Mohammad Kibria | |
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 Kibria in 1958 | |
| Born | c. 1929 Birbhum,Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 7 June 2011(2011-06-07) (aged 81–82) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta Tokyo University of the Arts University of Dhaka |
| Occupation(s) | artist, faculty |
| Awards | Ekushey Padak (1983) Independence Day Award (1999) |
Mohammad Kibria (c. 1929 – 7 June 2011) was a Bangladeshi artist. He was awardedEkushey Padak in 1983 andIndependence Day Award in 1999 by theGovernment of Bangladesh.[1][2]
Kibria graduated from theGovernment School of Art at theUniversity of Calcutta 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 mentorZainul Abedin, Kibria joined the then Government College of Arts and Crafts (nowFaculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka) as a lecturer.[3] 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 theTokyo University of the Arts from 1959 until 1962.[4] 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.
Kibria died of old-age complications at LabAid Hospital in Dhaka on 7 June 2011 at the age of 82.[5]
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