Farida Zaman, born in Chandpur in 1953, is a celebrated artist from Bangladesh renowned for her captivating depictions of rural life and Bangladeshi folk elements. In addition to her artistic prowess, she holds the esteemed position of honorary professor at the Faculty of Fine Art, University of Dhaka. Her remarkable contributions to the world of Bangladeshi art have garnered significant recognition. In 2020, she was honored with the Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh and received the Sultan Swarna Padak from the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. With a rich educational background, including a Ph.D. from Visva Bharati University in India, Farida Zaman's art has transcended borders and is featured in exhibitions both at home and abroad. Her work continues to captivate audiences, establishing her as a prominent and influential figure in the global art community
Farida Zaman, born in Chandpur in 1953, is a celebrated artist from Bangladesh renowned for her captivating depictions of rural life and Bangladeshi folk elements. In addition to her artistic prowess, she holds the esteemed position of honorary professor at the Faculty of Fine Art, University of Dhaka. Her remarkable contributions to the world of Bangladeshi art have garnered significant recognition. In 2020, she was honored with the Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh and received the Sultan Swarna Padak from the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. With a rich educational background, including a Ph.D. from Visva Bharati University in India, Farida Zaman's art has transcended borders and is featured in exhibitions both at home and abroad. Her work continues to captivate audiences, establishing her as a prominent and influential figure in the global art community
1974 : Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bangladesh College of Arts and Crafts (presently Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka), Dhaka
1978 : Master of Fine Arts, Maharaja Sivaji Roy University, Baroda, India
1995 : Ph. D. Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan, India
Solo Exhibitions:
1979 : College of Art & Crafts, Dhaka, Bangladesh
1983 : Institute of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
1995 : Divine Art Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2002 : Chitrak Art Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2006 : Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2010: Nature & Life, Jamini Roy Gallery, Rabindranath Tagore Center, ICCR, Kolkata
2013: Bound to the Soil, Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
2019: For the love of Country Naliny Kanti Gallery, National Museum Dhaka, Bangladesh
Important Group Exhibitions (Abroad):
2016: A Group Exhibition in Nepal, Art Council of Kathmandu, Nepal.
2016: A Group Exhibition in Nepal, Art Council of Kathmandu, Nepal.
2016: Bangladesh Women Artist Exhibition, ROGUE space, Chelsea, New York.
1975 : Painting Exhibition on ‘International Women’s Year’, New Delhi, India
1976 : Group Exhibition, Bombay & Hyderabad, India
1977 : Group Exhibition, Bombay & Hyderabad, India
1978 : Group Exhibition, Kolkata, India
1979 : Contemporary Art of Bangladesh Exhibition, Hong Kong
1979 : Young Artist Art Exhibition, White Chapel Art Gallery, London, UK
1980 : Asian Art Festival, Fukuoka, Japan
1981 : Contemporary Bangladesh Art Exhibition, Beijing, China
1982 : Contemporary Bangladesh Art Exhibition, Bulgaria
1982 : 5th Triennial International Art Exhibition, New Delhi, India
1984 : Noma Konkor, Tokyo, Japan
1985 : KIS 1985, Kusan International Exhibition, Seoul, Republic of Korea
1986 : EIMAS ’86, Hiroshima, Japan
1986 : Contemporary Bangladesh Art Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan
1987 : Bussan Biennial, Republic of Korea
1987 : Salon de Tokyo Art Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan
1992 : SAARC Young Artists Exhibition on the occasion of ‘SAARC Festival India 1992’, New Delhi, Kerala, Bangalore and Bombay, India
1994 : Bangladesh Women Artists Art Exhibition, Kolkata, India
1994 : Contemporary Bangladesh Art Exhibition, Kolkata, India
1994 : Contemporary Bangladesh Art Exhibition, Germany
1999 : A Group Exhibition for Kolkata Book Fair, Kolkata, India
1999 : Contemporary Painters Exhibition from Bangladesh, Gallery Hill Gate, Japan
199 : Bonner Summer Festival, Contemporary Art Exhibition of Bangladesh, Bonn, Germany
2001 : 1st Contemporary Artists Exhibition from Bangladesh, Sudo Art Museum Tokyo, Japan
2002 : Contemporary Bangladesh Art Exhibition, Paris, France
2004 : International Art Exhibition & Workshop India, organized by Bharat Sevashram Sangha, Delhi, India.
