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Abdus Shakoor Shah

Abdus Shakoor’s work focuses on ancestral and historical themes, following in the folk-tradition of Jainul Abedin, Qamrul Hasan, Jamini Roy & Qaaiyum Chowdhury. Common themes in Shakoor's paintings include Bengali folk motifs and ballads, the mahua & malua love stories as well as Nakshi kanther Math, Gazir Pat & Mansha Pat of Mymensingh Geetica. He has illustrated his stories with elements & folk-motifs. Peacock & Parrots as well as Elephants, Bulls, Cats, Tigers, Serpants & Lizards feature prominently in his works.


Present Position

Director and Professor
Head of the Department
Faculty of Fine Arts, Dhaka University

Born in 1936 at Dhaka, Bangladesh

Education

1970 : BFA from the College of Arts & Crafts, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
1974 : Studied painting at the Department of Fine Arts, University of Chittagong.
1978 : Post Diploma in Fine Arts from the M. S. University, Baroda, India.

Awards

1976 : Scholarship under Bangladesh-India Cultural Exchange Program
1977 : Best Prize, Lalitkala Academy, Gujrat, India
1983 : 1st Prize Bata International Art Exhibition, Dhaka, Bangladesh
1991 : Excellence Award, Tokyo, Japan (Post and Telecommunication)
1993 : Diploma Ucrestnictwa, Poland
1998 : 2nd Prize International Miniature Art Exhibition, (Gallery Tone) Dhaka, Bangladesh; Hon. Mention Award 13th National Art Exhibition Dhaka, Bangladesh; Runner up Prize International Noma Concours (ACCU) Competition, Tokyo, Japan (2000)


Solo Exhibitions


1975-91 : Rajshahi, Bogra and Dhaka
1998-99 : Divine Art Gallery, Dhaka
1998 : Nagoya, Japan.
2000 : DD Gallery, Dhaka
2002 : 8th Solo Exhibition, Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts, Dhaka

Group Exhibition

1967 : Patua Group, Khulna and Dhaka
1968 : Group shows in Peshawar and Islamabad, Pakistan; Nabanna, Dhaka
1975-01 : 1st to 14th National Art Exhibition
1976 : Gujrat Lalitkala Academy,
1977 : Bombay Art Society Exhibition
1978 : 4 Painters Exhibition, Kolkata
1983-02 : 2nd to 11th Asian Art Biennale, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy
1983 : Bata International Art Exhibition Dhaka, Canada, Italy
1986-83 : International Miniature Art Exhibition, Canada; Georgia National Miniature Art Exhibition, USA
1986 : Mostra International de Grafica Catania, Italy
1991 : Contemporary Art from the Islamic World, London, organized by the Islamic Art Foundation
1990-01 : Group Art Exhibition, Saju Art Gallery, Dhaka
1991 : Contemporary Art of Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, Lusaka, Germany (1994), Nepal (1996), Germany (1999), China (2000), Tripura (2000),
1992 : Group Show, Tokyo; OXFAM International Art Exhibition, London
1993 : International Print Exhibition , Poland; Osaka Triennale, Japan
1994 : Bangladesh Festival of Art, Delhi, Kolkata; International Biennale of Small Forms, Poland
1995-98 : Osaka Triennale
1995-98 : International Art Exhibition, Argentina, Panama & Brazil (1998)
1998 : Exhibition for Flood Victims, Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka; International Exhibition Noma Concours (2001), Japan; Monju Art Gallery, Dhaka; Gallery Chhayamachi, Japan
1999 : Art Today, Delhi; Sudo Art Museum, Japan; Gallery Hillgate, Japan; Contemporary Works of Bengali Artists, Bengal Foundation; Art Forum, Tokyo; BIB International Exhibition, Slovakia (2001); Nazrul Institute Exhibition, Dhaka; Nandonik Exhibition, Kolkata
2000 : Mobile Art Exhibition, Shilpakala Academy; Iranian Biennale; Charu Shilpi Shangshad Exhibition; The Art Gallery, Karachi; Bangla Art 2000 Copenhagen and Czech Republic
2001 : Derby Art, Dubai; Chuwa Gallery, Tokyo; Indian Cultural Center, Dhaka; Art Forum, Tokyo

Honor

Works Published In

Contemporary Art of Bangladesh, UK; Contemporary Art of the Islamic world, UK; Osaka International Art Exhibition Catalogue; (1993, 1995, 1998); Noma (ACCU) Catalogue, Japan (1998, 2000); Drawing Album "Black lines" published in Dhaka, Bangladesh (1994)

Art Camps and Workshop

1998 : Artist's Camp of Indian and Bangladeshi Artists, Kolkata, India.
1998 : Workshop on Contemporary Works of Bengali Artists organized by Bengal Foundation
1998 : Member of "Jury committee", Young Artists Exhibition organized by Shilpakala Academy,
1996-2001 : Member of the "Jury Committee", Berger Young Artists Exhibition, Dhaka.
2002 : Workshop on Contemporary Asian Art organized by Bengal Foundation.

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Activities

2012

Solo Exhibition

Sumana Akter
Nasima Khan

Group Exhibition

Amity of Our's
Kibria Printmaking
Fair, 2012


Photography

Sayeed Siddiqui Rumi
Babu Ahmed

Seminar and other
Programs


Book Drive


2011

Solo Exhibition

Farhana Islam
Sanjib Datta
Ali Akbar
Dravid Saikot
Mustapha Khalid Palash
Minufar Nasrin

Naimul Bari
Mohammad Eunus
Mohammad Salim
Anwar Hossain

Group Exhibition

Crossover, 2011
Angina
Express Yourself
The Country of Rising Sadness
Group Painting Exhibition
Master and Apprentices
Paintings by Childrens
Rejoice
Jago Antore Momo

Workshop

Rickshaw Painters

Photography

Anwar Hossain
Plays in Light
Globalization: A Bipolar Story
Nafis Ahmed Nadvi

Seminar and other
Programs


Liberation War
Documentary Festival

Speech-Presentation
Bonsai Exhibition
K G Subramanyum

2010

Solo Exhibition

Jamal Ahmed
Monica Jahan Bose
Ferdousi Priyabhashini
Wakilur Rahman
Showpon Choudhury

Group Exhibition

Tree & Roots
Drawing Exhibition

Workshop

101 Art Camp
15 August 2010
Balu Chaya

Performance

Seiji Shimoda

Seminar

 

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