Eleena Manik is a talented painter and sculptor from Kolkata She began painting at 16 and after finishing school went on to pursue BFA from Kala Bhavan, Visva Bharati, Santiniketan in 1995 and MFA Kala Bhavan, Visva Bharati, Santiniketan in 1997 Here, she had the opportunity to study under the guidance of various eminent artists including Jogen Chowdhury, Emeritus Somnath Hore, Ms Reba Hore, and Prof KG Subramanian

She was greatly influenced by the European masters and the 19th-century modernists early on in her career Through her art, she has depicted her inner being and the trials and tribulations faced by working women around her Her works are most often expressionistic in style through which she expresses her thoughts on death and decay via her subjects Eleena has worked on diverse mediums and materials like monochrome oils, charcoal, plywood, canvas, and tempera on paper and has cast sculptures in bronze

During her academic years, she won several scholarships like the National Scholarship (1994-97) and Junior Fellowship (1997-99) from the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Culture, Government of India The artist has been honoured with several awards including the President of India’s Silver Plaque (1996) and the Governor’s Gold Medal (1996) from the Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata Eleena has showcased her work at 23 solo exhibitions in different cities of India and abroad including New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, London, Glasgow, Moscow, and more