Alak Roy

Present Position
Professor
Department of Fine Arts
Chittagong University

Born in 1950 at Maymanshing, Bangladesh

Education

1973 : BFA, Bangladesh College of Arts and Crafts, Dhaka, Bangladesh
1978 : MFA, M S University, Baroda, India

Awards

2006 : Beijing Olympic 2008 Contest Award for Landscape Sculpture, China
1989 : Grand Award, 4th Asian Art Biennale, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka
1985 : Honorable Mention, 3rd Asian Art Biennale, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka
1987-1996 : Honorable Mention: 8th, 9th and 12th National Art Exhibition, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka
1979 : Best Sculpture : Young Artists' Art Exhibition, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka

Solo Exhibitions

2008 : ’Ecology of Mind -2’, Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts and British Council, Dhaka
2007 : ‘Steps to Ecology of Mind -1’, DC Hill, Chittagong
1985 : ‘Shahid’, TSC, University of Dhaka
1983 : ‘Abaddha’, Bangladesh College of Arts & Crafts, Dhaka
1981 : ‘Matir Kanna’, Bangladesh College of Arts & Crafts, Dhaka

Workshop / Symposium / Residency Program

2007 : International Sculpture Symposium, Hai Phong, Vietnam
2006 : 4th International Sculpture Symposium, Hue, Vietnam
2006 : International Artist Workshop, VASL Gadan, Pakistan
2005 : BRITTO International Artist Workshop, Bogra, Bangladesh
2005 : International Sculpture Symposium, Kunming, China
2003 : Svendenborg International Sculpture Symposium, Denmark
2003 : International Sculpture Symposium, ‘Terra’, Kikinda, Yugoslavia
2003 : International Sculpture Symposium, Vietnam
2002 : Workshop-Conducted at Kyushu Sangyo University, Fukuoka, Japan
2002: Residency-Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Fukuoka, Japan
2001 : World Sculpture Park Symposium, Changchun, China
2000 : Velvy Community Centre Workshop, Copenhagen, Denmark
1990 : Ceramic Workshop, organised by ILO / UNDP and BISIC, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Commission Work

2007 : Assurance Developments Ltd, Dhaka
2006 : Sculpture and Mural. Mr. Suman, Dhaka
2006 : Sculpture, Dhaka Bank, Dhaka
2006 : Mural, Sculpture and Fountain, Assurance Developments Ltd, Dhaka
2005 : Mural, SAARC Fountain, Airport Road, Dhaka
2004 : Sculpture, Fountain and Landscape, Bengal Shipping, Gulshan, Dhaka
2003 : Mural, Kuliarchar Sea Foods Ltd, Cox's Bazar
2002 : Sculpture and Mural, Mirzapur Cadet College, Tangail
2001 : Mural, SMC Tower Banani, Dhaka.
2001 : Mural, Reckit & Colman,Dhaka
2001 : Mural, Sculpture & Landscape, Baridhara, Dhaka
2000 : Mural, RDRS, Rangpur
2000 : ‘Shawdhinata Manchitra’, Bangladesh Military Academy, Chittagong
1999 : Mural, Gramin Bank, Mirpur, Dhaka
1999 : Mural, BNSB, Pahartali, Chittagong
1999 : Mural, Royal Park Hotel, Banani, Dhaka
1998 : Mural, Youngone Ltd, CEPZ, Chittagong
1998 : Sculpture & Landscape, Khaulshi, Chittagong
1997 : Mural, Youngone Ltd, DEPZ, Dhaka
1996 : Mural, Bangladesh Bank, Chittagong
1996 : Mural, Youngone Ltd, CEPZ, Chittagong
1996 : Sculptures, Youngone Ltd, CEPZ, Chittagong
1995 : ‘Shawdhinata Manchitra’-Sculpture and Mural Bangladesh Military Academy, Chittagong.
1995 : Mural, Safura Tower, Banani, Dhaka
1994 : Sculpture & Landscape, Duncan Brothers, Dhaka
1990 : Mural, Sculpture & Landscape Bengal Shipping, Dhaka
1987 : Mural, Grameen Bank, Mirpur, Dhaka
1978 : Mural,VS Hall, M S University, Baroda, India

Collections

Museum of Modern Ceramic Art, Gifu, Japan; Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Japan; Terra Museum, Kikinda, Serbia ; Bangladesh National Museum, Dhaka; Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka