Born in Bangladesh Lives and works in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan as a Bangladeshi Canadian Specialized in painting and printmaking
EDUCATION
1979
Master of Fine Arts (Graphic Printmaking), Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
1975
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Drawing And Painting), the Institute of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka, Ramna, Dhaka, Bangladesh
RELATED INVOLVEMENTS
2002–04
CARFAC Saskatchewan board member
1993–97
Jul – Apr: Guest artist in the printmaking area, Department of Art and Art History, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
1983
Conducted Graphic Print Workshop at Chittagong, Bangladesh, jointly sponsored by the Chittagong University and the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka, Bangladesh
1981–85
Head of the Graphic Print Workshop at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (National Academy of Fine and Performing Arts), Bangladesh. During this period conducted 6 Graphic Print Workshops
1979
Conducted Graphic Print Workshop at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka, Bangladesh
AWARDS & GRANTS
2000
Saskatchewan Arts Board Grants (Individual Assistance Grant-B)
1995
International Award from Mini-Print International, Barcelona, Spain
1979–82
Best Printmaker's Award from the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka, Bangladesh
1976–79
Awarded scholarship under the Bangladesh and Indian Government Cultural Exchange Program
1972–75
Best Printmaker's Award from the Institute of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
HONOURS
Selected by the International Art Centre of Kyoto, Japan as a graphic artist to be included in THE WORLD GRAPHIC DICTIONARY, printed in Seoul, Korea Selected by the Print Society of Poland as a printmaker artist to be included in THE WORLD DIRECTORY OF PRINT '97 Included as a international printmaker in CD ROM DIRECTORY OF PRINTMAKERS '97, first edition published in 1998 in Poland
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2008
Prairie Consciousness
Ken Segal Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
2005
Mastering the Colours - Collector's Choice Art Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
2004
Aerial Visions - Image 54 Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
1997
One-Man Painting Show - Artworks, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
1996
One-Man Prints Show (Invitation) - sponsored and organized by Barcelona Mini-Print International, Spain Paintings and Prints Exhibition - Gordon Snelgrove Gallery in association with the Printmaking Department, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
1993
Show of Studio Visit Artist - Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
1992
Abstract Painting Exhibition - presented by Saskatoon Public Library at Morrison Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Painting Exhibition - presented by the City of Yorkton and the Yorkton Arts Council at Godfrey Dean Art Gallery, Yorkton, Saskatchewan
1990
L'Alliance Francais de Dhaka (France Cultural Department of the France Embassy), Dhaka, Bangladesh Painting and Pastel Exhibition - Saju Art Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh
1979
Graphic Prints and Drawings Exhibition - sponsored by Max Muller Bhavan (The German Cultural Institute), Bombay, India Graphic Prints Exhibition - Dhaka, Bangladesh
1977
Graphic Prints Exhibition - Faculty of Fine Arts, M.S. University of Baroda, Gujarat, India
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2000
E/Motions (3 person show) - Agora Gallery, Soho, New York
1999
Artworks, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (2 person show)
1998
International Print Triennial in Kanagawa - Yokohama, Japan Moments of Form and Colour (etching, 3 person show) - Saskatchewan Craft Council, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Small Works, X'max '98 - Artworks, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Tokyo International Mini-Print Triennial - Tama Art University Museum, Japan
1997
17th Mini-print International Cadaques - Barcelona, Spain 17th Mini-Print International (travelling exhibitions) in:
Canet de Mar, Barcelona, Spain Galerie L'Etang d'Art, Bages, France Pau Casals Music Festival - Prades, France Taller Galeria Fort, Cadaques, Spain Wingfield Art & Music Festival - Wingfield, England
19th International Independent Exhibition of Prints in Kanagawa - Yokohama, Japan Intergratio '97 Prize Winners (invitation), International Prize Winner Exhibition 94 – 96 - Krakow, Poland International Print Triennial '97 - Krakow, Poland International Triennial of Graphic Art '97 - Bitola, Republic of Macedonia
1996
3rd International Triennial Exhibition of Prints - Japan 16th Mini-print International Cadaques - Barcelona, Spain International Miniature Art Biennial - Salle Augustin-Chenier, Ville-Marie, Quebec Fundraising - St. Paul's Hospital Foundation Art Auction, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
1995
15th Mini-print International Cadaques - Barcelona, Spain 15th Mini-Print International (travelling exhibitions) in:
