An alumnus of Government College of Arts, Calcutta, Mondal has held several solo shows in major cities of India and celebrated his 25 years of exhibiting in watercolour medium recently with two major shows in Bombay and Bangalore.Visited Paris and major cities of Germany for art study under INDO-FRG Cultural Exchange Programme. He has participated in many important group exhibitions including National Art exhibition of Lalit Kala Akademy, Delhi, Karnataka and Orissa , 'Freedom of Expression' and 'Tribute to Mother Teresa' by RPG Enterprises, 100 Years of Indian Cinema, People for Animals, Harmony shows, 'Art with a Heart' at National Gallery of Modern Art, Bombay, 'Celebrations-97' at Napa art gallery, Nepal, 'Confluence' at Art Connoisseur Gallery, London and Gallery Asiana, New York in collaboration with Gallery Sumukha, Bangalore. He has received many prestigious Awards including AIFACS, New Delhi, West Bengal State Academy Award (twice), The Academy of Fine Arts Award (twice) and A.P. Council of Artists Hyderabad. His works are part of valued collections of National Gallery of Modern Art, Delhi, Museums of Karnataka, RPG Enterprises, Tata Steel, Birla group of companies, ICI India Ltd., Benson and Hedges, Morarji Mills, Brooke Bond, Citibank, Ministry of External Affairs, India, Office of Star Plus and many personal collections in India and abroad. Samir Mondal lives and works in Bombay.

"Over the years, several icons have dominated my consciousness. Typically I started with landscapes. Then stylised figures. And then themes. I'd take one subject and explore it from all angles possible. Always though, the theme was an essential part of my life, a process in which I was personally involved."