Born in 1980, Prajjwal Choudhury graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Visual Arts in Painting from the Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata in 2003, and went on to complete his Masters in Visual Arts in Printmaking from Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda, in 2006. He continued his relationship with the institution as a Visiting Lecturer with the Faculty of Fine Arts from 2011-2012. Chowdhury’s forte lies in transforming quotidian objects into mesmerising works of art. He works extensively with matchboxes, making allusions to a wide range of artists and their works, including Andy Warhol, Picasso, Damien Hirst, Marcel Duchamp, Salvador Dali, Dhruva Mistry, Jitish Kallat, Subodh Gupta and Atul Dodiya. Each creation is composed of a plethora of visuals and colours, drawing the viewer to reinterpret the use and aesthetics of everyday objects.

Chowdhury has been conferred with a number of prestigious awards, including the H.K. Kejriwal Young Artist Award, 2012; Seoksu Art Project – Asia Arts Link (AAL), organized by SAP, 2011; ‘Emerging Asian Artist Award’, Art Gwangju, South Korea, 2010; and ‘Asia Pacific Artists Fellowship’ with a six-month residency in National Art Studio, Goyang, National Museum of South Korea, 2010.

His first solo exhibition, ‘Drift’, took place at Project 88, Mumbai, in 2008. Selected group exhibitions, participations and fairs include ‘Making History’, part of the Colombo Art Biennale 2014; ‘Square is just a Shape’, Art Cinnamon, Hong Kong, 2013; ‘5th India Art Fair,’ Latitude 28 booth, New Delhi, 2013; ‘Slipping through the Cracks’, curated by Meera Menezes, Latitude 28, New Delhi, 2012; ‘4th India Art Fair’, Latitude 28 booth, New Delhi, 2012; ‘Art:Gwangju:12’, Latitude 28 booth, 2012; ‘Style File – 11 & 12’, Kolkata and New Delhi, 2011 and 2012; ‘Continuum: Encapsulating Contemporary Indian Art’ by Latitude 28 and Art Cinnamon, Singapore, 2011; ‘The Annual Show: Two Years of Latitude 28,’ Latitude 28, New Delhi, 2012; ‘Other Anecdotes’, curated by Ruchika’s Art Gallery and Niyatee Shindee, Space@SCION, Los Angeles, 2011; ‘3rd India Art Summit,’ Latitude 28 booth, New Delhi, 2011; ‘Notes on (Dis)appearance of the Real’, curated by M. Vari & A. Lodaya, Stainless Steel Art Gallery, New Delhi, 2010; ‘Digifesta, Speed of Earth - Media Art Festival’, Gwangju Biennial Hall, South Korea, 2010; ‘India Awakens, Under the Banyan Tree,’ curated by Dr. Alka Pande, Essl Museum, Vienna, 2010; ‘Re-claim/Re-cite/Re-cycle’ curated by Bhavna Kakar, Bose Pacia, Kolkata, 2009; ‘2nd India Art Summit,’ Latitude 28 and Project 88 booth, New Delhi, 2009; and ‘Re-claim/Re-cite/Re-cycle’ presented by Seven Art and Latitude 28, Travancore House, New Delhi, 2009.

The artist lives and works in Vadodara, Gujarat, India.