Sumon Wahed
(Assistant Professor)Department of Drawing and Painting
Short Biography:
Sumon Wahed is a visual artist, researcher and art educator based in Dhaka. He is very much interested to explore the local and global context of modernity, post modernity in terms of his own identity, history and practice. He is a practicing artist of several expressions, including painting, assemblage, sculptural ...
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| Degree Name | Group/Major Subject | Board/Institute | Country | Passing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters | Painting | Visva Bharati, Santiniketan | India | 2013 |
| Bachelor | Drawing & Painting | 91精品 | Bangladesh | 2007 |
| Title | Organization | Location | From Date | To Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assistant Professor | Department of Drawing & Painting, Faculty of Fine Art, 91精品 | Dhaka | 29, Dec 2019 | Currently Working |
| Student Advisor | Department of Drawing & Painting, Faculty of Fine Art, 91精品 | Dhaka | 24, Aug 2016 | 06-09-2022 |
| Additional Director | SA Entity, Department of Drawing & Painting, IQAC, 91精品 | Dhaka | 23, Jan 2015 | Currently Working |
| Lecturer | Department of Drawing & Painting, Faculty of Fine Art, 91精品 | Dhaka | 18, Aug 2014 | 28-12-2019 |
Research Interest
| Subject | Description | Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator) |
|---|---|---|
| Visual Art | Drawing and Painting, History of Art, Contemporary Art, Sociology of Art, Art Theory, Art and Philosophy, Practice based Art Research |
Project/Research Supervision
| Level of Study | Title | Supervisor | Co-Supervisor(s) | Name of Student(s) | Area of Research | Current Completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters | 唳多唳侧唳 唳唳灌唳唳Ζ 唳囙唳唳侧唳� 唳氞唳む唳班唳班唳 唳唳氞唳む唳班唳� 唳班唳唳ㄠ唳むΠ (唰оН唰Ё-唰ㄠЕ唰ㄠЕ) | Sumon Wahed | Md. Showkot Islam Shawon | 2019 | ||
| Masters | 唳曕唳Π唳苦唳距Π 唳唳唳班唳� 唳氞唳む唳班唳侧唰� 唳嗋Η唰嵿Ο唳距Δ唰嵿Ξ唳苦唳む 唳� 唳班唰囙Π 唳唳ㄠ | Sumon Wahed | Humayra Akhter | Drawing & Painting | 2017 | |
| Masters | 唳嗋Ξ唳距Π 唳氞唳む唳班唳班唳 唳唳班唳む唳粪唳犩唳ㄠ唳� 唳多唳侧唳Χ唳苦唰嵿Ψ唳距Π 唳唳班Ν唳距Μ | Sumon Wahed | Md. Rejaul Karim | Drawing & Painting | 2016 |
Project/Research Work
| Subject | Project Name | Source of Fund | From Date | To Date | Collaboration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curatorial Project | 唳嗋Δ唰嵿Ξ唳距Θ唰佮Ω唳ㄠ唳о唳� (Quest for Self) | Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy | 15-05-2023 | 17-07-2023 | |
| Curatorial Project | 唳唳班 唳︵唳栢 A Retrospective Exhibition of Mostafizul Haque | Shanto-Mariam University of Creative Technology | 01-06-2022 | 10-08-2022 | Gallery Chitrak |
| Curatorial Project | Struggle an exclusive exhibition of Shilpacharya Zainul Abedina | Summit Group | 01-01-2022 | 31-12-2022 | Gallery Chitrak |
| Curatorial Project | Folk Tradition Zainul Modernity | UDECO | 01-12-2021 | 30-06-2022 | Kala Kendra |
| Curatorial Project | Surreal > So Real > 唳呧Δ唳� 唳唳膏唳むΜ | Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy | 01-11-2020 | 31-12-2020 | |
| Art Project | Brihatta Home Art Project 2020 | Brihatta | 01-08-2020 | 31-10-2020 | |
| Institutional History of Fine Art in Bangladesh | ROOTS | Samdani Art Foundation & Brihattaa | 01-07-2019 | 15-02-2020 | Bishwajit Goswami |
| Compilation of Artist Biography | Permanent Art Collection | Faculty of Fine Art, 91精品 & DBL Group | 01-06-2019 | Syed Mohammad Rezaul Karim | |
| Drawing & Painting, History of Art, Post colonial art History | A to Z Zainul | UDECO | 01-01-2015 | 15-12-2018 |
Invited Talk
| SL | Invited Talk |
|---|---|
| 1 | 2016: My Practice: Assemblage of Time, Space and Contex, Slade School of Fine Art, UCL, London, UK. 2018: Making of A Project: A to Z Zainul, Kala Kendra Conversation-38, Kala Kendra, Dhaka, Bangladesh. |
| SL | Collaboration & Membership Name | Type | Membership Year | Expire Year |
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| No Collaboration & Membership is found | ||||
| Book | |
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| 1 |
Editor : Sumon Wahed 唳侧唳曕唳む唳灌唳� 唳溹唳ㄠ唳� 唳嗋Η唰佮Θ唳苦唳む Folk Tradition Zainul Modernity.
