Debabrata De was born in 1959 in West Bengal.

In 1989 he received his Diploma in Fine Arts from Indian College of Arts and Draftsmanship, Calcutta.

Debabrata had several solo shows:
In 1989 he showcased solo at Tagore Art Gallery, Calcutta. In 1990 he had a solo show at Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta. In 1997 he exhibited solo at Rashtriya Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi. In 2006 he had a solo exhibition at Colour & Brush Commercial Gallery, Mumbai. In 2008 he showcased at Sanskriti Art Gallery, Kolkata.

He participated in several group exhibitions:
In 1989 he took part in a group show at Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta. In 1990 participated in group shows at Bajaj Art Gallery, Mumbai; at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai and at Nehru Centre, Mumbai. In 1991 he took part in Ganapathi Terracotta Exhibition at Chemould Art Gallery, Calcutta. In 1992 he participated in Arts Acre Exhibition at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai. In 1994 he exhibited in the 8th Triennial at Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi. In 1995 he took part in a group show at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai. In 1995 and 1997 he participated in People for Animals at Park Hotel, New Delhi. In 1998 he took part in Contemporary Artists in India at Rashtriya Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi. In 2000 he participated in Banga Utsav 2000 in Calcutta. In 2001 he participated in a group show at Art Indus, New Delhi. From 2007 – 2015 he participated in the annual exhibitions of Sanskriti Art Gallery, Kolkata. From 2011 – 2014 he took part in the annual exhibitions of Gallery Kolkata. From 2013 – 2015 he participated in the annual exhibitions of Gallery ICCI. From 2014 – 2015 he took part in groups shows at Nitanjali Art Gallery, New Delhi. He took part in group exhibitions at Greenwich Citizen Art Gallery and Ipswich Art Gallery, U.K. In 2015 he took part in a group show at Artist Center, Mumbai. In 2016 he participated in a group show at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai.

Debabrata has participated in several workshops:
He took part in the Calcutta Artist workshop by Max Muller Bhavan. He participated in Terracotta workshop at Arts Acre by Lalit Kala Academy. He took part in Woodcut Print workshop by USIS Arts Acre. He participated in Graphics workshop by Alliance Francaise. He took part in Calcutta Sculptors Camp in Jaipur. From 2013 - 2016 he took part in Gallery Sanskriti Art Workshop, Bishnupur. From 2006 – 2009 he took part in the Annual Exhibition at Sanskriti Art Gallery, Calcutta.

He has received several awards:
In 1997, 1998 and 2002 he received an award from AIFACS, New Delhi.

Debabrata lives and works in Kolkata.