Born in 1979 in Kolkata, West Bengal, Soma Das is a contemporary Indian artist who graduated with a First Class in her B.V.A. and M.F.A. in Painting from Rabindra Bharati University in 2007 and 2009 respectively.
Das’s major shows include a duo show, Between Selves and Silhouettes, featuring her work and curated by Adip Dutta, held at Emami Art, Kolkata, in 2022, and Different Facets of Life at Gallery Nakshatra, Kolkata, in 2010.
Some of her group exhibitions include Bengal Nama, curated by Ina Puri at Bikaner
House, New Delhi and presented by Gallery Art Positive, 2022; CIMA Awards Show at CIMA
Gallery, Kolkata, 2015 and 2017; Summer Show CIMA Gallery, Kolkata in 2015 and 2017; Lalit Kala Academy, Kolkata2015; Emami Chisel Art Gallery, Kolkata, 2015; Annual Exhibition
Rajya Charukala Parshad, Kolkata 2014 - 2017; Annual Art Exhibition, Emami Chisel Art Gallery, Kolkata 2014 -2017; Group show organised by Sensorium at Abanindranath Tagore Gallery ICCR, Kolkata, 2014 and 2015; Lalit Kala Akademi Regional Centre, Kolkata, 2015 and 2016; A group show organised by CRY, 2014; Annual Exhibition, Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata, 2010, 2013, and 2015, among several others.
She has participated in multiple art fairs throughout India, including the Arts Acre Art Fair by Sensorium, Kolkata, 2017; Mumbai Art Fair, 2016 and 2018; CIMA Art Fair, Kolkata, 2015; India Art Fair, New Delhi, 2015 and 2020; Art Fair, Chemould Art Gallery, Kolkata in 2015; Art Fair, Aakriti Art Gallery, Kolkata in 2014 and 2015; Art Fair organised by Emami Chisel Art, Kolkata, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, and 2016; and Kala Mela at Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata, in 2009, among others.
Das has participated in the International Artists Residency Exchange Program at Kira A. Princess of Prussia Foundation (Germany, Italy) in collaboration with Emami Art in 2022. She was awarded a Certificate of Merit by the Academy of Fine Arts in 2009 and the State Academy Award in 2008. She recently completed the residency program at the Hampi Art Labs for the October – December (2024) session.
Soma Das lives and works in Kolkata.