Shyamasree Basu(b.1938) studied at Kamala Girl's High School,where she regularly stood first. It was here,that her art teacher-the renowned painter from Paris,Shanu Lahiri induced in her the dream of becoming an artist. In 1955 she joined the Government College of Art & Craft. Among her teachers were Gopal Ghosh, Satyen Ghosal,Rathin Moitra amongst others. Her classmates were Dhiraj Choudhury,Sunil Das,Jogen Chowdhury & Anita Roy Chowdhury,all of whom went on to become renowned artists of the 60's. Through the 70's she visited Europe which enriched her own personal style & she gradually shifted from being a figurative painter to a more abstract style.
She became a member of The Society of Contemporary Artists from 1959-1961 & later joined the Calcutta Painters Group. Along with artists Shanu Lahiri,Karuna Shaha,Santosh Rohatgi & Meera Mukherjee they formed India's first women's artists group called 'The Group'. She held over 18 solo shows in India,Berlin,London,Glasgow,Wurzburg & Santaclara amongst others & in over 50 group shows in India & abroad. In 1960she received the silver medal from the Arts Society,Calcutta,Gold Medal feom the Governor of West Bengal in 1970,President's Gold Medal from AIFACS,New Delhi amongst others.
Her work can be found at AIFACS,The Lalit Kala Akademi,Victoria Memorial,The Indian Navy,HUDCO,Exide Group,Museum of Bengal Modern Art,Kolkata.
Private Collections in London,Glasgow,Paris,Germany,Denmark,Canada,Australia,Singapore,Italy,Honey Kong amongst others.
