Nisar Hossain

Professor

Born: 1961, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Present Position :
Dean, Faculty of Fine Art, University of Dhaka.
Professor , Department of Drawing & Painting,
University of Dhaka.
Visiting Professor, University of Development Alternative, Dhaka.

Education:
B.F.A : 1981, Department of Drawing & Painting, University of Dhaka.
M.F.A : 1985, Department of Painting, Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan, India.

Specialization on :
Contemporary Painting & Folk Painting of Bangladesh.

Publications :

  1. ‘Folk Painting’, Published in Lala Rukh Salim edited Art and Craft (Cultural survey of Bangladesh, Voll-8). Pubished by Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, 2007, Dhaka.
  2. ‘Zainul Abedin’, Published in Lala Rukh Salim edited Art and Craft (Cultural survey of Bangladesh, Voll-8). Pubished by Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, 2007, Dhaka.
  3. ‘Laxmi Sara of Vikrampur and Dohar’, Published in Sanjida Khatun edited Bangladesher Hridoy Hote, 1414 (2007), Dhaka.
  4. “The Art that thrived through the mediation of the Kumbhakars”, Published in Depart, Volium-1,2,3, (2010 to 2012).
  5. Acharya Samprodey O Vikrampurer Patachitra, (Acharya community and the Pat Painting of Vikrampurer) Published in “Charukala” edited by Dr. Soheni Dhar, Rajya Charukala Parsad, Gov. of West Bengal India.

Lecture & Seminar Paper :

  1. “Ritualistic  Folk Paintings of Bangladesh”.  Organized By Whitechapel Gallery, London 2017
  2. “Zainul Abedin and his influences on the Modarn Art of Bangladesh”. Organized By Bangladesh Shilpokala Academy Dhaka-2002
  3. “Form and Space”,Organized By  Biswa Sahitta Kendra (World literatur Center), Dhaka-2003 & 2005
  4. “Bangladesher ei Somoyer Loko Chitrakala”. Organized By Rajya Charukala Parsad, Kolkata, India & Kala Bhavana, Visva Bharati India-2012.
  5. “Garman influences on art & literature of Bangladesh”, Organized  By  Bengali community of Germany-2007, Hanovar conference 2007
  6. Conference of the ICH committee  of UNESCO, Addisababa, Ethupia – 2016.

Solo Exhibition:
“Portrait of the Killer” at Gallery21, Dhaka, Bangladesh – 2001 .

Major Group Exhibitions :
Zimbabwe-1990, India-1994, Germany-1998, Srilanka-1999,
Denmark-2002, USA-2009, Japan-2011, Srilanka-2012 & 2013.

Art Camp & Workshop :
National & International Art Camps/Workshops : India-1984, 2014, Srilanka- 1999, 2011 & Bangladesh-1997, 2005, 2013, 2016.

Present Position: 
Professor Dept. of Drawing & Painting.
Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka.
Email : nisarhossainbd@gmail.com

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