About the Artist
His current photographic project began in 2000 as a study of the ecological and cultural
diversity of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in all four seasons. His vision has since
evolved into a visual exploration of the Arctic ’s connection to larger global issues such as
resource wars, global warming, toxic migration and human rights struggles of the
indigenous northern communities. The artist writes, “the Gwich’in caribou hunting images
embed a tremendous amount of history, philosophy, our treatment of native cultures and
our disconnection to food. They are my strongest works to date.”
Biography
Indian born artist-educator-activist Subhankar Banerjee uses photography to raise awareness about issues that threaten the health and wellbeing of our planet. Since late 2000, all his efforts have been focused on indigenous human rights and land conservation issues in the American Arctic. His photographic work has been instrumental in the ongoing conservation efforts of the ecologically and culturally significant areas of this region. Banerjee's Arctic photographs have been exhibited in nearly forty one-person and group exhibitions in the United States and Europe, and published in over one hundred magazines and newspapers internationally. He is the recipient of many awards for his Arctic work including an inaugural Greenleaf Artist Award from the United Nations Environment Programme and an inaugural Cultural Freedom Fellowship from The Lannan Foundation.
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