Biography
ASHIM HALDER SAGOR
Studio MATIAL,
Shohid Nagor, Matuail Medical Road, Dhaka, Bangladesh -1362
(https://goo.gl/maps/6ZZyjvUydbKA1CRw7)
Short Biography
Ashim Halder known to his friends as ‘Sagor’ (born 5 April, 1983 Jhalakati) is a visual artist from Dhaka, Bangladesh. In 2008 he completed his MFA in Ceramics from the Faculty of Fine Art, University of Dhaka. He has participated in numerous workshops and exhibitions in Bangladesh, India, UK, USA, Canada, Nepal, Pakistan, Slovenia, Japan, China, Netherlands, Germany, France and Korea. He has done 3rd Solo &II International Triennial of Ceramics Unicum 2012 Slovenia. KUNSTVLAAI Festival of Independents at Amsterdam, Netherland. Fourth ASNA Clay Triennial, Pakistan. Oita Asian Sculpture Exhibition 2012, Japan. Annual MONITOR 6 & 9: New South Asian Short Film and Video screening, Toronto, Canada 2010/13. He has taken part in Shangyuan art Museum Residency, Sandwich Inc. & Tokyo Wonder Site Residency Program in Japan. Britto Students’ Residency at Rajshahi University. CRAC International Art Camp & Remarkri Art Camp, Jaipur art summit, India. India Art Fair, Dhaka Art Summit, Documenta fifteen, Kassel, Germany. Art Dubai, Artist Commission, Dubai, 2023. In Focus, Centraal Museum, Utrecht, Netherlands, 2023.. Create/ Elevate, Harewood Biennial 2024, Leeds, UK, Jakarta Biennale, Indonesian, 2024, The Asia NOW – Paris Asian Art Fair, Paris, 2024, Bengal Biennale, Santiniketan & Kolkata, India, 2024. The 12th Gyeonggi Ceramics Biennale, South Korea 2024.
Important collection:
Tate Modern, Neue Galerie, Germany; Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland, Centraal Museum, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Ashim is the Owner of Studio Matial, Co-founder of Artpro Art Initiative, Member of Britto Arts Trust.
+88 01712 59 20 68, ashimsagor@yahoo.com, www.ashimsagor.com
EDUCATION QUALIFICATION
Masters of Fine Arts in Ceramics, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka, 2008 (exam held in 2012), 1st Class First
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ceramics, Institute of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka, 2006 (exam held in 2009), 1st Class First
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2016 3rd Solo Ceramic Sculpture Exhibition titled Moving Roots at Gallery Twenty-One, Dhanmondhi, Dhaka.
2011 2nd Solo Ceramic Art Exhibition titled Contemporary Artifacts at Zainul Gallery-1, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka
2010 1st Solo Ceramic based RAKU Exhibition titled Philology of Time at Zainul Gallery-1, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of
SELECTED PERFORMANCE
2018 Artpro Winter Performance Art Festival at Jahangirnagar University
2018 WAW – Weekend Art Work at Noyamati with Artpro Art Initiative 2017 D’Lab -Dhaka Live Art biennale with Back Art, DU, Dhaka
2017 Natinal Performance Art festival at Natinal Art Dallery, Dhaka2016 Bengal Foundation’s Performance Art Weekend at Bengal Gallery
2016 4th Jaipur Art Summit, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
2016 17th Asian Art Biennale at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka
2015 Kolkata International Performance Art Festival 2016
2015 Samdani Seminar at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy
2014 International mother language day at Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka
2014 Open Studio of SANDWIC Artist in Residence Program, Kypto, Japan
2012 Open Studio of Dhaka Walk a performative exploration of the city Workshop Conducted by Diana Wesser, Germany organized by Britto Arts Trust.