2007 : Contemporary Painting Exhibition, Ney York, Boston, USA. 2007: Contemporary Painting Exhibition, Toronto, USA. 2008: International Exhibition in Olympic 2008, China. 2010: SAARC Summit International Exhibition, Thimpu, Bhutan. 2011: International Contemporary Painting Exhibition, organized by Bengal Gallery, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
2011: International Contemporary Painting Exhibition organized by Bengal Gallery, Maldives.
2012 : A Group Exhibition on the occasion of 150th Anniversary of Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore, organizes by Calcutta Painters, Kolkata
2013 : A Group Show from Bangladesh – Setochi Festival in Japan.
2014 : A Group Show songs of the Land, Melbron, Sydney, Canberra, in Australia organized by Bengal Gallery & Annando Path.
2014 : A Group Exhibition in 21, Dhaka
Important Group Exhibitions (home) (Abroad):
1974 : Group Painting Exhibition of four Women Artists, Dhaka, Bangladesh
1974 : Contemporary Art Exhibition on the Occasion of ‘Silver Jubilee of Bangladesh College of Arts and Crafts’, Dhaka, Bangladesh
1975- 04 : All ‘National Art Exhibition’s organized by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka, Bangladesh
1979 : Young Artist Art Exhibition (Mobile), Bangladesh
1994 : ‘She’, A Group Art Exhibition, Gallery Arial, Dhaka, Bangladesh
1996 : ‘Struggle of Independence and Bangabondhu’ at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka, Bangladesh
1996 : Contemporary Art Exhibition, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2000 : A Group Art Exhibition of Renowned and Upcoming Woman Artists of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2000 : A Group Exhibition, Chitrak Art Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2002 : Contemporary Art of Bangladesh (Trends 3 & 4), Dhaka, Bangladesh
2003 : 6 Painters Exhibition, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2004 : Group Art Exhibition, by ‘Shako’ – Women Artists Association of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2004 : Image in the Mirror A house show held at the residence of the US ambassador, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2005 : Image in the Mirror A Group Art Exhibition of Shako, Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2006 : The Other Voice, Exhibition of 21 Women Artist, On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts, Dhaka
2006 : Image of Ibsen’s Life & Play, Art Exhibition, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, organized by Centre for Asian Theatre (CAT)
2011- Dhaka-Shantiniketan Exchange program 2010-2011 Art Exhibition, Bengal Gallery of Art, Dhaka. 2011-Group Art Exhibition Rooted Creativity – 2 by 10 selected artists of Bangladesh. Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts
2011: 150th Birth Anniversary of Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore, Exhibition, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka.
2016: A Workshop and Permanent Collection in Arts Acre Foundation, Kalkata, India.
2016: Bangladesh Thailand Joint Art Camp ‘AMITY’ and Exhibition in Thailand by Bangladesh Embassy in organized Thailand Also held an Exhibition in ‘Dusit Thai Hotel’ in Bangkok.
Read More
Solo Exhibitions:
1979 : College of Art & Crafts, Dhaka, Bangladesh
1983 : Institute of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
1995 : Divine Art Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2002 : Chitrak Art Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2006 : Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2010: Nature & Life, Jamini Roy Gallery, Rabindranath Tagore Center, ICCR, Kolkata
2013: Bound to the Soil, Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
2019: For the love of Country Naliny Kanti Gallery, National Museum Dhaka, Bangladesh
Important Group Exhibitions (Abroad):
2016: A Group Exhibition in Nepal, Art Council of Kathmandu, Nepal.
2016: A Group Exhibition in Nepal, Art Council of Kathmandu, Nepal.
2016: Bangladesh Women Artist Exhibition, ROGUE space, Chelsea, New York.
