Biography

Firoz Mahmud

Born in Khulna, lives in Dhaka and Tokyo

Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, Research (2007)

Rijksakademie Van Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam, Netherlands, (2002-03)

Dhaka University, Institute of Fine Arts, Bangladesh, BFA & MFA (1994-2001)

Residency/workshop:

2009: Halcyon tarp project, Sharjah Art Museum, UAE

2001: Int’l Artists’ camp, Kolkata Nandonik, India

1998: Residency, Royal Overseas League, London, U.K.

1997: Workshop, National Art Gallery (2T.)

Solo Exhibition (Selected):

2007: "Flying Pixels from flying man", BV & STVCV project, Khulna Vision TV & Dhaka intercity Bus service/ "Dis-tinc-tion", Plaza Gallery, Tokyo

2005: "MAnifeSTATION/ layer report 27, 27", Setagaya Arts Foundation, Tokyo/ Setagaya Art Museum (P.G.), Tokyo

2003: "GreenDelta" (24h), "Level ID" & "PepsiMISTERYcola", Projectruimte Oost, Nord & Mediaschip, Rijksakademie Van Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam/ "Laughter", Das Spielhaus, Berlin/ "Floss" (S-S.P.), Mayor Plaza, Madrid/ "Who’s Who" (Interactive Art Project; P&T) Hub spots in Glasgow & Edinburgh

2002: “Memoir”, La Gallery, Alliance Francaise de Dhaka

2001: “When Situation Happens”, Zainul Gallery, IFA, Dhaka

2000: "Domineering Domination" Institute Of Fine Arts, Dhaka

1999: “Quest of Authenticity”, Alliance Francaise, Dhaka

Group Exhibition:

2009: 9th Sharjah International Art Biennale, Sharjah Art Museum, Dubai / UAE
2008~09: 11th Cairo International Art Biennale, Egypt
2008: 13th Bangladesh Asian Art Biennale, National Art Gallery, Dhaka,
(`Anomalies` Art Project with Ozawa Tsuyoshi, Hiraki Sawa and Hiroharu Mori)
2008: SHContemporary, Shanghai Exposition Center ,Fair,09/08 China
2008: `When you Switch off Mobile, Painting starts to talk Eloquently`,OTA Fine Arts, Tokyo
2008: `..cret Auction`, Kandada Art Space COMMAND N, Tokyo ,
2008: Sovereign Asian Art, SAF, Hong Kong & Asia Pacific country Tour (2007~2008)

2008: "Foreign Artists in Japan", Tokyo Nat`l University of Fine Arts & Music, Tokyo

2007: Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo

"KOTONOBA" Sustainable Project exhibition, Kyu-Iwasaki-Tei Museum, Tokyo

Asian art, Sovereign Art Foundation, Hong Kong

"Machi to Ato", Kojima Art Plaza, Tokyo

KINKO, Nihon Ginko Walking Art Museum, Tokyo

2006: Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial (Curator:Fram Kitagawa) Nigata, Japan

Asian artist, Changwon Sungsan Art Hall, Korea (2005)

"Art Kawasaki", JFE/Th!nk, Kawasaki (2005)

2005: Fuchu Art Museum, (Curator: Motoe Kunio), Tokyo

"Japonder", Setagaya Art foundation, Tokyo

2004: "East meets West" (Curator Chang Tsong- Zung,/ A.C.), Venice, Italy

2003: Open Atelier, Rijksakademie VBK, Amsterdam, Netherlands

2002: Auction of paintings/ Art exhibition, ICDDR,B, Dhaka/

Metropolitan Gallery MostingsHus, Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark/

Young Art, Bangladesh National Art Gallery, Dhaka (1998, 96 & 94)/

"10 Contemporary Artists", Bangladesh National Art Gallery, Dhaka/

Asian Art Biennale Bangladesh, Dhaka (2000)

2001: Kolkata Nandonik, Calcutta, India. (2000)/

Saju Art Gallery Grand show, Dhaka (2000,1999)/

Chuwa Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

2000: Berger Exhibition, Zainul Gallery, Dhaka/

National Art Exhibition, Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka (1998)

1999: Art Space Rashinban, Tokyo, Japan/

"Reflection 2" Birla Academy of Art, Calcutta, India/

Galerie-F reiraum, Waltrop & Bonn, Germany/

Gallery Kusabue, Nagoya, Japan/

East- West Gallery, London, U.K.

