Probir Gupta (b. 1960, Kolkata) is an artist and activist based in New Delhi. He obtained his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Government College of Arts and Crafts, Kolkata, in 1981, and studied at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, in 1982-87. Probir’s practice spans painting, sculpture, and installation, developing layered visual languages of resistance that draw on history, world economy, cinema, media, and mythology to address the urgencies of the present. His first solo exhibition in France was held at Caen (Normandie, 1984), followed by a significant exhibition at Palais Des Beaux-Arts (Brussels, 1986). His solo exhibitions include Probir Gupta: Migrants in the Museum, presented by Anant Art (New Delhi, 2025), Room Full of Mirrors, Anant Art in collaboration with Emami Art (Kolkata, 2022), Family is Plural, curated by Shaheen Merali, Anant Art at Bikaner House (New Delhi, 2019). Probir has also been a part of significant biennales, including the Kochi-Muziris Biennale (Kochi, 2018-19) and the Busan Biennale (Busan, 2016), apart from seminal curated group presentations such as Cloak and Dagger: India’s Fictional Times, curated by Shaheen Merali (Art Centre Zuzeum, Latvia, 2021) and The Empire Strikes Back (Saatchi Gallery, London, 2010), and India Xianzai: Contemporary Indian Art (Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Shanghai, 2009).