Shyamal Dutta Ray studied at the Government College of Arts and Crafts, Calcutta from 1950-55. He is regarded as a master watercolorist and is also a founding member of the Society of Contemporary Artists. Experience: Shyamal Dutta Ray's body of work constitutes a major turning point in the history of the Bengal school of art. His melancholic and pensive works reflect the contradictions of life around him. His works have been exhibited in Mumbai, Delhi, Calcutta, and Bangalore. He has participated in international shows such as the Third World Biennale of Graphics, London, and the Havana Biennale, Cuba, to mention a few.