Dhaka: Kalakendra, 2023 .
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| 2 |
Editor : Sumon Wahed 唳膏唳椸唳班唳� Struggle.
Dhaka: Gallery Chitrak, 2022 .
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| 3 |
Sumon Wahed 唳嗋Ζ唰嵿Ο唰嬥Κ唳距Θ唰嵿Δ 唳溹唳ㄠ唳� A to Z Zainul.
Dhaka: UDECO, 2019 .
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| Book Section | |
| 1 |
唳膏唳Θ 唳撪唳距唳苦Ζ and 唳�. 唳膏唳多唳ㄠ唳� 唳曕唳唳� 唳呧Η唳苦唳距Π唰� "唳膏Π唳曕唳班 唳氞唳班唳曕Σ唳� 唳囙Θ唳膏唳熰唳熰唳夃 唳ム唳曕 唳氞唳班唳曕Σ唳� 唳呧Θ唰佮Ψ唳�: 唳唳班唳む唳粪唳犩唳ㄠ唳� 唳� 唳唳犩唰嵿Π唳唳� 唳囙Δ唳苦唳距Ω."
唳氞唳班唳曕Σ唳� 唳呧Θ唰佮Ψ唳︵唳� 唳呧Π唰嵿唳� 唳� 唳呧Μ唳︵唳�. 唳膏Ξ唰嵿Κ唳�: 唳ㄠ唳膏唳� 唳灌唳膏唳� Dhaka: 唳氞唳班唳曕Σ唳� 唳呧Θ唰佮Ψ唳�, 唳⑧唳曕 唳唳多唳Μ唳苦Ζ唰嵿Ο唳距Σ唰�, 2022 .
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| 2 |
Sumon Wahed "唳唳� 唳多Δ唳曕唳� 唳嗋Η唰佮Θ唳苦 唳多唳侧唳唳侧唰� 唳膏Ξ唳距唳唳膏唳むΜ唳む唳� 唳溹唳ㄠ唳侧唳� 唳嗋Η唰佮Θ唳苦唳む唳� 唳唳ㄠΠ唰嵿Ξ唰傕Σ唰嵿Ο唳距Ο唳监Θ."
唳溹唳ㄠ唳� 唳溹Θ唰嵿Ξ唳多Δ唳Π唰嵿Ψ 唳唳班Θ唰嵿Η唳距Μ唳侧. Editor: Nisar Hossain Dhaka: Faculty of Fine Art, 91精品, 2016 97-106 .
