b. 1958
Ajit Seal did his Diploma in painting from Guwahati College and
later he joined the Garhi Studio in Delhi, working there from
1981 to 1983. After Garhi Studio, Seal did his Post-Diploma
from the Department of Printmaking in Kala Bhavan in 1983
and joined the Government College of Art and Craft in Assam
as a lecturer. He is currently teaching in the Department of
Printmaking in Kala Bhavan. Here he has introduced platography,
a medium previously unexplored by the artists and students
working at Santiniketan. He has participated in numerous
exhibitions, workshops and camps and his works are handled
by several galleries in India and abroad. He lives and works in
Santiniketan.