Ashoke Mullick was born in 1957, Calcutta. He graduated with first class in fine arts from the Govt College of Arts & Crafts, Calcutta-1981 He was awarded Cultural Scholarship by Department of Culture, Government of India, 1981-82 under Bikash Bhattacherjee. Also studied at College of Visual Art, Kolkata, under Shuvaprasanna.

Ashoke has participated in several exhibitions and his work has been collected by various galleries, museums and other private collectors.

Ashoke is thought of as one of the leading painters of the Bengal School of Art. His paintings include a strong focus on the ordinary person more specifically womankind and the contradictions it faces. The artist likes to portray the contemporary age where people have lost the human touch and have become increasingly impersonal in their behaviour.

As a painter, he touches on these facets where customs are not being followed and the link between now and the past is getting hazy He’s carved out a niche for himself with his juxtaposition of real and unreal imagery infusing his canvasses with bold, vibrant imagination and certain energy, which is extremely appealing.