Kajal Dass BeckKajal Dass Beck, originally from West Bengal, studied art at the Government Art College inKolkata, and directed the Surañjana School of Art and Craft. While traditional Indian designs isthe subject of her first book, NAVA ALPANA: NEW DECORATIVE DESIGS OF INDIA (2016), she hassince widened her artistic perspective to encompass universal forms of contemplative expressionduring her residence in America. Following a landmark exhibition at the Academy of Fine Artsin Kolkata (1976), she has exhibited her batik and watercolor paintings at galleries in the UnitedStates and Canada, including Loyola University, World Trade Center in New Orleans, Universityof Victoria, British Columbia, LSU Union Gallery, and the New Orleans Museum of Art. Read More Read Less