Kalidas Karmakar
Born (1946-01-10) 10 January 1946 (age 78)
Faridpur, Bengal Presidency, British India
NationalityBangladeshi
EducationGovernment College of Art & Craft
Known forprintmaking, painting

Kalidas Karmakar (born 10 January 1946)[1] is a Bangladeshi artist.[2] He specializes in viscosity printing.[3] He was awarded Shilpakala Padak (2016) by the Government of Bangladesh for his contribution to fine arts.[4]

Early life

Karmakar completed a two-year pre-degree course at Institute of Fine Arts at the University of Dhaka. In 1969, he later graduated from Government College of Art & Craft in Kolkata.[1] His first ever-major solo exhibition was held at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Gallery in August 1976. He worked with the English painter Stanley William Hayter.[3]

Awards

Reference

  1. ^ a b "Kalidas Karmakar celebrates birth anniv with 2 solos". New Age. January 6, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  2. ^ "Creative journey : Kalidas Karmakar's performance art at BNM". The Daily Star. January 13, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "'Alluvial Realization' solo painting exhibition by Kalidas Karmakar begins". The Daily New Nation. December 6, 2015.
  4. ^ a b "BSA to confer Shilpakala Padak on July 20". The Daily Star. July 19, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  5. ^ "Kalidas Karmakar to receive Sultan award". The Daily Star. January 28, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
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