Born in 1950 In Siliguri, West Bengal, Arunima Choudhury holds a Diploma in Fine Arts from Indian College of Arts & Draftsmanship, Kolkata, 1974, and a Certificate in Graphic Design & Mass Communication from Chitrabani, Kolkata, 1978. Working primarily with natural colours on handmade paper, she is known for her works depicting the languid world of nature and human being, their intimacy and coexistence.
Her solo shows include Āranyaka: Arunima Choudhury’s Recent Works on Nature, Emami Art, Kolkata, 2025; The Dark Edge of Green curated by Nancy Adajania, Emami Art, Kolkata, 2022; Khela, Seagull Foundation of the Arts, Kolkata, 2007; and Nature as I See, Emami Art, Kolkata, 2020. She has participated in several important group exhibitions including Summer Dream: Edition 2, Charubasona, Gallery Chittoprasad and Sunayani Chitrasala, Kolkata, 2025; Freedom & Awakening: Phases I & II, Kolkata Centre for Creativity in collaboration with Alipore Museum, Kolkata, 2023; Unconnected Yet, Bengal Boston Bridge, Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata, 2023; Garden of Infinite Desires, Emami Art, Kolkata, 2023; Kolkata: Run in the Alley curated by Praneet Soi and Manuel Klappe, Marres, Netherlands, 2022; Feminine Facets, Emami Art, Kolkata, 2021; Constellations, Emami Art, Kolkata, 2021; Seven Women Artists, Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Kolkata, 1996, among others. Her works have been presented by Emami Art at various international art fairs including India Art Fair 2025, 2024, 2022; and Art Mumbai 2024.
Arunima Choudhury founded Bihan, a centre for visual and performing arts for young boys and girls, in 1974 and Bihan Pathsala, a play school for pre-primary children in Naihati, West Bengal, India, in 1979. She worked as a music, art, and craft teacher at Patha Bhavan, Kolkata.
Choudhury was awarded the Shilpi Maha Samman by West Bengal Rajya Charukala Parshad in 2022. One of her paintings Looking Back (2023) is part of the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art collection in New Delhi. She lives and works in Kolkata.
