Dipali Bhattacharya is a practising artist and social activist. An alumna of the Government College of Art and Craft, Calcutta, she taught painting at several institutions before retiring as the officer-in-charge of her alma mater. She has held several solo exhibitions and been a part of numerous significant group shows both in India as well as overseas and her works are to be found in many important public and private collections. A committed social activist, her social conscience informs her creative output. She lives and works in Calcutta, India.