Lecturer
Goswami Bishwajit
Drawing & Painting Dept.
Fine Art Faculty
Dhaka University
| Born in Netrakona, Bangladesh 1981 | ||
| 2008 | B.F.A in Drawing & Painting (First class with Distinction), Faculty of Fine Art, University of Dhaka. | |
| 2010 | M.F.A in Painting (First class with Distinction), Kala Bhavana, Visva – Bharati University, Santiniketan in India – Under Two years ICCR Scholarship 2008-2010. | |
| 2011 | One year foreign casual course in Graphics, Kala Bhavana, Visva – Bharati University, Santiniketan in India. Upcoming Presentation | |
| 2014 | DECEMBER – A selective group show at Athena Art Gallery, Dhaka. | |
| 2015 | JANUARY – Solo Show at the Bengal Art Lounge, Dhaka. | |
| 2010 | B.F.A in Drawing & Painting (First class with Distinction), Faculty of Fine Art, University of Dhaka. | |
| Solo Presentation | ||
| 2011 | Presenting Selected Artworks at Izumi (traditional Japanese kitchen), Dhaka, “23 September to 07 October”. | |
| 2013 | Presenting Selected Artworks at Nordic Club Gallery, Dhaka, “22 September to 09 October”. Selected Group Exhibition National | |
| 2002, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014 | 14th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th Young Artist Art Exhibition organized by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy at National Gallery. | |
| 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013 | 17th, 18th, 19th , 20th National Art Exhibition, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka. | |
| 2008 | Special show of Art Works by participants of the workshop conducted by British Artist Clare Mitten organized by Bengal Foundation and British Council Dhaka ,Bangladesh. | |
| 2008 | Print Making Exhibition at Bengal Art Gallerry organized by Bengal Foundation, Dhaka. | |
| 2008 | Special show of Art Works by participants of the workshop conducted by British Artist Clare Mitten organized by Bengal Foundation and British Council Dhaka ,Bangladesh. | |
| 2008 | Print Making Exhibition at Bengal Art Gallerry organized by Bengal Foundation, Dhaka. | |
| 2011 | Group Exhibition at National Gallery of Fine Art with Celebration of 40 years of Liberation, Bangladesh Shilpakola Academy, Dhaka. | |
| 2012 | Group Exhibition at Cosmos Gallery based on Sundarban and Bengal Tiger, Dhaka. | |
| 2012 | Dhaka Art Summit organized by Samdani Art Foundation & Bangladesh Shilpakola Academy, National Gallery, Dhaka. | |
| 2012 | “Water Cooperation”, 12 artists group art exhibition at Bengal Gallery, Dhaka. | |
| 2013 | A selected Artist Group Show at Athena Art Gallery, Dhaka. | |
| 2013 | Love is in the Air” A selected Artist Couple Show at Athena Art Gallery, Dhaka. | |
| 2013 | A selected Artist Group Show at Gallery 21, Dhaka. | |
| 2013 | The Excitement in Things Various” 12 Artists Spanning Three Generations, Bengal Art Lounge, Dhaka. | |
| 2013 | Celebrate 10 years journey of Gallery Kaya, a Selective Artists Exhibition, Gallery Kaya. | |
| 2013 | 100 years Celebration Art Show at National Museum, Dhaka. | |
| 2013 | A group print exhibition “Under Pressure,” at the Bengal Art Lounge, Dhaka. | |
| 2014 | A selective group show titled “Then & Now” curetted by Zeenath Rahamatulla at Athena Art Gallery, Dhaka. | |
| 2014 | Bangladeshi 10 Young contemporary artists show selected by Samdani Art Foundation for Europe Day 2014 at Westin hotel, Dhaka, Bangladesh. | |
| 2014 | “Shadow of Concave” a 10days long print workshop based show, participating as a guest artist at Shilpangan Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh. | |
| 2014 | A selective 8 Artist group show titled “Mother” curetted by Katerina Don at Bengal Art Lounge, Dhaka. | |
| Selected Group Exhibition International | ||
| 2005 | Young Bangladeshi Artist Watercolor Exhibition, Gallery Chayamachi, Osaka, Japan. | |
