Firoz Mahmud
Firoz Mahmud | |
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Firoz Mahmud | |
| Born | September 5, 1974 Khulna, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Education | University of Dhaka Tama Art University Tokyo University of the Arts Rijksakademie |
| Occupation | Visual artist |
| Known for | Contemporary Art |
| Movement | NinKi: Urgency of Proximate Drawing, Layapa Stencil Painting, Social Dream project |
| Website | firoz-mahmud |
Firoz Mahmud (Bengali: ফিরোজ মাহমুদ) (born September 5, 1974 in Khulna, Bangladesh) is a Bangladeshi visual artist based in Japan. Mahmud was the first Bangladeshi fellow artist in research at Rijksakademie Van Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam. His work has been exhibited at the following biennales: Sharjah Biennale, the first Bangkok Art Biennale, at the Dhaka Art Summit, Setouchi Triennale (BDP), the first Aichi Triennial, the Congo Biennale, the first Lahore Biennale, the Cairo Biennale, the Echigo-Tsumari Triennial, and the Asian Biennale.
Mahmud was awarded a guarantee from the Asian Cultural Council (ACC) in New York. Guggenheim Museum's UBS Global Art Initiative and Asia Society invited him to the symposium "Continuous Horizons: Contemporary Art for Asia", No Country: Contemporary Art for South and Southeast Asia Programs. In 2019, Mahmud was nominated for the French COAL prize, which was hosted at Centre Pompidou in Paris.