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Ishita Bose

Painter and printmaker working with oil, ink and linocut

Kolkata, West Bengal · Open to residencies and studio roles

Preface

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.

Works

  1. I2025

    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. II2025

    Rooftop Laundry

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

    Edition of twelve

    Linocut

  3. III2024

    Tea Shop Studies

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

    A5 sheets

    Gouache

  4. IV2024

    Found Paper Diary

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

    Artist book

    Ink and collage

Chapters

  1. Group exhibition, final-year show

    College gallery, Kolkata, 2025

    • Showed four oil paintings and a set of linocuts.
  2. Studio assistant

    A printmaking studio, Kolkata, December 2024 to February 2025

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

Crafts

Painting

  • Oil
  • Gouache
  • Ink wash

Printmaking

  • Linocut
  • Monotype
  • Screen printing

Practice

  • Life drawing
  • Colour mixing
  • Framing and installation

Learning

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