Farida Zaman

Farida Zaman

📍 Dhaka, Bangladesh

Born in 1953 in Chandpur, Bangladesh, a globally respected artist acclaimed for her poetic and folk-inspired visual narratives.

Achievements

  • Ekushey Padak, Government of Bangladesh (2020)
  • Sultan Swarna Padak, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (2020)
  • 1st Prize in Painting – Baroda, India (1977)
  • Gold Medal – 4th Young Artist Exhibition, Bangladesh (1979)
  • Commendation, 5th Triennial, New Delhi (1982)
  • Cultural Exchange Award (Australia, 1985; China, 1981)
  • National Book Center Award for Children’s Book Illustration (1986)
  • International Life Membership – Salon de Tokyo, Japan (1988)
• BFA – Bangladesh College of Arts & Crafts, University of Dhaka (1974)
• MFA – Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India (1978)
• PhD in Arts – University, Santiniketan, India (1995)
• Solo exhibitions include shows at College of Arts & Crafts (1979), Institute of Fine Arts DU (1983), Divine Art Gallery (1995), Chitrak Art Gallery (2002), Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts (2006, 2013), and Bangladesh National Museum (2019)
• Group and international exhibitions held in India (New Delhi, Bombay, Kolkata, Baroda), Hong Kong, London, Fukuoka, Beijing, Tokyo, Seoul, Bulgaria, Nepal, USA, Australia, Belgium, Pakistan, and others
Farida Zaman

Born in 1953 in Chandpur, Bangladesh, a globally respected artist acclaimed for her poetic and folk-inspired visual narratives.

News

Farida Zaman's ‘For the Love of the Country’
August 4, 2025

After crossing the passage at the entrance, a whiff of acrid paints from a heap of canvas gathered nearby hits one's nostrils. It was almost dusk, and the last golden rays of the sun were peeping into Farida Zaman's studio cum apartment.

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Group art exhibation raises funds for flood victims
August 1, 2025

A month-long group art exhibition titled Art for Aid: Rebuilding Lives to raise funds for the flood victims in different parts of Bangladeshy began at the Cosmos Centre in the capital’s Malibagh on Thursday. Organised by the Gallery Cosmos, the director of the gallery Tehmina Enayet, artist Biren Shome, photojournalist Nasir Ali Mamun, artist Farida Zaman, among others, were present on the inaugural day.

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Artworks

Cataclysm

Tk 250,000

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My Country

Tk 180,000

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Past Works

Honorary Professor and Chair, Department of Drawing & Painting, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka; former Director and Department Chair.

Books

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