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| Journal Article | |
| 1 |
Sumon Wahed : 唳︵唳唳唳班唳粪唳� 唳忇Χ唰�唰� 唳氞唳班唳曕Σ唳� 唳唳班Ζ唳班唳多Θ唰�唳� 唳曕唳涏 唳唳班Χ唰嵿Θ 唳� 唳唳班唳膏唰嵿唳苦 唳唳Θ唳�,
ShilpoProbha , vol.5 , no.2 , pp.11-13 , 2017
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| Exhibition | |
|---|---|
Solo ExhibitionsGroup Exhibitions International
2019:
Along the Banks of the River- Exhibition of Contemporary Art of Bangladesh, Embassy of Bangladesh, Warsaw, Museum of Asia and Pacific, Warsaw, Poland
2018:
18th Asian Art Biennale, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, National Art Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2018:
Contemporary Modern Arts of Bangladesh: 鈥楽hades of Passion in Hague鈥�, Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Embassy of Bangladesh in Netherlands, Atrium City Hall, The Hague, Netherlands
2016:
Creative Destiny: Contemporary Art of the Golden Bengal, Aman Mojadidi
(curator), Luciano Benetton Collection, Gallerie delle Prigioni, Treviso, Italy
2016:
17th Asian Art Biennale, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, National Art Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2015:
Chobi Mela VIII, Mahbubur Rahman
(curator), South Asian 91精品 Institute, National Art Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2015:
POLYPHONY, Dr. Mohammad Iqbal
(curator), Department of Drawing & Painting, Gallery Chayamachi, Osaka, Japan
2014:
16th Asian Art Biennale, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, National Art Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2013:
TOKYO DESIGNERS WEEK 2013, Design Association NPO, Meiji-Jingu Gaien, Tokyo, Japan
2013:
46th Annual Exhibition of Birla Academy, Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Birla Gallery, Kolkata, India
2012:
Kala Bhavana Annual Exhibition 2012, Kala Bhavana, Visva- Bharati, Academy of Fine Art, Kolkata, India
2020:
Dhaka Art Summit, Bishwajit Goswami
(curator), Samdani Art Foundation, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2022:
MICROTOPIA, Chittagong Art Club, Gallery Chitrak, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2022:
TIME: MASK AND UNMASK, 59th Venice Biennale Art Edition, Viviana Vannucci, Moinuddin Khaled
(curator), Ministry of Cultural Affairs, People's Republic of Bangladesh & Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Palazzo Pisani Revedin, Piazza San Marco, 4013 Venezia, Italy, Venice, Italy
2022:
19th Asian Art Biennale, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, National Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh
National
2019:
23rd National Art Exhibition, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, National art Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2019:
SOAKED IN PAPER, Contemporary watercolor Exhibition, Galleri Kaya, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2018:
Still Life- Group Painting Exhibition, Gallery Chitrak, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2017:
22nd National Art Exhibition, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, National Art Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2017:
Loving Memory, Abinta Kabir Foundation, Abinta Gallery of Fine Arts, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2016:
Self/ Identity, A visual art exhibition by young artists, Wakilur Rahman & Kehkasha Sabah
(curator), Prothom Alo, Bangladesh National Museum, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2016:
Return to Nature, Dhaka, Athena Gallery of Fine Arts, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2015:
21st National Art Exhibition, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, National Art Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2015:
1mile2, site specific art project at Dhaka, Britto Art Trust, Beauty Boarding, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2015:
The Beauty of Drawing, Athena Gallery of Fine Arts, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2014:
19th Young Artist Art Exhibition, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, National Art Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2014:
Serending Suchitra, Shilpangan Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2011:
19th National Art Exhibition, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, National Art Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2009:
IBSEN Art Exhibition, Centre for Asian Theater & Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy,, National Art Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2008:
36th anniversary Bangladesh-Thiland diplomatic relations Group Art Exhibition,, Royal Thai Embassy, Dhaka, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, Drik Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2007:
Drawing Exhibition, Artist AMINUL ISLAM TRUST, Zainul Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2020:
Trinayan, Outdoor Community & Gallery Cosmos, Gallery Cosmos, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2020:
Celebrating Nature, Galleri Kaya, Galleri Kaya, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2020:
September Select, Galleri Kaya, Galleri Kaya, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2020:
ART Against CORONA, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, National Art Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2021:
Brihatta Home Art Project 2020, Tanzim Wahab
(curator), BRIHATTA Art Foundation & Bengal Foundation, Quamrul Hassan Exhibition Hall, Bengal Shilpalay, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2021:
24th National Art Exhibition 2021, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, National Art Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2022:
