Kamal Mitra (b. 1962) graduated in Painting from the Government College of Art and Craft, Kolkata (1989), and did his Post-Graduate Diploma in Graphic Art from Kala Bhavan, Vishwa Bharati University, Shantiniketan. His artworks explore reflective, introverted emotions through the human body, using repetition as a tool for visual emphasis and muted tones with bursts of colour. He has participated in shows in Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi, Bangalore, Nagpur, Chandigarh and the International Print Biennial in Bhopal. He has received recognition from the Information Centre, Kolkata; awards in graphic art from the Government College of Art and Craft, Kolkata; Award National Cultural Scholarship from the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, among others.