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Ishita Bose

Painter and printmaker working with oil, ink and linocut

Kolkata, West BengalOpen to residencies and studio roles

About me

BA Fine Arts student drawn to the quiet corners of the city: tram depots, tea shops and rooftop laundry lines. I paint in oil and gouache and carve small-edition linocuts. I am open to studio assistantships, residencies and gallery internships.

Things I made

  1. 012025

    Tram Depot, Evening

    A study of light on wet rails after rain, built from three thin layers of oil.

    90 by 120 cm. Shown in the final-year group exhibition.

    • Oil on canvas
  2. 022025

    Rooftop Laundry

    A series of six small linocuts of washing lines against the evening sky.

    Edition of twelve

    • Linocut
  3. 032024

    Tea Shop Studies

    Quick gouache studies of regulars, kettles and steam made on handmade paper.

    A5 sheets

    • Gouache
  4. 042024

    Found Paper Diary

    Ink and collage on pages cut from recycled ledgers, bound as a single volume.

    Artist book

    • Ink and collage

My journey

  1. 2025

    Group exhibition, final-year show

    College gallery, Kolkata

    • Showed four oil paintings and a set of linocuts.
  2. December 2024 to February 2025

    Studio assistant

    A printmaking studio, Kolkata

    • Prepared plates and inked small editions.
    • Packed and labelled work for shipping.

What I am good at

Painting

  • Oil
  • Gouache
  • Ink wash

Printmaking

  • Linocut
  • Monotype
  • Screen printing

Practice

  • Life drawing
  • Colour mixing
  • Framing and installation

School and college

  • BA Fine Arts, Painting

    College of Fine Arts, Kolkata, 2023 to 2026

    Studio practice in painting, printmaking and art history.

Certificates

  • Printmaking workshop

    Community art centre, 2024

  • Art handling and framing

    Gallery training day, 2025

  • Gallery education intensive

    Arts collective, 2025