Firoz Mahmud

Education
2011 : PhD in Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts (Tokyo Geijutsu Daigaku), Tokyo

Solo Exhibitions (selected)
2013 : Soaked Dream, Goethe Institute, Dhaka
: NinKi: UoPD ‘Loss of the Toss is Blessing of their Disguise’, Dhaka Art Center
2011 : Dismal Cry of Heritage, Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts, Dhaka
: Traitor of Faith, International Studio and Curatorial Program (ISCP), New York, USA
: Lamentation in Two Lies, Ota Fine Arts, Tokyo, Japan
2010 : Yatta! Anzen! B.A.D. Museum of Contemporary Art, Yuga Gallery, University of the Arts, Tokyo, Japan
: Sucker ‘wfp21’ [opened studio], Chinritsukan, Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokyo, Japan
: ‘Whatever They are Scolded Your Star is Safe’ , Asbestos Art Space, Bandung, Indonesia
2009 : ‘Belief = Be live’, OZU Space, Umane, Italy
2005 : MAnifeSTATION/ layer report 27, 27′, Setagaya Art Center & Setagaya Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan. Curated by, Akira Tatehata

Group Exhibitions (selected)
2015 : The Paradoxical Now, Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts, Dhaka
2014 : Vivid Strata 2: New representations from Asia, Ota Fine Arts, Singapore
: Dhaka Art Summit, Ota Fine Arts Booth, Dhaka
2013 : Erasing Borders: Contemporary Indian Art of the Diaspora, Hammond Museum, New York, USA
: Brotkatze Collaborations, Gallery Kunststueck, Berlin, Japan
: Erasing Borders: Contemporary Indian Art of the Diaspora, Flushing Town Hall, New York, USA
2012 : Shifting Risks: Senses 7, Dhaka Art Center
2011 : 12 artists from Bangladesh: 40 years of Independence, City Center, Agartala, India
: Step Across This Line:Contemporary Art from Bangladesh, India & Pakistan, Asia House, London, UK. Curated by, Deeksha Nath
: New Address, New Works, Ota Fine Arts, Tokyo, Japan
2010 : Hakase-Tenrankai [PhD final show], The University of Art Museum, Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokyo, Japan
: Transformation, Project Space 1, Tokyo Geijutsu Daigaku & Museum of Contemporary Art, MOT Tokyo , Japan
: I want you !, Mori Art Museum Centre Gallery, Tokyo. Curated by Hasegawa Yuko & Other Judge
2009: Art project Ideas, Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, Hiroshima , Japan
: personally political – contemporary sensation, KunsthausTacheles, Berlin, Germany. Curated by, Barbara Fragogna
2008 : When Switch off Mobile…talk Eloquently, Ota Fine Arts, Tokyo, Japan. Curated by, Ozawa Tsuyoshi and Tsuruta Yoriko
: ShContemporary08, Shanghai Exhibition Center, Shanghai, China
2007 : Sotsuten, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
: KOTONOBA-Sustainable Art Project, Kyu-Iwasaki-Tei Museum, Tokyo
: Asian Art, Sovereign Art Foundation, Hong Kong.
Curated by, David Elliot
2005 : Fuchu Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan. Curated by, Motoe Kunio
2004 : East Meets West -Asian Contemporary Art, Arte Communication, Venice, Italy. Curated by, Chang Tsong- Zung
2003 : Open Atelier, Rijksakademie VBK, Amsterdam, Netherlands
: 10 Contemporary Artists from Bangladesh, Metropolitan-Gallery Mostings& Byggeriets Hus, Frederiksberg, Denmark

Summits, Biennales & Triennales
2013 : Setouchi Art Triennale [Int`l Art Festival-Bangladesh Project], Kagawa, Japan
2010 : 1st Aichi Triennial, Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art, Nagoya, Japan. Curated by, Akira Tatehata
2009 : 9th Sharjah Art Bienniale, Provision for the Future, Sharjah Art Museum, UAE . Curated by, Esabel Carlos and Jack Persekian
2008 : 11th Cairo Art Bienniale, The Other, Arts Palace, Cairo, Egypt. Curated by, Ehab Ellaban
: 13th Asian Art Biennial, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka. (Anomalies project with Sawa Hiraki, Hiroharu Mori & Ozawa Tsuyoshi)

Talks, Seminars & Workshops
2014 : Symposium on Contemporary Art of South & Southeast Asia, at Asia Society, Hong Kong. Organized by Guggenheim Museum, New York
2011 : Artist’s talk, moderated by Leeza Ahmedy, Asian Art Week, Location One, New York, USA
2011 : TransCultural Exchange Conference, Boston, USA

Awards
1995 : Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin Gold Medal (All Media Best), Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka

Prizes, Grants & Residencies
2011 : Asian Cultural Council (ACC) Fellowship, New York, USA
2011 : International Studio and Curatorial Program (ISCP ), New York
2010 : Prize for Art Project Ideas, Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, Hiroshima, Japan
2009 : Artist Residency at OZU Culture Center, Rieti/Rome, Italy
2009 : Artist in Residence, Halcyon Tarp Project, Sharjah Art Museum, UAE
2007 : Research project Grant from Arts Networks Asia (ANA), Singapore
2003-4 : Rijksakademie Van Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2003 : Fellowship, Rijksakademie VBK, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Netherlands
1999 : Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant, Canada

 

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