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{{short description|Indian watercolour painter (born 1952)}}
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{{Infobox artist
| name = Samir Mondal <br/> সমীর মণ্ডল
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| caption = Samir Mondal at his studio in Mumbai
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1952|03|13}}<ref name=hindu12/>
| birth_place = [[North 24 Parganas district]], West Bengal
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| nationality ={{flagicon|India}} Indian
| field = [[watercolour painting]]
| training =[[Government College of Art & Craft, Kolkata]]
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| website = {{url|http://www.samirmondal.com/}}
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'''Samir Mondal''' ({{lang-bn|'''সমীর মণ্ডল'''}}) (born 13 March 1952) is an Indian [[watercolour painter]].<ref name=tele05/> His main contribution to Indian art of modern times is a continual revival of watercolour painting.<ref>[http://www.cymroza.com/theartist.php?aid=96 Samir Mondal Bio-Data, Cymroza Art Gallery ] the Official website.</ref>

==Early life and education==
Born in Balti, a small village in [[North 24 Parganas district]], West Bengal, Mondal graduated in fine arts from the [[Government College of Art & Craft, Kolkata]] in 1975.<ref name=tele05>{{cite news |title=Painting memories |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050205/asp/weekend/story_4313311.asp |newspaper=The Telegraph|quote=Samir Mondal is one of the country's most talented and successful watercolour artists.. |date=5 February 2005 |access-date=21 February 2013}}</ref><ref name=bio/> Thereafter he went to Germany for higher studies.<ref>{{cite web |title= Profile: Samir Mondal|url=http://www.theartstrust.com/artistprofile.aspx?artistid=55&name=Samir%20Mondal |publisher=The Arts Trust|access-date=21 February 2013}}</ref>

==Personal life==
He married to Madhumita in 1980. They have two children, Somak and Sohini.<ref name=tele05/> He lives and works in [[Goregaon]] West, [[Mumbai]].<ref name=bio>{{cite web |title=Profile |url=http://www.samirmondal.com/about.htm |publisher=Official website }}</ref>

==Career==
Mondal started his solo career in 1980, and after a brief stay in Bangalore, settled in Bombay (now Mumbai).<ref name=tele05/> Here by 1987, he was illustrating political cartoons in water colour for noted magazine ''[[Illustrated Weekly of India]]''.<ref name=dna12>{{cite news |title=Sexy at 60: Flowery treat by Samir Mondal |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_sexy-at-60-flowery-treat-by-samir-mondal_1666599 |publisher=[[DNA (newspaper)|DNA]] |date=24 March 2012 }}</ref>

Over the past four decades he has done solo and group exhibitions in India and abroad.<ref name=tele05/> These include, National Art exhibition of [[Lalit Kala Akademi]] (Delhi), ‘Freedom of Expression’ and ‘Tribute to [[Mother Teresa]]’ by [[RPG Enterprises]], 100 Years of [[Indian Cinema]], People for Animals, ‘Art with a Heart’ at [[National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai]], ‘Celebrations-97’ at Napa Art Gallery, Nepal, ‘Confluence’ at Art Connoisseur Gallery, London and Gallery Asiana, New York in collaboration with Gallery Sumukha, Bangalore.<ref name=dna12/> .Another exhibition titled "6x10" featuring his 60 paintings of flowers, held at the Jamaat Art Gallery in Colaba, Mumbai.<ref name="hindu12">{{cite news|date=17 March 2012|title=Showcase: Say it with flowers|newspaper=The Hindu|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/magazine/showcase-say-it-with-flowers/article3001816.ece|access-date=21 February 2013|quote=..one of India’s finest contemporary artists ..}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Debarati S Sen|date=22 March 2012|title=Artist Samir Mondal turns 60|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-22/people/31224337_1_colours-paintings-exhibition|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411033816/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-22/people/31224337_1_colours-paintings-exhibition|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 April 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=21 February 2013}}</ref>[[File:Samir-mondal-watercolor-painting-monsoon.jpg |260px|thumb|Monsoon]]

[[File:Samir-mondal-watercolor-mother-teresa.jpg |260px|thumb|Mother Teresa]]

Another notable work includes painting for the 2007 Hindi film, ''[[Taare Zameen Par]]'', Mondal painted two watercolour paintings which characters Ishaan and Nikumbh, played by [[Darsheel Safary]] and [[Aamir Khan]] respectively<ref>{{IMDb name|3222197}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Aamir Khan, the art lover|url=http://inhome.rediff.com/movies/2008/feb/04look.htm |publisher=Rediff Movies |date=4 February 2008 }}</ref>

==Awards==
* Awards: 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974 [[Government College of Art & Craft, Kolkata]]
* Awards: 1978, 1983 Best Painting Award 'All India' – [[Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata]]
* Awards: 1979, 1983 West Bengal State Academy, Kolkata
* Award: 1986 [[AIFACS]] all India Exhibition, New Delhi <ref name="aifacs.org.in">http://www.aifacs.org.in/ an independent arts organisation in India, the Official website.</ref>
* Award: 1995 A.P.Council of Artists, Hyderabad

== References ==
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==External links==
* [http://www.samirmondal.com/ Official website]
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[[Category:People from North 24 Parganas district]]
[[Category:Bengali male artists]]
[[Category:Indian watercolourists]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian painters]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian painters]]
[[Category:Painters from West Bengal]]

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