Born in 1958, Bardhman Bengal, Subrato graduated from Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan and completed his MFA in print making. He had the privilege of being mentored by master printmakers like Somnath Hore, Sanat Kar and Lalu Shah.

Subrato believes that print making is not just an art of transferring ink on paper, but it is also a combination of tactile (sculpture) on the one hand and painting on the other. Due to this belief, he developed a new technique with the help of polymer materials, using which he creates a block and then takes the print by the viscosity process.

In his own words, “Existence, Individuality, and Devotion lie between love, duty, and self interest.”

Subrato received numerous awards for his works: Kalavid Samman by Lalit Kala Akademi 2003; Rajasthan Lalit Kala Akademi, Grand prize; 9th international print art Biennial Bharat Bhavana Bhopal 2011; Kala Mela award Jaipur 2004/2011; All India drawing biennial award group solid; and Punjab Lalit Kala Academy Chandigarh 1994, State award from Rajasthan Lalit Kala Academy in 2019, Maharaja Swai Pratap singh award by City Palace museum Jaipur 2017.

Subrato has participated in many group shows and solo shows. He actively participated in India and abroad in art camps and shows: 13th international biennale print exhibition Taiwan; German east Asiatic society Tokyo Japan; International biennale print exhibition Bhopal India; Art exhibition organized by Lalit Kala Akademi; All India drawing biennale Jaipur, India; Festival in USA; All India annual exhibition organized by Academy of Fine Arts, Birla Academy Kolkata.

His works are in many public and private art collections: National Museum of fine arts Taiwan; Jawahar Kala Kendra Jaipur; and private collections in Greece, Bangladesh, Taiwan, Germany, USA.