Somnath Sarkar (b. 1994, Nadia, West Bengal) completed his BFA, Painting, Bengal Fine Arts College, Indira Kala Sangit Vishwavidyalaya, West Bengal, 2017, and MFA, Printmaking, Indira Kala Sangit Vishwavidyalaya, Chhattisgarh, 2020.

His works have been exhibited in group shows at Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata, 2015, 2018, 2021; Ashutosh Art Gallery, Kolkata, 2016; ICCR Art Gallery, Kolkata, 2017; IKSVV, Khairagarh, 2019; Galeria e Artit Tirane, Albania, 2022; University of Caldas, Manizales, Colombia, 2020; Korean Nature Artists’ Association, South Korea, 2020; Round Lemon Art Group, UK, 2020; Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra, Assam, 2022; Kalasrot Art Gallery, Lucknow, 2022; Kerala Lalit Kala Akademi Art Gallery, 2022; Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Kolkata, 2022; and Nine Fish Art Gallery, Mumbai, 2023, 2024. He has been awarded the Shilpa Ratna, Kolkata, 2016 & 2017; LKK Award of Photography, Assam, 2022; 63rd National Exhibition of Art, New Delhi, 2023; and Prafulla Dahanukar Bronze Award, Mumbai, 2025. He has attended residencies at Lalit Kala Akademi, Lucknow, 2021–22; Nine Fish Art Gallery, Mumbai, 2023; I.P.E.P, Maharashtra, 2024; and Dot Line Foundation, Mumbai, 2024. He was selected for the Lalit Kala Akademi Garhi Scholarship, 2021-22.

Somnath’s practice is rooted in printmaking and painting, where he experiments with materiality and form while navigating between traditional techniques and contemporary visual languages. Incorporating discarded elements like plastic and fibreglass in his process, he pushes the boundaries of printmaking by portraying the resilience of nature and humankind. With a sustainable outlook, his printmaking subverts conventional narratives and creates immersive and thought-provoking artworks.

Somnath lives and works in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.