Professor
Born in 1967 at Chuadanga, Bangladesh
Education:
2010 : PhD in Fine Arts on Oil painting, Dept. of Oil Painting, Faculty of Fine Art, Tokyo University of the Arts, Japan.
2017 : M. Phil, University of Dhaka. Bangladesh.
2003 : ME in Painting, (Master of Education), Dept. of Visual Arts, Aichi University of Education, Japan
1989 : MFA, Dept. of Drawing & Painting, Faculty of Fine Art, University of Dhaka. Bangladesh.
1987 : BFA, Dept. of Drawing & Painting, Faculty of Fine Art, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Research & Diploma Course:
2003 ~ 2006: Completed Doctoral Program Coursework, Department of Oil Painting, Faculty of Fine Art, Hiroshima City University, Japan.
2007: Research Course, , Department of Oil Painting, Faculty of Fine Arts,, Tokyo University of the Arts, Japan
2001 : Diploma in Painting, Department of Visual Arts, Aichi University of Education, Japan
2000: Japanese Language Course, University of Nagoya, Japan.
Major Solo Exhibitions:
2016 : Joyful Assembly , 40th Solo Painting Exhibition, Gallery Chayamachi, Osaka, Japan
2015: Unknown Faces, 39th Solo Painting Exhibition Galerie Ciel, Mito city, Japan.
2015 : Outside of Social Bondage, 38th Solo Painting Exhibition, Gallery Kaya, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2015 : Unfettered Life, 37th Solo Painting Exhibition, Gallery Chayamachi, Osaka, Japan
2013 : Peace in the Times of Disquiet, 36th Solo Painting Exhibition, Gallery Koseto, Tokyo, Japan
35th Solo Painting Exhibition, Gallery Machi Kado Art Museum, Daigo city, Ibaraki ken, Japan
2012 : Peace in the Times of Disquiet, 34th Solo painting exhibition, Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts, Dhaka
2011 : Unknown Faces, 33rd Solo Painting Exhibition, Gallery Chayamachi, Osaka, Japan
2010 : Lost Civilization, 31st Solo painting exhibition, The Yoseido Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2010 : Innocence and Expression , 32nd Solo painting exhibition, Gallery Chitrak, Dhaka
2010 : 30th Solo painting exhibition, Gallery G Selection, Gallery G, Hiroshima, Japan
2009 : 29th Solo painting exhibition, Gallery MoMo, Tokyo, Japan
2009 : 28th Solo painting exhibition, Gallery Olive Eye, Tokyo, Japan
2007 : Distant Skies, Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2006 : 24th solo painting exhibition, Gallery Kaze, Fukuoka, Japan
2006 : 22nd solo painting exhibition, K’s Gallery, Tokyo, ,Japan
2005 : 21st solo painting exhibition, Gallery Kikyu, Okazaki city, Japan
2004 : 17th solo painting exhibition, Netz Gallery BOX, Hiroshima, Japan
2004 : 16th solo painting exhibition, Gallery Black, Hiroshima, Japan
2003 : 13th solo painting exhibition, Toyota Municipal Museum of Art, Toyota city, Japan
2001 : 9th solo painting exhibition, Gallery APA, Nagoya
2000 : 8th solo painting exhibition, Gallery Kusabue, Nagoya, Japan
1999 : 7th solo painting exhibition, Saju Art Gallery, Art Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh
1998 : 6th solo painting exhibition, Gallery 21, Dhaka
1992 : 2nd solo painting exhibition, Galeris de L` Alliance Francaise, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Two Man Show:
2016: Confluence of Minds And Interplay of Colours – II, Jamal ahmed and Mohammad iqbal, Organized by Embassy of Bangladesh to Myanmar, Yangon Gallery, Yangon, Myanmar.
