Mohammad Kibria ( – 7 June 2011) was a Bangladeshi artist. He was awarded

Ekushey Padak Ekushey Padak () is the second highest civilian award in Bangladesh, introduced in memory of martyrs of the Bengali language movement of 1952. The award is given to recognize contributions in a number of fields, including culture, education, and e ...

in 1983 and Independence Day Award in 1999 by the

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Early life and career

Kibria graduated from the Government School of Art at the

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in 1950. In 1951, he came to Dhaka where he started his career as an art teacher at the Nawabpur High School. Kibria moved to Dhaka in 1951 and started his career as a school teacher at Nawabpur High School. In 1954, prompted by his teacher and mentor Zainul Abedin, Kibria joined the then Government College of Arts and Crafts (now Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka) as a lecturer. In the early days of his career, however, Kibria's influence on art was shifted from the neo-Bengal School to the European masters including Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse as well to the emerging style of art such as impressionism, post-impressionism and expressionism. Kibria studied at the Tokyo University of the Arts from 1959 until 1962. He was exposed to the international museums where he got the chance to watch works of the modern masters and received training under world-famous contemporary abstractionists.

Death

Kibria died of old-age complications at LabAid Hospital in Dhaka on 7 June 2011 at the age of 82.

References

1929 births 2011 deaths People from Birbhum district Government College of Art & Craft alumni Bangladeshi painters Recipients of the Ekushey Padak Recipients of the Independence Award {{Bangladesh-painter-stub