Born in 1992 in Ranchi, India, Ujjal Dey is a contemporary textile artist pursuing a doctorate from Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan. He graduated from Kala Bhavana, Santiniketan, with a B.F.A. and an M.F.A. in textile and design in 2015 and 2017, respectively.
Dey’s recent solo shows include Dawn to Dusk: A Silent Symphony, Emami Art, 2024 and a Solo Project held at the Cromwell Place, London, UK, in 2023. His works have been displayed at various exhibitions in India and internationally including Transforming Traditions at the InKo Centre, Chennai 2024; Fragments of Our Time, curated by Uthra Rajgopal at the British Textile Biennial, UK in 2023; International Fiber Arts of Time at Nandan Gallery, Kala Bhavana, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, 2022; GOONJ: An Abstract Continuum, curated by Jesal Thacker at Coomaraswamy Hall, CSMVS, Mumbai in 2022; 100 YUVA SAMBHAVA, by Raza Foundation, a show of 100 young artists of India curated by Akhilesh and Manish Pushkale in 2022; Retinoblastoma: An Artistic Expression, an online exhibition at L.V Prasad Eye Institute in 2021; DEPARTURE conceptualized by Prasanta Sahu at Ganges Art Gallery, Kolkata, 2020; Young Santiniketan Artist Exhibition at SSVAD, Santiniketan, 2019; the Annual Exhibition at Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata in 2018 and The Shape of Things, curated by Ushmita Sahu at Ganges Art Gallery, Kolkata, 2017; among many others Dey’s works have also been shown at Art Dusseldorf 2023 and India Art Fair 2023, 2024. He participated in the International Art Workshop at Kala Bhavana, Visva-Bharati in 2022; In-Field Studio, a collaborative art, architecture and performance workshop at Kheledanga village, Amar Kutir, Santiniketan, 2017; Malaysian Batik workshop at Tagoreland Batik village, Phuldanga, Santiniketan and Patkar Painting workshop at Kala Bhavana, Visva-Bharati, 2016 and Tana – Bana, a workshop on natural fabrics and handlooms in India at Sambhaavnaa Institute, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh in 2015.
He was awarded the Certificate of Appreciation for Textile at the Young Santiniketan Artists’ Exhibition, Santiniketan Society of Visual Art and Design in 2019 and is the recipient of the Junior Fellowship (2018-2019) and the National Scholarship (2016) by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India.
Ujjal Dey lives and works in Santiniketan, West Bengal.