| 2008 | Group Art Exhibition by 6 Young Artists, organized by Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts & Weavers Studio in India. | |
| 2008 | International Art Exhibition at Rabindranath Tagore Centre, Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Kolkata. | |
| 2008 | The 9th Eastern Region Art Exhibition at Birala Academy of Art & Culture, India. | |
| 2008, 2010, 2012 | 13th, 14th , 15th Asian Art Biennale, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. | |
| 2009 | International Art Exhibition at X-Power Gallery, Beverley Hills, California, U.S.A. | |
| 2008, 2010, 2012 | Group Art Exhibition, Jhahangir Art Gallery, Bombay, India. | |
| 2009 | A curetting show by Amitava Sen Gupta, 6 Young painters from India and Bangladesh at Chemould Gallery, Park Street, Kolkata. | |
| 2010 | The 3rd Photographic Exhibition organized by BIKSHAN, at Nandan Gallery, Kala Bhavana, Santiniketan, India. | |
| 2011 | India-Bangladesh art summit, Museum Art Gallery, Mumbai, India. | |
| 2011 | Mélange – An Art Show to Inspire the Senses, organized by Nirvana & ICP, at the Visual Art Gallery, India Habitat Centre, Delhi, India. | |
| 2011 | Moving Images 9” contemporary art show by nine groundbreaking Bangladeshi-born Artists at the Saffron art Gallery, New York. | |
| 2012 | Art Asia Miami”, International Asian Contemporary Art, Representing Bangladesh along with 4 artists. | |
| 2012 | 15th Beijing International Art Expo, China. | |
| 2013 | 5th Beijing International Art Biennale, China. | |
| 2013 | Setouchi Art Triennial , Japan. | |
| 2013 | Southern Breeze” 11 artists group show, Akabane Bivio Hall, Tokyo. | |
| 2013 | Britto International 3 Artist Residency Show at Britto Space – Britto Art Trust, Dhaka. | |
| 2014 | 2nd Dhaka Art Summit organized by Samdani Art Foundation & Bangladesh Shilpakola Academy, National Gallery, Dhaka. | |
| 2014 | SAARC Artist Camp at Bandarban, Bangladesh. | |
| 2014 | Japan Bangladesh international exchange exhibition at The Art Centre Complex of Tokyo, Japan. | |
| Major Awards / Scholarship /Grants – National | ||
| 2000 | Best Media Award, Pencil, Annual Exhibitions of Faculty of Fine Art, University of Dhaka. | |
| 2001 | In Memory of Shahid Nona Mia Award, Pen & Ink, Annual Exhibitions of Faculty of Fine Art, University of Dhaka. |
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| 2004 – 2005 | One year Scholarship for Fine Art background from Aminul Islam Trust, Bangladesh. | |
| 2005 | Best Poster Design Award, somobay odhidoptar, People Republics of Bangladesh. | |
| 2005 | Father of the Nation Award (Bongabondhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman), Bangladesh. | |
| 2005 | Artist Anowarul Haq Smrity Award for Oil Painting, Annual Exhibitions, Faculty of Fine Art, University of Dhaka. |
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| 2006 | Special Prize for Wood cut Print in the Young Artist Exhibition, Faculty of Fine Art, University of Dhaka. |
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| 2006 – 2007 | One year Scholarship for Fine Art background from Aminul Islam Trust, Bangladesh. | |
| 2007 | Honorable Mention Award for Experimental Artwork organized by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy & Artist Rashed Smriti Parshad at National Art Gallery. | |
| 2007, 2008, 2009 | 12th, 13th, 14th Berger Young Painters Award, Bangladesh. | |
| 2008 | Awarded “Shilpacharzya Zainul Abedin Scholarship”, Faculty of Fine Art, University of Dhaka. | |
| 2008 | 16th Young Artist Honorable Mention Award, 16th Young Artist Art Exhibition organized by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy at National Art Gallery, Bangladesh. |
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| 2008 | Best Media Award for Experimental Artwork, Annual Exhibitions, Faculty of Fine Art, University of Dhaka. |
