Abir Karmakar (b.1977, Siliguri, India) focuses on the reality in front of him. Painting scenes from the domestic to the outside world, Karmakar's wide-ranging style captures the subtleties of everyday life. The artist's recent works are often life-sized, and contrary to his early-career self portraits, are frequently notably devoid of a figure.
Karmakar received his Bachelor of Visual Arts in Painting from Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata, and his Masters in Painting from the Faculty of Fine Arts, M.S. University, Baroda. He participated in the 3rd edition of the Kochi Muziris Biennale, Kerala (2016), while his works have been part of prominent group exhibitions such as 20/20 Artists for Khoj, Khoj International Artists' Association, New Delhi (2018). His solo exhibitions include Displacement, curated by Birgid Uccia at Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke, Mumbai (2017), Here Everything is Fine at Galleryske, New Delhi (2019-20), Everyday (2022), and Passage (2023) also at Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke, Mumbai. Karmakar recently exhibited Night Jar, the artist’s fourth solo exhibition at Aicon Contemporary.
Karmakar currently lives and works in Baroda, India.