SELECTED EXHIBITION
2022 Documenta fifteen is the 15th edition of documenta, a contemporary art exhibition held in Kassel, Germany between June and September 2022
2018 India Art Fair, Delhi, India
2018 Dhaka Art Summit, Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka.
2016 4th Jaipur Art Summit, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
2016 Art Weekend at Canadian Ambassador Residence, Dhaka
2016 17th Asian Art Biennale at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka
2016 Random art show of members at Britto’s SPACE a Contemporary hub
2016 Goina a Group Art Exhibition at Dhaka
2016 Art Weekend at Canadian Ambassador Residence, Dhaka
2015 International Art Biennale Cox’s Bazar 2015 at Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
2015 Performance Art at 16th National Art Exhibition at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy
2015 Opening Performance Art as the part of 16th Asian Art Biennale Bangladesh at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy
2015 Be Smart about Art a group Art Exhibition at Athena gallery of fine Arts
2015 1Mile Square a public art project in the older part of Dhaka City organized by Britto Arts Trust
2014 Matter–Reality Art Workshop outcome exhibition at Chhobir Haat, Shahbag, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2014 MA a group art exhibition at Bengal Art Lounge, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
2014 Britto Arts Trust Fund-Art at Dhaka Art Summit Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy
2014 Cross Casting a group art exhibition organized by Britto Arts Trust at SPACE 2014
Open Studio of SANDWIC Artist in Residence Program, Kypto, Japan
2013 Open Studio of Britto International Artist Workshop at Shilpakala Academy
2013 Annual MONITOR 9: New South Asian Short Film and Video screening Program at the National Film Board Médiathèque, Toronto
2013 Fourth ASNA Clay Triennial at VM Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
2012 KUNSTVLAAI Festival of Independents at Amsterdam, Netherland
2012 15th Asian Art Biennale Bangladesh at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy
2012 Oita Asian Sculpture Exhibition organized Asakura Fumio Memorial
Sculpture Museum
2012 Outcome Exhibition of Workshop Make a Forest at Britto Space, A
Contemporary Art Hub
2012 II International Triennial of Ceramics Unicum, Komenskega 8 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
2012 SPACE an inaugural exhibition of Britto Space curator Mahbubur Rahman & assistant curator Ayesha Sultana at Britto Arts Trust
2011 Moving Images 9 is an exclusive preview of contemporary art by nine Bangladeshi artists, the Saffron art Gallery in Fuller Building on Madison Avenue, New York, and Washington DC
2011 Portrait of Time a group Art Exhibition at Zainul Gallery, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka
2011 Open Studio of the Workshop Contemporary and New Trends in Art at Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka
2011 Out Come Show of Prantiker Prakitijan – 4 at Chobir Haat, Shahbag.
2011 19th National Art Exhibition at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy
2010 14th Asian Art Biennale Bangladesh at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy
2010 3rd Friendship group Art Exhibition at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy
2010 Five Young Artists’ Group Art Exhibition at Zainul Gallery, Faculty of Fine Art, University of Dhaka
2010 17thYoung Artists’ Art Exhibition at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy
2010 Annual MONITOR 6: New South Asian Short Film and Video screening program on 24 March at the National Film Board Médiathèque, Toronto.
2009 Video Art Workshop Organized by Britto Arts Trust at Britto Studio
2009 Raku Workshop Outcome Exhibition, at Zainul Gallery, Faculty of Fine Art, University of Dhaka
2009 Open studio day of Mechanical Fantasy: Print Workshop at Britto Studio.
2009 Outcome Show Video Making Workshop at Britto Studio.
2008 Television Set Design Workshop’s Exhibition at Zainul Gallery.
2008 Shilpi Rashed Smriti Parsad Art Exhibition at Shilpokala Academy
2008 Outcome Exhibition of Raku Workshop at Zainul Gallery, FFA, DU
2008 Three Young Bangladeshi Artists group Art Exhibition in Light & Shade Gallery, Thamel, Katmandu, Nepal
2008 Fast &Furious week-long exhibition in Zainul Gallery arranged by British Council, Bengal Gallery & Institute of Fine Art, Dhaka University.
2008 Five Young Artist group ceramics exhibition in Zainul Gallery,Institute of Fine Art, Dhaka University
2006 Ceramics & Craft Exhibition arranged by gallery Dots
2010 Attend Annual Exhibition (2004-12) arranged by Faculty of Fine Art, DU
SELECTED WORKSHOP
2015 Samdani Seminar a Performance Art workshop with Nikhil Chopra at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy
