Abir Karmakar (b. 1977, Siliguri, India) holds a BFA in Painting from the Rabindra Bharati University, Calcutta (2001) and an MFA in Painting from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda (2003). He was awarded The Harmony Award in 2007 and the prestigious Gold Medal for Painting from the Faculty of Fine Arts, M.S. University in 2003.