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Exhibition guide

Ishita Bose

Painter and printmaker working with oil, ink and linocut

Kolkata, West Bengal

Open to residencies and studio roles

On view at ourdigitalplatform.com/ishita-bose

01 Statement

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.

02 Works on view

  1. Tram Depot, Evening, 2025

    Oil on canvas

    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.

  2. Rooftop Laundry, 2025

    Linocut

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

    Edition of twelve

  3. Tea Shop Studies, 2024

    Gouache

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

    A5 sheets

  4. Found Paper Diary, 2024

    Ink and collage

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

    Artist book

03 Biography

2025

Group exhibition, final-year show, College gallery, Kolkata

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

Studio assistant, A printmaking studio, Kolkata

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

04 Materials

Painting

Oil, Gouache, Ink wash

Printmaking

Linocut, Monotype, Screen printing

Practice

Life drawing, Colour mixing, Framing and installation

05 Study

  • BA Fine Arts, Painting

    College of Fine Arts, Kolkata, 2023 to 2026

    Studio practice in painting, printmaking and art history.

  • Printmaking workshop

    Community art centre, 2024

  • Art handling and framing

    Gallery training day, 2025

  • Gallery education intensive

    Arts collective, 2025