Shuvaprasannawas born in 1947, studied at the Indian College of Art in Calcutta. He is a painter, printmaker, educator, writer and an art activist all in one. 

The iconic figures of Radha, Krishna and Doorga in Shuvaprasanna’s icon series works have a lyrical expression with contemporary representations. Shuvaprasanna is the recipient of several awards including the AIFACS, State Lalit Kala Academy and Birla Academy Awards. He has attended numerous workshops and artists residencies, and has also written on matters of art and issues of social concern and his art has been exhibited in over 50 solo and group shows in various Indian cities and around the world including the Biennales at Bangladesh, Havana and Ankara and VII Triennale India. He was an active member of the ‘Calcutta Painters’ group. His works are featured in the collections of National Gallery of Modern Art, Lalit Kala Academy and College of Art, New Delhi; and several Individual and Institutional collections in India and abroad.