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| 2009 | 18th National Award ” Vasa Sainik Gaziul Haque”, 18 th National Art Exhibition, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy at National Art Gallery, Bangladesh. |
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| 2010 | Best Media Award in Painting, 17th Young Artist Art Exhibition organized by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy at National Art Gallery, Bangladesh. |
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| 2011 | 19th National Award- “Bangle Foundation Award”, 19th National Art Exhibition organized by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy at National Art Gallery, Bangladesh. |
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| 2012 | 18th Young Artist 2012 Award, 18th Young Artist Art Exhibition organized by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy at National Art Gallery, Bangladesh. |
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| 2013 | Grand Prize, 100 years Celebration Art Show at National Museum, Dhaka. | |
| Awards / Scholarship /Grants – International | ||
| 2008 | The 9th Eastern Region Art Award in Mixed Media, India. | |
| 2008-2010. | ICCR Scholarship, India. | |
| 2009 | The Elizabeth Green shield Foundation Award, Canada. | |
| 2011 | The Elizabeth Green shield Foundation Award, Canada. | |
| 2012 | ”Top Influential Gallery Award”- One of the Participating Artist of Bengal Gallery, 15th Beijing International Art Expo, China. | |
| 2014 | Honorable Mentioned Award, 16th Asian Art Biennale, Bangladesh. | |
| Major Workshop | ||
| 2000 | Painting appreciation course under Bishwa Shahitto Kendro, Dhaka. | |
| 2002 | Animation Workshop under Shekhar Mukharjee & Chandi Lahiri (India) in Dhaka. | |
| 2003 | Animation Workshop under Ram Mohan and Sanjeeb Warkair (India) in Dhaka. | |
| 2004 | ‘Life & Film of Andrei Tarkovsky’ Organized by CAAC in Dhaka. | |
| 2005 & 2006 | Woodcut Print Workshop under the famous artist Mukhlesur Rohoman, Shilparup, Bangladesh. | |
| 2005 | Classic Drawing Workshop under the famous artist Abddur Razzaq, Charupith, Jessore. | |
| 2006 | Illustration, Storybooks of Fishing Community, organized by saves The Children, USA. | |
| 2006 | Workshop for 400th birth anniversary of Rembrandt, residence of Netherlands’s ambassador, Dhaka. | |
| 2008 | One month Art Workshop under the Contemporary Young British Artist Clare Mitten, Bengal Foundation and British Council Dhaka, Bangladesh. | |
| 2008 | Egg Tempera Workshop under the famous Artist Shahid Kobir, Institute of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka.. | |
| 2008 | Print Making Workshop under the two famous Indian Print Maker Nirmolandu Bishwas & Pinak Roy organized by Bengal Foundation . | |
| 2012 | “Water Cooperation”, 12 artists group Art Camp at Colombo, Sri Lanka. | |
| 2013 | New Technique in Wood Block Print and Deep Etching conducted by Pro. Rokeya Sultana, Safiuddin Bengal Printmaking Studio, Bengal Center, Dhaka. | |
| Workshop Conducted / Teaching / Job Experience | ||
| 2001 to 2005 | P2D animator part time job, Greenfield Toons, Decode Ltd, Dhaka. | |
| 2005 to 2007 | Work as a Part-time Visiting Teacher with Visual Art Class, G-11 at ISD, Dhaka. | |
| 2007 | Class on Aesthetic & Composition in Photography (2007 A Batch), Dhaka University Photography Society. | |
| 20011 | “Vibration of Media & Surroundings”- Conducted an Out-door based 10 Days Art Workshop along with 32 students of UDA. | |
| 20013 | Leading a Workshop on “Technical Painting” at American international school, Dhaka. | |
Mailing address
Lecturer
Drawing & Painting Dept.
Fine Art Faculty
Dhaka University
Studio:
16/a, Lake Circus Road, Kolabagan, Dhaka 1205. +88 01717147129.
b.visualartist@gmail.com
www.bishwajitgoswami.com