Biography

Nitin Dutt was born and brought up in his hometown of Chandigarh. He earned his BFA in sculpture from Govt. College of Art, Chandigarh and MFA in Plastic Arts from Department of Plastic Arts, Faculty of Visual Arts, Banaras Hindu University. He received a fellowship in 2000 to pursue post graduation in sculpture from Michigan State University. In addition, he has also studied architecture from University of Toronto. On his return to India in 2010, he taught Visual Arts at School of Planning & Architecture, Chitkara University – Punjab for almost five years. At Present he teaches at the Department of Plastic Arts, Faculty of Visual Arts, Banaras Hindu University as Assistant Professor of Sculpture.
He has won awards constituted by Punjab Lalit Kala Akademi, Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi, AIFACS, and international accolade such as All University Excellence in Diversity Recognition Award (MSU), Graduate Students International Travel Grant, and Special College Research Abroad Money Fellowship. He has so far six solo exhibitions to his credit. He has exhibited in various group shows in India and North America and has been invited to attend various artist workshops, symposiums, camps, and conferences. His work is part of government at private collection in India and North America.

Education

2007-08 - M.Arch. I, John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design, University of Toronto.

2000-03 - MFA (Sculpture), Department of Art & Art History, Michigan State University.

1998-00-MFA (Plastic Art), Faculty of Visual Arts, Banaras, Hindu University, Varanasi, India.

1994-98 -BFA (Sculpture), Government College of Arts, Punjab, University, Chandigarh, India..

Awards and Grants

2000-02 Teaching Fellowship, Department of Art& Art History, Michigan State University.

2002 All University Excellence in Diversity Recognition Award, Michigan State University.

2002 Graduate Students International Travel Grant, International Studies Program in conjunction with Graduate School, Michigan State University.

2002 Special College Research Abroad Fellowship, College of Arts and Letters, Michigan State University.

2000 Gold Medal, Faculty of Visual Arts, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.

1998 1st Place in Sculpture, Artist Under 30 Years, Regional Art Exhibition, Chandigarh Lalit kala Akademi and Lalit kala Akademi, New Delhi, India.

1997 Best Sculpture in Show, All India Fine Arts and Craft Society, New Delhi, Chandigarh Chapter.

1994 Best Painting in Show, Punjab Lalit kala Akademi, under 30 years category, Chandigarh, India.

Solo Shows and Performance

2011 Exhibition of Wood Constructions & Drawings at Art Gallery Alliance Francaise, Chandigarh, India.

2002 Diaspora, Displacement and Dilemma of Maintaining an Identity, Art Gallery Alliance Francaise, Chandigarh, India.

2002 Sun, Moon, Orange, Blue & Triangle- II, Exhibition of Drawings at Artfolio, Chandigarh, India Apple Series, Gallery Ganga Tat, Varanasi, India.

2000 When I met myself (river piece), Performance Installation at Samne Ghat Varanasi, India.

1998 My Diary, Government Museum and Fine Art Gallery, Chandigarh, India.

Group Shows

2010, 1998, Annual Art Exhibition, Chandigarh Lalit kala Akademi, (invited section).

2009-10 “Change Exchange”, two man show, Tamarind Art Gallery, New York. (Two Person)

2003 MFA Show, Kresge Art Museum, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.

2003 Consumption, Jane Speaks gallery, Detroit, Michigan.

2002 Repeat Offenders, Department of Art, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.

2002 Hyphenation,The Otherwise Gallery, Lansing, Michigan.

2001 Trans, Department of Art, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin.

2000 Unrelated Fragment, Department of Art & Art History, Michigan State University, East Lansing Michigan.

1999 Myself, ABC Art Gallery, Varanasi, India. (Two Person)

1998 Young Artist Association, Chandigarh, India.