1975 : Painting Exhibition on ‘International Women’s Year’, New Delhi, India
1976 : Group Exhibition, Bombay & Hyderabad, India
1977 : Group Exhibition, Bombay & Hyderabad, India
1978 : Group Exhibition, Kolkata, India
1979 : Contemporary Art of Bangladesh Exhibition, Hong Kong
1979 : Young Artist Art Exhibition, White Chapel Art Gallery, London, UK
1980 : Asian Art Festival, Fukuoka, Japan
1981 : Contemporary Bangladesh Art Exhibition, Beijing, China
1982 : Contemporary Bangladesh Art Exhibition, Bulgaria
1982 : 5th Triennial International Art Exhibition, New Delhi, India
1984 : Noma Konkor, Tokyo, Japan
1985 : KIS 1985, Kusan International Exhibition, Seoul, Republic of Korea
1986 : EIMAS ’86, Hiroshima, Japan
1986 : Contemporary Bangladesh Art Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan
1987 : Bussan Biennial, Republic of Korea
1987 : Salon de Tokyo Art Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan
1992 : SAARC Young Artists Exhibition on the occasion of ‘SAARC Festival India 1992’, New Delhi, Kerala, Bangalore and Bombay, India
1994 : Bangladesh Women Artists Art Exhibition, Kolkata, India
1994 : Contemporary Bangladesh Art Exhibition, Kolkata, India
1994 : Contemporary Bangladesh Art Exhibition, Germany
1999 : A Group Exhibition for Kolkata Book Fair, Kolkata, India
1999 : Contemporary Painters Exhibition from Bangladesh, Gallery Hill Gate, Japan
199 : Bonner Summer Festival, Contemporary Art Exhibition of Bangladesh, Bonn, Germany
2001 : 1st Contemporary Artists Exhibition from Bangladesh, Sudo Art Museum Tokyo, Japan
2002 : Contemporary Bangladesh Art Exhibition, Paris, France
2004 : International Art Exhibition & Workshop India, organized by Bharat Sevashram Sangha, Delhi, India.
2007 : Contemporary Painting Exhibition, Ney York, Boston, USA. 2007: Contemporary Painting Exhibition, Toronto, USA. 2008: International Exhibition in Olympic 2008, China. 2010: SAARC Summit International Exhibition, Thimpu, Bhutan. 2011: International Contemporary Painting Exhibition, organized by Bengal Gallery, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
2011: International Contemporary Painting Exhibition organized by Bengal Gallery, Maldives.
2012 : A Group Exhibition on the occasion of 150th Anniversary of Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore, organizes by Calcutta Painters, Kolkata
2013 : A Group Show from Bangladesh – Setochi Festival in Japan.
2014 : A Group Show songs of the Land, Melbron, Sydney, Canberra, in Australia organized by Bengal Gallery & Annando Path.
2014 : A Group Exhibition in 21, Dhaka
Important Group Exhibitions (home) (Abroad):
1974 : Group Painting Exhibition of four Women Artists, Dhaka, Bangladesh
1974 : Contemporary Art Exhibition on the Occasion of ‘Silver Jubilee of Bangladesh College of Arts and Crafts’, Dhaka, Bangladesh
1975- 04 : All ‘National Art Exhibition’s organized by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka, Bangladesh
1979 : Young Artist Art Exhibition (Mobile), Bangladesh
1994 : ‘She’, A Group Art Exhibition, Gallery Arial, Dhaka, Bangladesh
1996 : ‘Struggle of Independence and Bangabondhu’ at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka, Bangladesh
1996 : Contemporary Art Exhibition, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2000 : A Group Art Exhibition of Renowned and Upcoming Woman Artists of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2000 : A Group Exhibition, Chitrak Art Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2002 : Contemporary Art of Bangladesh (Trends 3 & 4), Dhaka, Bangladesh
2003 : 6 Painters Exhibition, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2004 : Group Art Exhibition, by ‘Shako’ – Women Artists Association of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2004 : Image in the Mirror A house show held at the residence of the US ambassador, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2005 : Image in the Mirror A Group Art Exhibition of Shako, Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2006 : The Other Voice, Exhibition of 21 Women Artist, On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts, Dhaka
2006 : Image of Ibsen’s Life & Play, Art Exhibition, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, organized by Centre for Asian Theatre (CAT)
2011- Dhaka-Shantiniketan Exchange program 2010-2011 Art Exhibition, Bengal Gallery of Art, Dhaka. 2011-Group Art Exhibition Rooted Creativity – 2 by 10 selected artists of Bangladesh. Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts
2011: 150th Birth Anniversary of Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore, Exhibition, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka.
2016: A Workshop and Permanent Collection in Arts Acre Foundation, Kalkata, India.
2016: Bangladesh Thailand Joint Art Camp ‘AMITY’ and Exhibition in Thailand by Bangladesh Embassy in organized Thailand Also held an Exhibition in ‘Dusit Thai Hotel’ in Bangkok.