Karna Puri’s images and ideas seem to spring from the deep recesses of the mind, thereby working with minimal intervention of a personalised, individual artist in the act of creating a piece of art. It is more an outpouring where the creation of his work is undertaken in a state of meditative connect with his inner being, where the artist and his work meld into a singularity, uncontrived and spontaneous. He believes that “to paint is to meditate!”
Karna Puri, born Calcutta in 1955, currently lives and works in Dehradun.
Education:
- ISCE, St Augustine’s School, Kalimpong, Darjeeling, India—1971
- 5-Year Diploma—Drawing & Painting, Govt. College of Art, Calcutta, India—1979 (Deemed to be equivalent to an Honours/Post Graduate Degree by the Directorate of Public Instruction, Govt. of West Bengal, India)
- Bachelor of Arts, English, Calcutta University—1979
Professional experience
- Aug 2018 to Jan 2019: Visiting Faculty, Dept. of Visual Arts, Graphic Era Hill University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand
- Mar 2018 to July 2018: I.C. Visual Art, (Part-time), Unschool, Dehradun, Uttarakhand
- Oct 2017 to Feb 2018: Head of Creativity, The Plenum School, Nahan, Himachal Pradesh
- Sept 2003 to Jan 2016: Head of Dept., Visual Art & Design, Welham Boys’ School, Dehradun, Uttarakhand
- Dec 2002 to Aug 2003: Head of Dept., Visual Art Pathways World School, Gurgaon (NCR Delhi)
- Nov 2001 to Dec2002: Head of Dept., Visual Art, The Selaqui World School. Dehradun. Uttarakhand
- Sept.1995 to Oct 2001: Senior Teacher, Visual Art, The Assam Valley School, Assam
- Dec.1986 to May 1987: Art Teacher, Senior Wing, Army Public School, New Delhi
- Dec.1985 to Oct.1986: Textile Designer J. P. Export, New Delhi
- Oct.1984 to Nov.1985: F. O. Trainee Taj Palace Hotel, New Delhi.
- Mar.1982 to Sept.1984: Art Teacher, Senior School St. Thomas’ Church School, Calcutta
- Dec.1978 to Dec.1981: Proprietor Textile Designing & Printing Unit, Calcutta
Personal Details
- Date of birth: January 9, 1955.
- I speak fluent English, Hindi, Bengali and Nepali
- My main areas of interest are art, spirituality, music, camping, trekking, botany, birding and cooking.