2014: Exhibition of Two Bangal, Gallery Chayamachi, Osaka, Japan
2008 : Art Plaza, Tokyo University of the Arts, Japan
2005 : Gallery APA, Nagoya, Japan
2003 : Gallery Syokakuen, Nishio, Aichi ken, Japan
1995 : Galerie OU, Osaka, Japan
Awards, Grants, Scholarship & Honors :
2015: Atish Diponkor Gold Medal in Fine Arts, Atish Diponkor Research Association, Dhaka
2013: Shortlisted for International Emerging Artist Award, Dubai, UAE
2010 : Nomura Award (Grand Prize), Doctoral Program Final Exhibition, Tokyo University of the Arts, Japan
2008 – 2010 : Rotary Club Scholarship, Tokyo, Japan
2007 : Kaiseikai Foundation Grants, Tokyo, Japan
2005 : Grand Prize, The 14th National Memorial Exhibition of Aoki, organized by Kurome city, Fukouka & Bridge Stone Art Museum, Japan
2005 : City Mayor Award, Maebashi Art Compe Live 2005, Maebashi, Japan
2004 : Superiority Prize in the Western-style painting division, 19th National Culture Festival, Fukuoka, Japan
2002 : Silver Prize, 14th Shinwa Art Exhibition 2002, Okayama, Japan
2002 : International Friend ship Award 2002, Amano hashi date Arts Festival, Kyoto, Japan
1999 : Artist Quamrul Hassan Memorial Honour Award, National Rabindra Sangeet Council Dhaka
1999 – 2006 : Japanese Government MONBUSHO Scholarship, Japan
1998 : Young Artist Award (Grand Prize), 12th Young Artists Art Exhibition, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy
1995 : Best Award for Oil Painting, 2nd Annual Art Exhibition, Gallery Shilpangan, Dhaka
1994 : Young Artist Award (Grand Prize), 10th Young Artists Art Exhibition, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy
1994 : Honorable Mention Award 1994, 11th National Art Exhibition, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy
1994 : Best Award for Oil Painting, 1st Annual Art Exhibition, Gallery Shilpangan, Dhaka
1993 : Special Prize in the International Triennial Competition of Painting, Osaka Triennial 1993, Osaka, Japan
1991 : Best Award for Experimental Oil Painting, Annual Art Exhibition, Faculty of Fine Art, University of Dhaka
1990 : Best Award for Experimental Oil Painting, Annual Art Exhibition, Faculty of Fine Art, University of Dhaka
1989 : Honorable Mention Award, Cardama Art and Photo Contest, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
1988 : Best Award for Oil Painting, Annual Art Exhibition, Faculty of Fine Art, University of Dhaka
1984 : Class best Award, Annual Art Exhibition, Faculty of Fine Art, University of Dhaka
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2016: 17th Asian Art Biennale, National Art Gallery, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy..
2016: Tomi Art Project “MUSEUM IN THE SKY” Tomi City, Nagano pref. Japan.
2016: Dhaka Art Summit, National Art Gallery, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy.
2915: `Resilient Bangladesh: Living in Harmony with Nature` Group Exhibition, Miro Hall, UNESCO Headquarter, Organized by, The Permanent Delegation of Bangladesh to UNESCO & United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Paris, France.
2014: Song of the Land, An Exhibition of the Works of Artists from Bangladesh, Alliance Française de Melbourne, Queen Street Gallery, Sydney. University of Canberra, Australia.
2013: Setouchi International Triennial, Japan
2013: Dhaka Art Summit, organized by Samdani Art Foundation, National Art Gallery, Bangladesh.
2011 : Group Art Exhibition at Museum Art Gallery, Mumbai, India
2011 : Découvrez le Bangladesh, organized by Alliance Française in Paris, France
2011 : Contemporary Paintings of Bangladesh –II, organized by Embassy of Bangladesh in Republic of Korea, Korea Foundation Cultural Center, Seoul
2011 : Bangla – Tuli, Commemorating150th Birth Anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, Works Executed by Artists–in–Residence from Bangladesh, organized by Ministry of Culture, Government of India, Lalitkala Akademi Gallery(National Academy of Arts), New Delhi, India
2010 : The Doctoral Program Final Exhibition, University Art Museum, Tokyo University of the Arts, Japan
2010 : Rooted Creativity, Anniversary Exhibition -6, Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts, Dhaka
2010 : Contemporary Colours and Image from Bangladesh, organized by Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts and Bangladesh High Commission, Ministry of Tourism, Arts & Culture, National Art Gallery, Male, Maldives
2010 : Art Bangladesh, organized by Bangladesh Brand Forum, Asia House, London, UK
2007 : 0 x 0 Hiroshima x New York , G Selection, Gallery G, Hiroshima
2005 : The 14th Memorial Exhibition of Aoki, Bridge Stone Art Museum (Kurome), Axes Gallery, (Tokyo), Koriyama City Art Museum (Fukushima), Japan
2005 : TAMA VIVANT 2005, Tama art University, Tokyo
2005 : Maebashi Art Compe Live 2005, Maebashi
2004 : World Arts: Hiroshima2004, Higashi Hiroshima Art Museum, Hiroshima
2004 : Asian Art Now 2004, Las Vegas Art museum, Las Vegas, USA
2003 : The 8th Hiroshima Art competition 2003, Hiroshima city Museum of Contemporary Art, Hiroshima
2003 : Japan Bangladesh Cultural Bond through painting exhibition, organized by Embassy of Japan and Institute of Fine Art, University of Dhaka
2003 : Asian Art Now 2003, Las Vegas Art museum, Las Vegas, USA