Ateneo, Canet de Mar, Barcelona, Spain Galerie L'Etang d'Art, Bages, France Joensuun Taidemuseo, Joensuu, Finland Taller Galeria Fort, Cadaques, Spain Wingfield Art & Music Festival - Wingfield, England
18th International Independent Exhibition of Prints in Kanagawa - Yokohama, Japan The Boston Printmakers 45th North American Print Exhibition - Duxbury Art Complex Museum, Duxbury, Massachusetts
1994
14th Mini-print International Cadaques - Barcelona, Spain 14th Mini-Print International (travelling exhibitions) in:
The Art Center, Seoul, Korea Ateneo, Canet de Mar, Barcelona, Spain Taller Galeria Fort, Cadaques, Spain Wingfield Art & Music Festival - Wingfield, England
Humanum Art Gallery, Scotia Centre, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan International Triennial of Graphic Art - Bitola, Republic of Macedonia
1992
Fundraising - St. Paul's Hospital Foundation Art Auction, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
1991
Fundraising - Canadian Mental Health Association, Edmonton, Alberta Fundraising - Saskatoon Crisis Nursery Charity Art Auction, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Humanum Art Gallery, Scotia Centre, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (5-man show)
1990
Contemporary Art of Bangladesh - Embassy of France, Dhaka, Bangladesh Landscape of Bangladesh - Bangladesh National Museum, Dhaka, Bangladesh
1989
4th Bangladesh Asian Art Biennial - Bangladesh
1988
5th Mostra Internazionale Di Grafica - Catania, Italy
1987
International Print Biennial - Ljubljana, Yugoslavia
1986
8th Bangladesh National Art Exhibition - Bangladesh
1985
3rd Bangladesh Asian Art Biennial - Bangladesh 5th International Triennial - India Contemporary Art of Bangladesh - Malaysia
1984
7th Bangladesh National Art Exhibition - Dhaka, Bangladesh 8th International British Print Biennial - Bedford, United Kingdom Inter-graphic G.D.R. (former East Germany) Norwegian International Print Biennial - Norway
1983
2nd Asian Art Biennial - Dhaka, Bangladesh International Graphic Print Biennial - Ljubljana, Yugoslavia Mobile Exhibition of 9 reputed printmakers of Bangladesh - Chittagong, Dhaka, Khulna and of Rajshahi Bangladesh
1982–89
Saju Art Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh
1982
6th Bangladesh National Art Exhibition - Dhaka, Bangladesh Contemporary Art of Bangladesh - Bulgaria
1981
1st Asian Art Biennial - Dhaka, Bangladesh 5th Bangladesh National Art Exhibition - Dhaka, Bangladesh Contemporary Art of Bangladesh - China and Hong Kong
1980
11th Academy Award Winner Artist Painting Exhibition - Dhaka, Bangladesh Contemporary Asian Art Exhibition, Fukuoka, Japan
1979
4th Bangladesh National Young Artist Art Exhibition - Dhaka, Bangladesh 4th National Art Exhibition - Dhaka, Bangladesh
1978
3rd Bangladesh National Young Artist Art Exhibition - Dhaka, Bangladesh 4th Bangladeshi Artist Painting Exhibition, Calcutta, India
1977
3rd Bangladesh National Art Exhibition - Dhaka, Bangladesh
1976–77
Western Pacific Prints (travelling) Exhibition in Australia - Albany, Brisbane, Canberra, South Australia, Sydney, Victoria and Western Australia
1976
2nd Bangladesh National Art Exhibition - Dhaka, Bangladesh
1975
1st Bangladesh National Art Exhibition - Dhaka, Bangladesh 1st Bangladesh Young Artist Art Exhibition - Dhaka, Bangladesh
1970
Kalabashaki Art Exhibition (Fundraising) - Dhaka, Bangladesh
1969–75
Institute of Fine Art, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
COMMISSION WORK
1987
Italian Fresco Mural (wet fresco), 52 ft. high by 72 ft. wide, at the Bangladesh National Library and Archive, Shere Bangla Nagar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
COLLECTIONS
L'Alliance Francais de Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh The Bangladesh National Museum, Dhaka, Bangladesh The Banque Indosuez, Dhaka, Bangladesh Divine Art Gallery, Chittagong, Bangladesh The Faculty of Fine Arts, M.S. University of Baroda, Gujarat, India The Institute of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh The Max Muller Bhavan (The German Cultural Institute), Bombay, India Mini-print International, Barcelona, Spain The Mostra Internazionale Di Grafica, Catania, Italy The National Art Gallery (Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy), Dhaka, Bangladesh Saju Art Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh Tiovli Art Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh
And many private institutional collections in:
Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, France, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, the United Kingdom and the U.S.A.
REVIEWS
Command of Craft - Moments of Form & Colour, The Craft Factor - the magazine of Saskatchewan Craft Council, Saskatchewan, Winter 1998/99, vol 23–3 Alamgir, The Star Phoenix - Life Style, Jan 1996, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Godfrey Dean Galleries Go Abstract - Alamgir Lets Viewers Decode a Meaning, Yorkton This Week - Spotlight, Jun 1992, Yorkton, Saskatchewan Lines and Colors, The Daily Sangbad, Jun 1990, Dhaka, Bangladesh Rhythms in Startling Color, The Bangladesh Observer, Jun 1990, Dhaka, Bangladesh Moments of Black, Times of India, 1979, Bombay, India
Born in Bangladesh