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Ishita Bose

Painter and printmaker working with oil, ink and linocut

Kolkata, West BengalOpen to residencies and studio roles

About

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.

Work

  1. Tram Depot, Evening

    2025

    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. Rooftop Laundry

    2025

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

    Edition of twelve

    • Linocut
  3. Tea Shop Studies

    2024

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

    A5 sheets

    • Gouache
  4. Found Paper Diary

    2024

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

    Artist book

    • Ink and collage

Experience

  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.

Skills

Painting

  • Oil
  • Gouache
  • Ink wash

Printmaking

  • Linocut
  • Monotype
  • Screen printing

Practice

  • Life drawing
  • Colour mixing
  • Framing and installation

Education

  • BA Fine Arts, Painting

    College of Fine Arts, Kolkata, 2023 to 2026

    Studio practice in painting, printmaking and art history.

Certifications

  • Printmaking workshop

    Community art centre, 2024

  • Art handling and framing

    Gallery training day, 2025

  • Gallery education intensive

    Arts collective, 2025