The Artist Behind the Screen

March 15th, 2025 03:12 PM

Akib Akram -popularly known as Shoroj (Bengali: ষড়জ), a born-and-raised Bangladeshi young man with nothing more than passion, a pencil, and a dream.

EXHIBITIONS

2022, Gallery of Jagannath University --- ″3rd Annual Art Exhibition of Department of Fine Arts of Jagannath University″, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2022, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy --- ″23rd Young Artists Art Exhibition″, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2021, Gallery of Jagannath University --- ″Poster Art Exhibition″, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2021, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy --- ″24th National Art Exhibition″, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2020, Zainul Gallery --- ″JOLCHABI Group Watercolor Exhibition″, Dhaka
2019, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy --- ″Express Your Chinese Story by Painting″, Dhaka
2019, Zainul Gallery --- ″Songhat Noy Sampreeti″, Dhaka
2019, Alliance Française of Chittagong --- ″Start’19 International Celebration of Contemporary Sculpture″, Chittagong
2019, Jagannath University --- ″2nd Annual Art Exhibition of Department of Fine Arts of Jagannath University″, Dhaka
2018, Jagannath University --- ″1st Annual Art Exhibition of Department of Fine Arts of Jagannath University″, Dhaka
2017, Dhaka International Water Conference, Hotel Sonargong, Dhaka

CURATED SHOWS

2022, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy --- ″23rd Young Artists Art Exhibition″, Dhaka, Bangladesh

AWARDS

2019, Award for ″Fish in Love″ by Embassy of the People’s Republic of China and Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy
2019, Award for ″Let’s Plant the Seeds of Peace″ by KAAK FOUNDATION and SAMPREETI

EDUCATION

Present, Master of Fine Arts (Drawing and Painting), Jagannath University, Dhaka
2019, Dhaka Watercolor Academy, Session: January to June ( 1st Batch )
2017, Bachelor of Fine Arts (Drawing and Painting), Jagannath University, Dhaka
2013, Govt. Haraganga College, Munshiganj, Dhaka
2011, School of K.K. Govt. Institution, Munshiganj, Dhaka