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Ranjit Das

Present Position

Professor
T.T. College, Dhaka


Born in 1956 at Tangail, Bangladesh


Education

1975 : BFA, Govt. College of Arts and Crafts, (presently Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka), Dhaka
1981 : MFA under Prof. K G Subramaniam, MS University, Baroda, India.


Major Solo Exhibitions

1981 : Govt. Art College, Dhaka
1996 : Center Art Gallery, Kolkata, India
2000 : Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts, Dhaka
2002 : Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
2003-04 : Shilpangan Art Gallery, Dhaka
2004 : Gallery Gora, Montreal, Canada
2006 : Kunj Art Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
2007 : ICCR Art Gallery, Hyderabad, India, organized by Indian Council for Cultural Relations
2007 : Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi, India, organized by Indian Council for Cultural Relation
2008 : Symphony in Drawing, Shilpangan Art Gallery, Dhaka
2009 : Pathos, Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts, Dhaka.


Major Group Exhibitions

1980-88 : All India Art Exhibition, Bombay Art Society, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
1985-07 : National Art Exhibition and Young Painters Art Exhibition, organized by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy
1982-02 : Contemporary Art Exhibition of Bangladesh in Bulgaria, India, Czechoslovakia, Malaysia, USA, China and France
1983-08:2th & 13th Asian Art Biennial Bangladesh
1986 : International Kuwait Art Biennial, Kuwait
1989 : Asian Art Show, Fukuoka Museum, Japan, Seoul, Korea
1999 : Indian Triennial International
1999 : Contemporary works of Bengali Artists, organized by Bengal Foundation at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Gallery
2001 : Contemporary Art of Bangladesh, organized by High Commission of India in Dhaka
2002-06 : The Tokyo International Mini-Print Triennial
2002 : Art Exhibition of Bangladesh, Maison des Art Chatillon, France
2003 : Prachi-Protichee Indo-Bangladesh Art Exhibition, Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai and Chittrakoot Art Gallery, Kolkata
2006 : Visual Art Exhibition 15th Doha Asian Games, Qatar
2007 : Megh Utsav, Bharatiyam Complex, Saltlake, Kolkata
2007 : Two-man show at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
2008 : Bangladesh Contemporary Art Week, New York, organized by Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts
2008 : Art from a Vibrant Culture, Brussels, organized by Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts
2009 : Bangladesh Contemporary Art, Islamabad, Pakistan
2009 : Bangladesh Contemporary Art, Dubai
2009 : Bangladesh Contemporary Art, South Korea.


Awards

1975 : Best Award for Oil Painting, Annual Art Exhibition, Govt. College of Arts and Crafts, Dhaka
1983 : Best Award for Oil Painting, Expo 5, Alliance Francaise de Chittagong
1985 : Best Award in Oil Painting, International Youth Art Exhibition, Bangladesh
1986 : Honourable Mention, Victory day Art Exhibition
1988 : Best Award in Oil Painting, 8 Young Artists Exhibition, Bangladesh
1990 : Honourable Mention, 9th National Art Exhibition
1991 : Honourable Mention, 5th Asian Art Biennial, Bangladesh
1992 : 2nd Award, 18th International Miniature Show, Florida, USA
1995 : Grand Award, 7th Asian Biennial Bangladesh
2001 : Honourable Mention, 14th National Art Exhibition,Bangladesh
2002 : Honourable Mention, 15th National Art Exhibition, Bangladesh.


Commissioned Works

1995 : Mosaic Mural under artist Prof Aminul Islam at Bangladesh Bank Building, Dhaka.


Workshop, Seminars & Art Auction

1997 : Art Camp organized by Artisan in Dhaka; Art camp conducted by German artist Jarg Bachlofer, organized by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka
1999 : Workshop on Contemporary Works of Bengali Artists, participated by 52 artists form West Bengal, India, and Bangladesh, organized by Bengal Foundation in Dhaka
2002 : Contemporary Asian Art workshop, participated by 77 artists, organized jointly by Bengal Foundation and Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka
2004 : Collage-Kalpa, art camp conducted by artist Monirul Islam, organized by Bengal Foundation in Dhaka
2005-06 : Baishakhi Utsav 1412 and 1413 art camp , organized by Bengal Foundation in Dhaka
2005 : Art Camp 2005, organized by Bengal Foundation at Florence, Italy
2006 : Dhaka Art Camp 2006, organized by Gallery Kaya at Jamuna Resort
2006 : Dhaka Art Camp 2006, organized by Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts at Bangshi Bari, Savar.
2006 : Rembrandt 400, art workshop organized jointly by Society for Promotion of Bangladesh Art and the Netherlands Embassy
2007 : Art Auction conducted by Nayang Primary School, Singapore
2008 : Art Camp in Kuakata, organized by WBL, Bangladesh
2008 : Art Camp in Saint Martain, organized by Labaid, Bangladesh.


Collections

National Art Gallery, Dhaka; Fukuoka Art Museum, Japan; National Museum, Dhaka; Military Academy, Chittagong, Bangladesh; Banga Bhaban (President's House), Dhaka, Bangladesh; Bengal Foundation, Dhaka; Tama Art University Museum, Japan; Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai; Center Art Gallery, Kolkata; Chitrakoot Art Gallery, Kolkata; Galerie Gora, Montreal, Canada; Nayang Primary School, Singapore.


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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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