Mukta Chakravarty

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Mukta Chakravarty
Mukta Chakravarty

Mukta Chakravarty alias Mouni Mukta is a visual artist who has got an immense passion for cultivating creative ideas and adding value to the British creative industry. Her study mostly explores cultural, socio-political and environmental issues. Mukta completed a Fine arts degree from Shanto-Mariam University Bangladesh and started working as a freelance artist. In Bangladesh, her paintings were critically acclaimed in six exhibitions including Young Art 2012 & Woman’s Violence 2011 supported by UNAID. She also worked with Italian artist Anamaria Gelmi, Mara University Malaysia & German Niederrhein University. In 2013, Mukta moved to the UK. At the new environment, she was craving to go back to the arts and started exploring her vision of creative work in the wider community. In 2014, she worked with local arts groups and got an opportunity to work for ‘London Bhaiskhi Mela 2016’ organised by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.Mukta accomplished a daylong watercolour workshop for 25 students of a local art school named Satyensen school of performing arts in July 2014. In September 2017 Mukta run a workshop for a local Diaspora organization called SBLA and in October 2018 she carried out another workshop for children organized by Sanatan Association.

In 2017, Mukta started preparing her solo exhibition ‘Tribeni: the rhythm of water’ that was accepted for a month-long exhibition on the SBD festival 2019 jointly funded by LBTH, Queen Mary University of London, ACE and Eton UK. The huge response of the exhibition titled ‘Tribeni’ initiated a new dimension on her creative thoughts.
In this current COVID19 pandemic, Mukta adapted the uncertain situation & utilised every possibility including ACE fund in her creations to execute a project titled ‘Stay A[live] with fine arts’ Along with her own activities Mukta is working to give her input into the local Diaspora groups group as a guest instructor. Mukta also served as a guest judge to evaluate an art competition organized by Bangladesh High Commission, London in February 2020
November 2020-April 2021 Mukta’s six months long solo project titled ‘Canvas Story: Narrating British Bangladeshi Cultural heritage to enhance cultural resilience’ was supported by ACE national lottery project grant. Canvas story was inaugurated by local MP Mr Sam Tarry and already garnered a warm reception from the wider audience, therefore, Mukta and her canvas story were featured on Ilford recorder and some other news portals immediately.
In May 2021 Mukta’s painting on Bhatiali of Bengal was commissioned by National lottery Heritage fund, where she developed an innovative audio visual incorporating fine arts, music and the mystic story of Bhatiali, the ancient musical heritage of Bengal.

Exhibitions :

Bhatiali Chatra Galpo- 2021
Digital Arts Project on British Bangladeshi cultural heritage supported by National Lottery Heritage fund.

Canvas Story: Narrating British Bangladeshi Cultural heritage to enhance cultural resilience’ 2020-2021
An innovative digital fine arts project on British Bangladeshi cultural heritage, supported by Arts council England

Stay Alive with Fine Arts -2020
Digital Arts Project supported by Arts Council England

Tribeni : The Rhythm of Water -2019
Brady Arts Centre Gallery, London, UK
Month long solo exhibition supported by Arts council England, Queen Mary University of London, London Borough of Tower Hamlet

‘Young Art’ Jan 2012
Trishal, Mymensingh, Bangladesh

Annual Art Exhibition Oct 2011
Shanto-Mariam University of Creative Technology, Bangladesh
Received prize: Best Discipline

‘Woman’s Violence’ Sep 2011
Zainul Art Gallery, Dhaka University, Bangladesh
Exhibition sponsored by UNIAID

Watercolour Exhibition 2010
Creative Destination, Uttara, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Exhibition and workshop conducted by Lokesh Ghosh organised by Shanto-Mariam University of Creative Technology

‘Prospects of Bangladesh in Product Design & Development’ 2009
Creative Destination, Uttara, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Two weeklong exhibition and a week-long workshop on Marketing prospects of Bangladesh in product design and development organised by Shanto-Mariam University of Creative Technology and Niederrhein University of Applied Science, Germany

‘Art to Wear’ 2009
Shanto-Mariam University of Creative Technology, Bangladesh
A week long exhibition and workshop organised by Shanto-Mariam University of Creative Technology and MARA University of Technology, Malaysia

Exhibition with Annamaria Gelmi 2008
Creative Destination, Uttara, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Two week long Exhibition and four days long workshop conducted by Italian artist Annamaria Gelmi and Shanto-Mariam University of Creative Technology.

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