Born in 1952 in Tamluk, West Bengal, Paresh Hazra is a senior contemporary visual artist whose practice spans over five decades. A graduate of the Government College of Art & Craft, Calcutta (First Class), he later completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Art Education (1980). Paresh Hazra’s highly distinctive visual language blends narrative figuration, symbolic motifs, and textured surfaces inspired by India’s cultural traditions. Over the years, he has experimented with various mediums, including egg tempera, gouache, and most recently, mixed media and collage work.
Since the early 1980s, Paresh Hazra has held more than 50 solo exhibitions across India, USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, and the Middle East, building an impressive international collector base. Notable collectors of his work include Bill Clinton, Steve Jobs, Toronto University (Canada), National Gallery of Modern Art (New Delhi), Lalit Kala Akademi (New Delhi), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Govt. of India), Archaeological Museum of Karnataka, and Maruti Udyog (New Delhi).
Paresh’s works express stories of human relationships, community memory, and the quiet poetry of everyday life. Recognised for his masterful craft and storytelling through colours, Paresh’s paintings evoke a sense of warmth, nostalgia, and cultural identity.
The artist divides his time between Bangalore, India and the USA, continuing to create and exhibit actively.