Born in Bengal in 1937.He studied at the Government College of Arts and Crafts, Calcutta. An immensely gifted artist and print maker, Shaw's work is notable for its smooth synthesis of disparate stylistic elements to produce a simple, yet sophisticated result. Since 1956 Shaw has exhibited his works widely both in India and abroad including at the 11 British Biennale, London 1970, VII Paris Biennale 197 1, X Ljubljana Biennale 1973, Norwegian Print Biennale 1974,1978, World Biennale of Graphic Art, London, Baghdad, 1980, 11 Asian Art Biennale, Bangladesh 1984, Whiteley's London 1996.His works are to be found in the permanent collections of the National Museum of Modem Art, New Delhi, The Birla Academy, Calcutta, and Art Forum, Singapore.