- 1957 Born, New Delhi
- First year- painting Weisensee Kunst Hochschule, Berlin, Germany
- 1976-81 B.F.A Painting & Printmaking-Delhi College of Art
- 1979-80 Guest student in Print making, College of Art. Santiago, Chile
- 1981-82 Research Fellowship- Delhi College of Art
- Research Grant -Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
- 1984-85 French Govt. Scholarship -Printmaking, Ecole Des Beaux Arts. Paris, France
- 1990-92 Junior Fellowship in Printmaking and Painting, Ministry of Human Resources Development, New Delhi
- 1986-2005 Lecturer at College of Art, New Delhi
- 1990-91 Visiting Faculty Member at School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi
- 1993 British Council Grant to visit Art Institutions in London and study Contemporary Art Trends
- 2016 / 2024 Presentations of my works at University of Connecticut, School Of Art Institue of Chicago (SAIC); Mills College,Berkely, California, USA School of Art, Art History & Design, University of IOWA
- 2019-21 Senior Fellowship, Ministry of Culture, New Delhi
- Held several solo shows in major cities of India, Japan , Australia ,Germany and Nepal. Participated in various prestigious exhibitions like National Exhibition, India; Print Biennales in Bhopal, Ljubljana, Frenchen, Bradford. Women artist show in Mills College, Berkely, USA; “Tiger by the Tail “- Boston and Rutgers ,USA and several others.
- Recipient of Award from Bradford International Print Biennale ,UK (1985 ) ; Women’s All India,AIFACS , India (1986 ); Award Sahitya Kala Parishad Award ,India (1988 ); Yuva Mahotsava Award (1989); Honoured “Woman Achiever” by Cancer Patient Aid Association (2011); BC Sanyal Award for dedicated Teacher from Collage of Arts (2011); “Raja Ravi Verma Chitrakar Samman Samaroh Award by Ministry of Culture and Megh Mandal Sansthan (2022)
- Attended art camps and workshops in Switzerland, Australia, Singapore, China, Fukuoka Art Museum ,Japan; Mauritius, Kathmandu, Nepal and many cities all over in India
Her works are in collection of
- National gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi,India; Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, New Delhi; Mumbai International Airport; Lawerence Gallery, Santiago, Chile; British Museum, London, UK; Ecole Des Beaux Arts, Paris, France; Fukuoka ,Museum, Japan; Museum of Sacred Arts, Belgium; Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi; Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi; Chandigarh Museum, India; Art Heritage, New Delhi; ArtsAcre, Kolkata; Madhavan Museum, Kochii, Kerela and Private collection in India and abroad.
- On Judging Panel
- 1997- Inlakhs Foundation
- 1998 – Charles Wallace Scholarship
- 2017 58th National All India Art Exhibition ,Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
- 2019 – 2022 Member of Advisory committee ,NGMA,New Delhi (2019-2022) and 2nd Print Biennale,Lalit Kala Akademi,New Delhi ( 2021)
- 2023 – “Art for Hope” organized by Hyundai
- 2024 – “Upcoming Women Printmakers” exhibition at NGMA, New Delhi
- Email: kanchder2@gmail.com
website-www.kanchansartworks.net