1998: Royal Over-seas League, London, Concurse RNCM, Manchester/

Edinburgh College of Art, Scotland

Award/ Prize/ Grants:

2008: Yamada Nagamichi Foundation Grants, Tokyo

2007: Grant, Arts Networks Asia (ANA), Singapore/

Grant, Asia Open Forum & Kaiseikai Foundation, Tokyo

2003: Fellowship, Rijksakademie, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Netherlands/

Travel grants to Europe by Stitching Trust Fond, Netherlands

2000: Berger young painters award, Dhaka

1999: "Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grants", Canada

1998: "Countess E. Driscoll-Spa. Prize", Royal Over-seas League, London, U.K.

1997: Best experimental Art, Institute of Fine Arts, Dhaka

1995: "Shilpachariya Zainul Gold Medal", Institute of fine art, Dhaka/

National Art Prize, Khelaghar, Dhaka

Bibliography / PUBLICATIONS FEATURED IN (Articles/ Reviews/ Catalog):

Sustainable project ‘Bijutsu Thecho(BT)’, Tokyo, Feb-2008, p-70; Gallery, P-42, Vol.261,Tokyo, JP, Jan 2007, Tokyo, Japan; Echigo –Tsumari Art Triennial (booklet/catalog), 2006,Nigata/Tokyo, Japan;/ Ca-Fe Autumn publication & catalog., “Kawasaki Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition ”,Kawasaki, October 2005,P-17;/.Arjan Reinders, “Veel behaaglijk werk op de Rijksakademie”, Het parool, Nov. 30, 2003, Amsterdam, P-8 ;/Edited by Erick Beltran “Rijksakademie van Beeld.Kunsten 2003”(booklet),Dec 2003, Amsterdam, p-23/Trine ross, “fri kunst fra Bangladesh”, Politiken, Copenhagen, Denmark; 5, December, 2002, P-6/Sadeq Khan, “Oktoberfest of Paintings at La Galerie”, Holiday, Dhaka, Oct 18,2002, P-4/ Ulandssekretariatet LO/FTF Council, kunstnerne og forfatterne, “Kalantorer Roopkalpa Overgangsbilleder. Smtidskunst fra Bangladesh” (book), Denmark, ISBN 87-90858-18-2, 2002, p-23 & 37, 40-41;/ Fayza haq , “A world of colourful images, figures and semi abstract nations”, The Daily Star ,culture, October 4, 2002, Dhaka, P-12;/ Mustafa Zaman,“Memories of Firoz Mahmud”, Dhaka courier, Dhaka, 18 Oct., 2002, VOL.19 issue 12, P-36 ;/ Moinuddin khaled, “ei somoer dosh Shilpi”, Jugantor, Dhaka, 3 may, 2002, p- 7;/ Fayza haq, “phantasmagoria of everyday life”, Star, weekend magazine, Dhaka, VOL-5 Issue 239, p-29;/ Syed manzoorul islam, “Firoz Mahmud’s paintings and drawings”, The Independent, Dhaka, 8 April, 2000, P-,/ TH, “Firoz Mahmud, Bangladesh”, Overseas, The Royal Overseas league, London, UK, VOL. 84 No.4, Dec 1998 feb1999 ISSN 00307424, P- ;/ Shamim Ahsan & Tina Umnia, “Showcasing New Talent”, Star, weekend, Dhaka, Dec.8, 2000, P-4;/ MD. Jahangir Alam, “Firoz Mahmud’s Art depicts world of Tyranny”, Evidence, Dhaka, March 10, 2000, VOL.18th yr, No 1, P- 36;