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Artist Profile
Syed Jahangir
Born in 1935
Satkhira, Bangladesh
Education
1955 : Graduation in Fine Arts from Govt. Institute of Arts and Crafts Presently Institute of Fine Arts,University of Dhaka
Solo Exhibitions
2007 : 'Of River and Earth', Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts, Dhaka
2005 : Saju Art Gallery, Gulshan, Dhaka
2003 : Saju Art Gallery, Gulshan, Dhaka
2002 : Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts, Dhaka
1999 : DD Gallery, Gulshan, Dhaka
1997 : Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka
1995 : Society of Formative Arts, Kuwait
1994 : La Galerie, Gulshan, Dhaka
1993 : La Galerie, Gulshan, Dhaka
1990 : Metropole Hotel, Karachi, Pakistan
1982 : B.D. Hall, Tala, Satkhira
1982 : Municipal Corporation Hall, Khulna, Bangladesh
1978 : Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka
1970 : Hotel Metropole, Karachi
1968 : Galerie Co-op, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
1968 : Arts Council, Dhaka
1967 : Art Gallery, Islamabad, Pakistan
1965 : Society for Contemporary Arts Gallery, Rawalpindi
1965 : French Club, Multan Fertilizer Factory Project, Pakistan
1964 : American Club, Mangla Dam Project, Pakistan
1964 : Galerie Co-op, Rawalpindi
1964 : Metropole Hotel, Karachi
1964 : French Club, Multan Fertilizer Factory Project
1963 : American Club, Mangla Dam Project
1963 : Arts Council, Karachi
1962 : Arts Council, Rawalpindi
1960 : Gordon College, Rawalpindi
1959 : Casbah Restaurant, Dhaka
1958 : Arts Club of Washington, USA
1958 : Bonwit Teller Gallery,Philadelphia, USA
1957 : Alliance Francaise, Karachi
1957 : British Council Library, Karachi
1957 : British Council Library, Dhaka
1956 : Chittagong Club, Chittagong, Bangladesh
1956 : USIS Library, Chittagong
Group Exhibitions
1952-07 : Participated in over hundred national and international exhibitions in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Hong Kong, China, Japan, Egypt, USA Pakistan, Turkey, Germany - (GDR & FRG), Zimbabwe and Malaysia
Professional Experience
1962 : Planned, designed and fabricated the first ever Mobile Industrial Exhibition on Wheels in Pakistan
1959-74 : Planned, designed and fabricated a number of Pavilions and Floats in the National and International Industrial Fairs
1964-71 : Established a Commercial Art Gallery, “Galerie Co-op” in Rawalpindi, Pakistan
1966-71 : Instructor in Painting at the Pakistan Arts Council, Rawalpindi
1981-91 : As Member Secretary, organised five international art exhibitions “Asian Art Biennale” in Dhaka
1977-91 : Worked as Director, Department of Fine Arts, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka
Awards
2005 : Shashi Bhushan honurable Award
2005 : Sultan Smrity Gold Medal
2000 : Michel Modhusudhan Academy Award
1992 : Bangladesh Charushilpi Sangsad Honour, Shilpacharya Zainaul Abedin Birth Anniversary, Dhaka
1988 : Satkhira Press Club Award
1985 : “Ekushe Padak”(one of the highest State Awards of Bangladesh in the field of Culture)
1975 : Honorable mention Award at the National Art Exhibition, Dhaka.
1958 : Leaders' and Specialists' Exchange Grant by the US Education Foundation USA
Public Collections
National Art Gallery, Dhaka; National Museum, Dhaka; Banga Bhaban, Dhaka; Bangladesh Bank, Dhaka; Bangladesh Biman, Dhaka; American Express Bank, Dhaka; Janata Bank, Dhaka; BRAC, Dhaka; Bengal Foundation, Dhaka; Export Promotion Bureau, Dhaka
Private Collections (Selected)
M. Syeduzzaman, A.M.A Muhit, Barrister Moudud Ahmed, Col. A.F.Matin, Saber Reza Karim, Faruq Ahmed Choudhury, M. Munir uz Zaman, Inam Ahmed Choudhury, Nurul Qader Khan, Hasnat Abdul Hye, M. Asaf ud Dowlah, Mokammel Huq, Fazle Hasan Abed, Masum Ahmed Choudhury, Qamar Hussain, Shahab Satter, Aziz Mohammad Bhai and many others in Bangladesh and Geoffrey Hadley, Geofrey Glaister from U.K., Merrill Miller from USA., Prof.Dr. K. Yajima, Prof. Dr.Kaida of Japan, and many other private collections at home and abroad
Commission Works : Murals
Eternal Bangladesh
1988, Janata Bank (Principal Office), Dhaka (Ceramic Tiles8 X 38ft.) and (oil paint on board ( 6.5 X 23ft.).
From Language movement to Liberation war
1996, Bangladesh Bank, Khulna (Ceramic Mosaic 12 X 28ft.)Born 1950
Rajbari, Bangladesh
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