2002 : Selected 30 Young Artists Art exhibition, Sudo Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
2002 : Selected 22 Asian Artists Art exhibition, Two Allen Center, Houston, USA
2002 : Exposition 6, 6 Artists Art Exhibition, Gallery Bankaku, Nagoya, Japan
2002 : Asian Art Now 2002, Las Vegas Art museum, Las Vegas, USA
2002 : 7 Artists Art Exhibition, Gallery AYA, Nagoya 2002 : 28th Tokyo Exhibition 2002, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
2001 : Selected 30 Young Artists Art exhibition, Sudo Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
2001 : Asian Art Now 2001, Las Vegas Art museum, Las Vegas, USA
1999 : Painting Exhibition at Bonnar Summer Festival- 1999, Bonn, Germany
1999 : An Exhibition of Paintings by 9 Bangladeshi Artists, Gallery Art Today, New Delhi, India
1998 : Royal Over-Seas League, 15th Annual Open Exhibition, London, Manchester, Edinburgh, UK
1997 : Selected Artists Art exhibition, organized by Kolkata Nandanik.Calcutta, India
1997 : Royal Over-Seas League, 14th Annual Open Exhibition- 1997, London, Edinburgh, UK
1997 : Contemporary Bangladeshi Artists Art Exhibition, Oman
1997 : 9th international Triennial India 1997, New Delhi, India
1997 : 8th Asian Art Biennale-1997, Dhaka, Bangladesh
1997 : 3nd Sharjah International Art Biennale, Sharjah, UAE
1996 : Contemporary Art Exhibition of Bangladesh, Kathmandu, Nepal
1996 : 7th Osaka international Triennial 1996-Painting, Osaka, Japan
1995 : Contemporary Art Exhibition of Bangladesh, Moscow, Russia
1995 : 7th Asian Art biennale 1995, Dhaka, Bangladesh
1995 : 2nd Sharjah International Art Biennale, Sharjah, UAE
1994 : Contemporary Art Exhibition of Bangladesh, Indian Museum, Calcutta, National gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, India
1994 : Contemporary Art Exhibition of 30 Bangladeshi Artists, Bonn, Germany
1993 : Contemporary Selected Ten Young Painters exhibition at the Galerie of Mairie du Xvleme Arrondissement and Galerie Antoine Lurentin, Paris, France
1993 : An Exhibition of Graphics by 37 Asian Artists, Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi, India
1993 : 6th Asian Art biennale 1993, Dhaka, Bangladesh
1993 : 4th Osaka international Triennial 1993 – Painting, Osaka, Japan
1991 : 5th Asian Art Biennale, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Curatorial Activities:
2016: Phase Transition – Existence of On and Off, Solo Painting Exhibition, Asami Shiode, Zainul Gallery, University of Dhaka.
2015: ERA, A Painting Exhibition by 10 Young Artists, Gallery Twenty One, Dhaka.
2015: POLYPHONY, An Art Exhibition by Faculty Members of Drawing & Painting Department, Faculty of Fine Art, University of Dhaka, Gallery Chayamachi, Osaka, Japan.
2015 : The Remembrance of a Full of Colors, Full of Shades, Solo Painting Exhibition by Shiro Sadoshima, Zainul Gallery, University of Dhaka.
2014: A Special Exhibition in Commemoration of the Visit of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Mrs. Akie Abe. A Bond of Friendship in Full of Colors, Zainul Gallery, Faculty of Fine Art, University of Dhaka.
2013 : There Is Here, Here Is There, Solo Exhibition by Hoshina Toyomi (Professor & Dean, Faculty of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts) Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts, Dhaka.
Conference & Seminar:
2015: International Arts Education Conference, Faculty of Fine Art, Tokyo University of the Arts, Japan
Workshop and Art Camp:
2011: By Artists–in–Residence from Bangladesh, Organized by Ministry of Culture, Government of India, Lalitkala Akademi Gallery (National Academy of Arts), New Delhi, India
1997: Painting Workshop & Artists Camp, Organized by Kolkata Nandanik, Calcutta, India.
1997: Artists Camp, Conducted by German Artist Jorg Bachhofer, Jointly organized by the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy and Goethe-Institut, Dhaka.
1997: International Artists Camp & Workshop, Organized by Lalitkala Akademi (National Academy of Art) New Delhi, India.
1995: Printmaking Workshop, Organized by the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka.
1995: 2nd Artists Camp, Conducted by Mrs. Hella Berent, Organized by the Goethe-Institut, Dhaka.
1994: Workshop on Attractive Display of Art Exhibitions and Artists, Conducted by Hans Gercre, organized by the Goethe-Institut, Dhaka.
1993: Water Color Workshop, Organized by Gallery Shilpangan, Dhaka.
1990: Lithograph Prints Workshop, Conducted by Richard Hards, Sponsored by American Cultural Center (USIS), Dhaka.
Collection:
Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (National Art Gallery), Dhaka; Contemporary Art and Cultural Center Osaka, Japan; Bangladesh National Museum, Dhaka; Prime Minister office, Bangladesh; Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh; Bangladesh Bank; Bengal Foundation, Dhaka; Galerie de L` Alliance Francaise, Dhaka; DUCSU, University of Dhaka; Bridge Stone Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan; University Art Museum of Tokyo University of the Arts, Lalitkala Akademy, (National Academy of Art), New Delhi, India; ; Prime Minister of Japan (Mr. Shinzō Abe) and many Institutional and private collections at home and abroad.
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