Pinaki holds a BFA in Sculpture from B.K. College of Art and Crafts, Bhubaneswar and an MFA in Ceramics & Design from Kala Bhavan, Santiniketan. His group shows include the Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi (2013), M.F. Hussain Art Gallery in Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi (2010) and All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society, New Delhi (2009). He has participated in the Lalit Kala Exhibition, Odisha (2012) and has been awarded the Research scholarship at Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi (2013), Arnya National Award, Kolkata (2013) and the State Youth Award, Odisha (2010).