Syed Jahangir
Syed Jahangir (Bengali: সৈয়দ জাহাঙ্গীর) is a prominent free-lance artist of Bangladesh. He was born in Satkhira on January 2, 1935. He graduated in Fine Arts from Govt. Art Institute of Arts and Crafts, presently Institute of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka. He has been painting for 55 years including 9000 oils, watercolors and mixed medias. Through his career, Syed Jahangir has held 35 solo and 1 group exhibition. On February 22, 2007, one exhibition of Syed Jahangir was held in Chitrak Gallery along with other renowned painters such as Nitun Kundu, Samarjit Chowdhury, Rafiqun Nabi, Mahmudul Haque, Hamiduzzaman Khan and Hashem Khan.
Awards
- Syed Jahangir received the following awards:
- 2005 Shashi Bhushan honurable Award
- 2005 Sultan Smrity Gold Medal
- 2000 Michael Madhusudan Academy Award
- 1992 Bangladesh Charushilpi Sangsad Honour, Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin Birth Anniversary, Dhaka
- 1988 Satkhira Press Club Award
- 1985 Ekushey Padak
- 1975 Honorable mention Award at the National Art Exhibition, Dhaka
- 1958 Leaders' and Specialists' Exchange grant by the US Education Foundation
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