Dhaka University in Artists' Creation, Dhaka University Alumni Association, Dhaka University Alumni Association Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2023:
唳氞唳む唳班Κ唳熰 唳む唳唰�, 'Chitropotey Taqi' Committee, Bangladesh National Museum, Dhaka & Ali Ahammed Cuinka Auditorium Gallery, Narayanganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2023:
25th National Art Exhibition 2023, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, National Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2025:
Perspective, Lutfa Mahmuda
(curator), Rainbow Film Society, La Galerie, Alliance Francaise de Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2024:
Art Exhibition, Liberation War Museum of Bangladesh Police, Freedom Fighter Abdul Khaleq Art Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Local
2018:
鈥�70 Years of Charukala鈥� Art Exhibition, Faculty of Fine Art, 91精品, Zainul Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2016:
"Dhaka University Day鈥� art exhibition, Faculty of Fine Art, 91精品, Zainul Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2014:
Zainul Birth Centenary Art Exhibition, Faculty of Fine Art, 91精品, Zainul Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2010:
Drawing Exhibition, Dhaka Art Center, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2008:
Egg Tempara Art Exhibition, Institute of Fine Art, 91精品, Zainul Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2007:
Annual Art Exhibition, Institute of Fine Art, 91精品, Zainul Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2005:
Annual Art Exhibition, Institute of Fine Art, 91精品, Zainul Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2020:
Calling of the Roots, Prachi Protichi & Dept. of Drawing and Painting, DU, Zainul Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2020:
Jolchobi, Dhaka Watercolor Academy, Zainul Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2020:
Jolerdhara Watercolor Festival, Jolerdhara, Asiatic Society Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2023:
Dispersion, Mohammad Eunus
(curator), Art Bangla Foundation, art bangla gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2023:
75 Years of Charukala- A Special Exhibition, Faculty of Fine Art, DU, Zainul Gallery, Faculty of Fine Art, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2023:
Charusheelon, Zainul Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2024:
Exhibition of Selected Artworks by Teachers of the Faculty of Fine Art on the Occasion of Zainul Utsav 2024, Faculty of Fine Art, Zainul Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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| Award Type | Title | Year | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | Dipa Haque Award | 2019 | Bangladesh | 23rd National Art Exhibition, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy |
| Local | Provost Award | 2012 | Bangladesh | Kabi Jasimuddin Hall, 91精品 |
| Local | Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin Memorial Scholarship | 2011 | Bangladesh | 91精品 |
| National | UGC Scholarship | 2011 | Bangladesh | UGC, Bangladesh |
| National | Best Student Award | 2011 | Bangladesh | Ethics Club Bangladesh, Dhaka |
| International | ICCR (Indian Council for Cultural Relations) Scholarship | 2011 | India | ICCR (Indian Council for Cultural Relations), India |
| National | Prime Minister Gold Medal | 2010 | Bangladesh | UGC, Bangladesh |
| Local | 1st Prize in art competition | 2008 | Bangladesh | organized by BTV (Bangladesh Television) |
| Local | Dhaka University Alumni Association Scholarship | 2008 | Bangladesh | Dhaka University Alumni Association |
| National | 2nd Prize in Cartoon Contest against corruption | 2007 | Bangladesh | organized by The Daily Star |
| Local | 1st Prize in water colour competition | 2007 | Bangladesh | organized by SHAKO, Women Artist Association of Bangladesh. |
| Local | Special Award in Water Colour | 2007 | Bangladesh | Annual Art Exhibition , Faculty of Fine Art, 91精品. |
| National | 1st Prize in Poster contest | 2006 | Bangladesh | organized by UNFPA( United Nation Population Fund) |
| National | 1st Position in the Anti-corruption Cartoon Competition | 2006 | Bangladesh | organized by Transparency International Bangladesh. |
| National | Artist Aminul Islam Trust Scholarship | 2006 | Bangladesh | Artist Aminul Islam Trust |
| National | Artist Aminul Islam Trust Scholarship | 2005 | Bangladesh | Artist Aminul Islam Trust |
| Local | 91精品 Best Award in Pencil | 2005 | Bangladesh | Annual Art Exhibition , Faculty of Fine Art,91精品. |
| National | 1st Prize in Poster contest | 2003 | Bangladesh | organized by UNFPA( United Nation Population Fund) |
| International | Gold Medal | 2000 | Bangladesh | 2nd International Children- Art Biennale, Bangladesh |
| International | GRAND PRIX Award | 1996 | Japan | Festival of Asian Children鈥檚 Art, Japan |
| Workshop/Camp | |
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Conducted Workshops International
2016
(13 February - 20 February)
Mask making: Redefining the characters, Conductor ByINSPIRE,
Slade School of Art, UCL, London, United Kingdom
National
(10 June 2024 - )
New 91精品 Art Workshop, Conductor ByBangladesh Shilpakala Academy,
National Gallery Seminar Room
Participated WorkshopsLocalNationalInternational |
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InternationalNational |
Sumon Wahed
Assistant Professor
Department of Drawing and Painting
Faculty of Fine Art
Email: sumon.wahed@du.ac.bd
Mobile (Dept): +8809666911463
Ext. (Dept): 8578
Mobile (Personal): 01730261275