, Emami Chisel Art Gallery, Kolkata 2014 -2017; Group show organised by Sensorium at Abanindranath Tagore Gallery ICCR, Kolkata, 2014 and 2015; Lalit Kala Akademi Regional Centre, Kolkata, 2015 and 2016; A group show organised by CRY, 2014; Annual Exhibition, Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata, 2010, 2013, and 2015, among several others. Soma Das’s works were presented by Emami Art at Art Mumbai 2025, 2024; IAF EDI+IONS Hyderabad 2025; India Art Fair 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, and 2020; and Art Düsseldorf 2024.
She participated in the residency program at the Hampi Art Labs for the October - December 2024 session, and in the International Artists Residency Exchange Program at Kira A. Princess of Prussia Foundation (Germany, Italy) in collaboration with Emami Art in 2022. She was awarded a Certificate of Merit by the Academy of Fine Arts in 2009 and the State Academy Award in 2008.
Soma Das lives and works in Kolkata.
