Chitrakoot Art Gallery
A Timeless Sanctuary of Artistic Excellence
Established in 1984, Chitrakoot Art Gallery, Kolkata’s oldest private commercial gallery, stands as a cultural lodestar on Gariahat Road, weaving a rich tapestry of artistic heritage and contemporary innovation. Renowned for its meticulously curated exhibitions, this venerable institution showcases an eclectic array of paintings and sculptures, from the timeless works of masters like Gaganendranath Tagore, Jamini Roy, and Somnath Hore to the daring visions of emerging talents.
More than a gallery, Chitrakoot is a vibrant crucible of intellectual and aesthetic discourse, fostering a dynamic community of artists, collectors, and scholars over its four-decade legacy. With its elegant, light-filled interiors and a commitment to accessibility through affordable art bazaars and retrospectives of luminaries like Ramkinkar Baij, Chitrakoot remains an enduring beacon of Kolkata’s artistic ethos, inviting all to engage with the transformative power of visual storytelling.
1984
Chitrakoot Art Gallery was born as Kolkata’s first private bastion of artistic splendor, its inaugural exhibition of Jamini Roy and Gaganendranath Tagore’s masterpieces heralding a new era of modernist devotion. This visionary genesis on Gariahat Road captivated collectors and creators, sowing the seeds for a cultural legacy.
2000
Marking the millennium, Chitrakoot solidified its eminence with a profound retrospective of Somnath Hore’s haunting prints and sculptures, while its pioneering affordable art bazaars flung open the gates of aesthetic discovery to all. The gallery emerged as Kolkata’s beating heart of intellectual and artistic communion.
2014
Celebrating three decades, Chitrakoot unveiled “Continuum,” a transcendent exhibition intertwining Ramkinkar Baij’s elemental forms with the vibrant impulses of emerging artists, fostering dialogues across generations. Its mentorship workshops and collaborations with local art schools nurtured a new wave of creative voices.
2024
Chitrakoot’s global resonance radiated through an Indo-Southeast Asian artist exchange, paired with a luminous tribute to Gaganendranath Tagore’s modernist experiments. The annual art fair, a vibrant mosaic of high-end and accessible works, reaffirmed the gallery’s role as a timeless crucible of art’s boundless narrative.