2015 Urban Hours – A Public Art Project at Rose Garden, Dhaka
2014 Matter–Reality Art Workshop at Chhobir Haat, Shahbag, Dhaka.
2014 ‘LIVING SCRAPS a site specific art project’ 2014 at Hossain Dockyard
(Baby shaheber dock) Char Miner Bagh, Keraniganj, Dhaka
2014 NO MAN’S LAND organized by Britto Arts Trust, Bangladesh and Shelter Promotion Council, India
2013 Pixelation -2, Video art workshop organized by Britto Arts Trust
2013 Britto International Artist Workshop organized by Britto Arts Trust
2012 Workshop Make a Forest with the 16 artists from Bangladesh and 2 from
Netherlands at Dhaka & Shinepukur, Dohar organized by Britto Arts Trust
2012 Dhaka Walk a performative exploration of the city Workshop
Conducted by Diana Wesser, Germany organized by Britto Arts Trust
2011 Workshop on Contemporary and New Trends in Art at Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka.
2011 Workshop Prantiker Prakitijan – 4 with Hajong Community, Bipingang,
Durgapur, Netrokona organized by Britto Arts Trust.
2010 5th Video Art Workshop: The Body organized by Britto Arts Trust.
2010 Ceramic Workshop conducted by Norwegian artist Linda Jansson Lothe,
Organized by Royal Embassy of Norway, Bengal foundation & Department of Ceramic, Faculty of Fine Art, University of Dhaka
2010 Web Design Workshop: Joomla organized by Britto Arts trust.
2010 Raku & Pet Fire Work by American Ceramic Artist Ramon Camarillo, organized by Department of Ceramic collaboration with American Center at Dept. of Ceramic, Faculty of Fine Art, University of Dhaka.
2009 Web Design Workshop organized by Britto Arts Trust.
2009 Video Art Workshop organized by Britto Arts Trust at Britto Studio
2009 Raku Workshop Organized by Britto Arts Trust in collaboration with Department of Sculpture, Faculty of Fine Art, University of Dhaka
2009 Mechanical Fantasy: Print Workshop-2009 organized by Britto Arts Trust
2008 Video Making Workshop organized by Britto Arts Trust
2008 Television Set Design Workshop under Professor Anupom Hudda, Department of Graphic Design
2008 Reconstruction: Raku Workshop in Dhaka & Porapara Artists’ in Chittagong organized by Britto Arts Trust
2008 Fast & Furious workshop (Extraordinary Worlds from Everyday Materials) under Stephanie Quayle arranged by British Council.
2007 Conceptual Raku Workshop under Artist Mahabubur Rahaman arranged by Ceramics Department, Institute of Fine Art, Dhaka University
ART CAMP
2016 Native Myth 2nd Session at Rampal, Khulna by Back Art
2013 Surface art camp at Remarki, Bandhorbon
2010 CRAC International Art Camp at khustia.
RESIDENCY
2013 Sandwich Inc. Artist in Residence, Kyoto, Japan
2013 Creator in Residency Program at Tokyo Wonder Site, Tokyo, Japan
2009 Britto Students’ Residency at Rajshahi University
AWARD & SCHOLARSHIP
2011 Dean’s Award from Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka. (Nominated)
2011 Experimental best award in Annual Exhibition arranged by Faculty of Fine Art, University of Dhaka
2010 Win Mutual Trust Bank Ltd & Dhaka University Alumni Association Scholarship Awards 2009 as Departmental Year Best Student
COLLECTION
2013 Sandwich Inc. Kyoto, Japan
2013 VM Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
2013 The Great Eastern Furniture, Mumbai, India
2012 Samdani Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2012 Gallery Cosmos, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2012 Bengal Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2012 Galley Interior Deport, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2011 Grameenphone Head office, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2010 Britto Arts Trust, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2010 The Daily ManabKantho, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2009 Akij Footwear, Narasingpur, Bangladesh
2009 Akij Jute Mile, Jossore, Bangladesh
EXPERIENCE
2008 – 10 Worked with Britto Arts Trust, Dhaka, Bangladesh as a Program Manager
2008 I had worked with NISAB in few projects Making Jewelry Ceramics for Livelihood as a trainer to train the local people in the rural
2004 – 06 I had worked in Santo–Merriam University of Creative Technology as a founder trainer
LINK
http://www.queensmuseum.org/events/itinerant-performance-art-festival
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http://ashimsagor.wordpress.com/
http://www.saatchionline.com/ashimsagor
http://ashim-sagor.fineartamerica.com/
http://www.brittoarts.org/ashim haldersagor
http://picasaweb.google.com/ashimhaldersagor
http://ashimsagor.hi5.com