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Full name:Shahabuddin Ahmed
Birth place :in Raipura, Narsingdi
Date of birth: September 11, 1950
Nationality : Bangladeshi
Occupation: painter
Present position : Living and working in Paris, France since 1974 as a professional artist.
Shahabuddin Ahmed is a painter born in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Dhaka and obtained scholarship to study at école des beaux arts de Paris. He has shown his works extensively around the globe. In 1992, he was one of Fifty Master Painters of Contemporary Arts, an award bestowed on him at the Olympiad of Arts, Barcelona.
Shahabuddin is a world renowned painter born in Bangladesh in 1950. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, after the liberation war of Bangladesh in 1974 Shahabuddin had scholarship to studied in the Ecole des beaux-arts de Paris, he moved to Paris. He has shown his works extensively across the globe. In 1992 he is one of 50 Master Painters of Contemporary Arts, an award bestowed on him at the Olympiad of Arts, Barcelona. The primary concern of his paintings is to reflect the contemporary life and times. He is an optimist and this is clearly expressed in his paintings. This optimism was firmly embedded in Shahabuddin when he has a youth was involved in the Liberation struggle for Bangladesh and had to face the various facets of life.
He has the capability to overcome the constraints of time and space. In their dynamism his paintings depict fearless human figures that cut through the difficulties of life, which provide one the reason to live. The vibrancy and force of his brushwork highlight this aspect. Above all his compositions are unmistakably musical and rhythmic. Shahabuddin’s figures seem to be enthralled in the cosmic dance at times merging with the ethereal forces.
His works are displayed in many galleries around the globe including the Museum Olympic of Lausanne in Switzerland, Bangladesh national museum, Bulgarian national museum in Sofia, Olympic museum of south Corea and Bourg-en Bresse Museum France, India, USA, and England.
Shahabuddin's paintings are permanently displayed in Galerie Daniel Besseiche, Galerie Samagra, Galerie du Fleuve in Paris 6ème (rue Jacob, rue de Seine, sur Guénégaud) Galerie Jas de la Rimade in south of France (Carcès near to Aix-en-Provence) Galerie Daniel Besseiche in Courchevel, Deauville and Saint-Tropez.
Major Solo Exhibitions
1973-79 : 2 exhibitions at the College of Arts and Crafts, Dhaka
1974 : Exhibition in Support of Flood Victims, College of Arts and Crafts, Dhaka, Bangladesh
1975 : Cultural Center of Groningen, Holland; Gallery des Voutes du Port, Royan, France
1980-88 : Exhibitions at Gallery de la Maison des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France
1981 : Gallery Voude-Port, Royan, France, 1981-97 : 4 exhibitions at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka
1984 : Gallery de l'Agence, Paris, France
1986 : Bangla Academy Gallery, Dhaka
1988 : Gallery Pierre Cardin, Cannes, France; Gallery Contraste, Lille, France; Gallery de la Maison des Beaux-Arts, Paris
1989 : Museum of Contemporary Art of Bangladesh, Taiwan; Gallery Contraste, Brussels, Belgium; Gallery Gabrielle Fliegans, Strasbourg, France
1990-96 : 3 exhibitions at Gallery Samagra, Paris, France; Cultural Center of Bourg-en-Bresse, France
1991 : Gallery Arbitraire, Dôle (Jura), France; Gallery Evelyne Guichard, Aoste, Italy
1992 : Ethnic Art Gallery, Switzerland
1993-2000 : 5 exhibitions at Shilpangan Contemporary Art Gallery, Dhaka
1993 : Gallery Atlier 80, Bordeaux, France; Gallery Pyramide Pernod, Créteil, France
1994-02 : 2 exhibitions at Birla Academy of Fine Arts and Culture, Kolkata, India; YB Chavan Art Gallery, Mumbai, India; Vadhera Art Gallery, Delhi, India
1995 : ‘Portrait de Gandhi’, Gallery Grewal Mohanjeet, Paris, France
1996-05 : 3 exhibitions at Gallery Brûlée, Strasbourg, France
1996 : ‘A Return to India’, Ashutosh Gallery, Kolkata, India; Exhibition by Partner's Investissements Europe, Paris, France
1997 : Gallery Espace 61, Rouen, France; Gallery Epoke, Copenhagen, Denmark
1998 : Gallery Grewal Mohanjeet, Paris, France; Gallery Arbitraire, Dôle (Jura), France
1999 : Gallery ‘Arts Vivendi’, Munich, Germany; Yazienki Krolenskie Museum, Varsovie, Poland; Gallery DD, Dhaka, Bangladesh; Contemporary Art Center Spazio, Italy
2000-01 : 2 exhibitions at Gallery Jacob-1, Paris, France, 2000 : ‘The Harmony show’, Nehru Center, Mumbai, India
2001-08 : 3 exhibitions at Gallery Jas de la Rimade, Carcès, France
2002 : Gallery Raymond Joseph, Aix en Provence, France
2003 : Habiart Gallery, Delhi, India
2004 : Gallery du Fleuve, Paris; Gallery Bouchindhomme, Lille, France; ‘Les dîners de l' Art Contemporain’ Europe Zen Factory, Paris, France; El Almudin Museum, Valence, Spain; Gallery de Arte Contemporaneo Jorge Ontiveros, Spain
2005 : Gallery Lazoukine, Deauville, France; Foundation Jaume II ‘El Just’ Monastere Royal de Santa-Maria de Valdigna, Valence, Spain
2006 : Contemporary Art Museum of Elche, Spain; Gallery Bouchindhomme, Lille, France, 2006-08 : 3 exhibitions at Gallery Daniel Besseiche, Paris, France 2007 : Indian Contemporary Art Institute, Mumbai, India; Gallery Lazoukine, Deauville, France
2008 : Gallery Cosmoarte Siglo XXV, Alicante, Spain; Ganges Art Gallery, Kolkata, India
2009 : La salle Cai-Luzan, Zaragoza, Spain, 2009 : JAI BANGLA, Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Awards
1968 : President’s Gold Medal as Best Child Artist, Pakistan
1973 : Prime Minister’s Gold Medal as Best Student of Bangladesh College of Arts and Crafts, Dhaka
1974 : Bangla Academy Award, Silver Jubilee Exhibition of Bangladesh College of Arts and Crafts, Dhaka
1975 : Gold Medal, Salon du Printemps, Paris, France, 1975 : Silver Medal, Salon des Artistes Français, Paris, France, 1975 : 1st Prize in the Exhibition of the Foreign Students Studying in Paris, Paris, France
1976 : Silver Medal, Salon du Printemps, Paris, France
1980 : 1st Prize, Exhibitions of Painters from 31 Countries, organized by UNESCO, Paris, France
1981 : Gold Medal, Salon du Printemps, Paris, France
1982 : Best Award in Painting, Young Artists Art Exhibition, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy
1986 : Honourable Mention Award, 3rd Asian Art Biennal, Bangladesh
1992 : Olympiad of the Arts ‘50 Master Painters of Contemporary Art’, Barcelona, Spain, 1992 : African Art Biennal, Dakar, Senegal
2000 : Independence Day Award (Highest civilian award in Bangladesh), Dhaka, Bangladesh
2014:The Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (2014).
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