One of the foremost painters in Bangladesh, Qayyum Chowdhury (b. 1932, Feni) is known for the intrinsic beauty of a language developed on folk motifs. He graduated from the Government Art Institute, Dhaka, in 1954. Notable of many awards are the 1st Prize in Painting, National Art Exhibition, Lahore (1961), the Imperial Court Prize, 5th Tehran Biennale, Iran (1966), the Silver Jubilee Award of the Bangladesh College of Arts and Crafts (1973), Gold medal for contribution in book design, National Book Center, Dhaka (1975), Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Award in the 3rd National Art Exhibition (1977), Ekushey Padak (1986), 6th Bangabandhu Award (1994) and the Sultan Smrity Gold Medal (2001). Qayyum is a noted illustrator and graphics designer. He taught in the Institute of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka, for 37 years and retired in 1997. The artist is a freelance painter and graphics designer. Bengal Foundation produced a 27 min film on Qayyum Chowdhury titled A Landscape Painter (directed by Fahmida Munni) in 2004 .

Date: 06.03.2004 – 26.03.2004
Venue: Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts
Organiser: Bengal Foundation