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Samarjit Roy Choudhury Born in 1937 at Comilla, BangladeshEducation 1960 : Graduated in Graphics Design, securing First Class First position, from Dhaka Govt. Institute of Art (presently Institute of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka), Dhaka Solo Exhibitions 1983 : Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka 1990 : Alliance Francaise de Dhaka, Dhaka 1997 : Divine Art Gallery, Dhaka 2005 : Creative Studio Gallery of Fine Arts, Dhaka 2007 : Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts, Dhaka Group Exhibitions 1960 : Contemporary Art Gallery 5th Anniversary Show, Rawalpindi, Pakistan 1961 : Pakistan National Art Exhibition, Lahore, Pakistan 1965 : 16 Artists Exhibition, Dhaka 1965 : Abstract Painting Exhibition, Dhaka 1966 : 5th Tehran Biennale, Tehran, Iran 1969 : “Nabanna” exhibition of paintings, Dhaka 1970 : “Kalbaishakhi” exhibition of paintings, Dhaka 1972 : Sketch Group Show, Dhaka 1973 : Contemporary Art of Bangladesh, Kolkata, New Delhi & Mumbai, India 1973 : “Silver Jubilee” Exhibition of the College of Arts & Crafts, Dhaka 1975 & 97 : 3rd and 9th Triennial India, New Delhi, India 1975-06 : Participated in 1st to 16th National Art Exhibitions, organised by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy 1976 : “Life in Bangladesh” art exhibition, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka 1978-97 : Bangladesh Contemporary Art Exhibitions held in GDR, Hong Kong, Yugoslavia, Italy, Japan, Zimbabwe, India, Moscow, Nepal, Oman and Paris 1981-06 : Participated in 1st to 12th Asian Art Biennale, Dhaka, organised by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy 1988-91 : Participated in 3rd to 6th Annual International Exhibition of Miniature Art, Toronto, Canada 1889 : Poster Exhibition on Child Survival & Development, Dhaka 1990 : Art Exhibition on Landscape of Bangladesh on the occasion of Victory Day, Bangladesh National Museum, Dhaka 1990 & 93 : Annual International Exhibition of Miniature Art Society of Florida, Florida, USA 1998 : Selected Artists of the Fifties, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka 1999 : Exhibition of Artists of the Fifties of Bangladesh on the occasion of Golden Jubilee of the Institute of Fine Arts, Dhaka 1999 : Contemporary Works of Bengali Artists, organised by Bengal Foundation at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka 1999 : Invited Eminent Artists Exhibition, jointly organised by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy & Gallery Shilpangan, Dhaka 2000 : Srijon Shomahar, Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts, Dhaka 2000 : Countrywide Mobile Art Exhibition, organised by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy 2001 : Contemporary Art of Bangladesh Trends, organised by High Commission India at Indian Cultural Centre, Dhaka 2004 -06 : Three Group Art Exhibitions of 'Dhaka Art Circle' in Dhaka & Chittagong, Bangladesh Workshops & Art Camps 1993 : Art Camp of Contemporary Bengali Artists from Bangladesh & West Bengal (India) at Kolkata, organised by Deputy High Commission of Bangladesh, Kolkata, India 1999 : 'Workshop of Contemporary Bengali Artists' form West Bengal And Bangladesh at Dhaka, organised by Bengal Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh 2002 : Contemporary Asian Art Workshop at Rajendrapur, Bangladesh, jointly organised by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy & Bengal Foundation, Dhaka 2005 : Art Camp on the occasion of 'Bengal Boishakhi Utshab 1412' at Dhaka, organised by Bengal Foundation, Dhaka 2005 : Workshop at Agartala, India, organised byONGC, Agartala, Tripura, India 2006 : Artist Camp at Muktijudha Jadughar on the occasion of Independence Day, organised by Channel-i and Muktijudha Jadughar, Dhaka 2006 : Art Camp on the occasion of 'Bengal Boishakhi Utshab 1413' at Dhaka, organised by Bengal Foundation, Dhaka 2006 : “Nabanna” a Festival of Art & Craft at Shanti niketan, India, organised by Suresh Amiya Memorial Trust, West Bengal, India 2006 : “Dhaka Art Camp 2006” at Savar, organized by Bengal Foundation, Dhaka 2006 : Art Camp at Jamuna Resort, Tangail, organized by Gallery Kaya, Dhaka Awards 1960 : 1st Prize in the Pakistan Textile Design Competition 1960 : East Pakistan Railway Timetable Cover Design Prize Other Creative Works 1972 : Worked as a designer in the Book of Bangladesh National Constitution with Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin 1985 & 93 : Gallery Display Designer, 2nd & 6th South Asian Federation Games in Bangaldesh 1989 : Designer of two complete sets of new type face of Bengali alphabet for electronic typewriter as per responsibility given by Bangla Academy 1991-92 : Member, International Miniature Art Society of Florida, USA 1994 & 00 : Member, Jury Committee, 10th & 13th Young Artists Exhibition, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka 1995 96 : Member, Board of Governors, Institute of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka 1997 : Attended the 9th Triennial India International Exhibition as a commissioner representative in New Delhi, India 2000 : Member, Jury Committee, 1st Biennale Art Exhibition of Bangladesh Charu Shilpi Sangsad, Dhaka Collections National Art Gallery of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka, Bangladesh; Bangladesh National Museum, Dhaka, Bangladesh; Ministry of Foreign Affaires, Dhaka, Bangladesh; State Guest House, Dhaka, Bangladesh; Bangla Academy, Dhaka, Bangladesh and many private collections at home and abroad. Positions Held Taught at the Government Institute of Fine Arts (presently Institute of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka), Bangladesh for 43 years and retired as Professor in 2003. |
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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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