Wakilur Rahman

Wakilur Rahman (; born 15 December 1961) is a Bangladeshi painter, printmaker, sculptor and installation artist. He has been dividing his time between Dhaka and Berlin since 1988. He is a founding member of the art group 'Shomoy' (Samay), which initiated a discourse on contemporary art in Bangladesh. He is also the founder and director of Kalakendra, a non-profit art gallery in Dhaka. He completed his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Dhaka Art College (now the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka) in 1981. He has taught part-time at the University of Asia Pacific's Architecture Department since 2012. He has stated that his work deals with space, emptiness, silence, motionlessness, meditation, flatness and minimalism.

Selected exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

"Rearrangement", Shilpangan, Dhaka (2007) "Cultural Fast Food", Dhaka Art Center (2012) "Bodyspace Mindscape", Dwip Gallery, Dhaka (2019) "Monon Khonon", Bengal Shilpalay, Dhaka (2024)

International exhibitions Rahman's works have been displayed in Germany, France, Norway, Greece, Bulgaria, Japan, and Cuba.

Awards and recognition Rahman has received several awards, including:

Annual International Exhibition of Miniature Art, Toronto (1989) Best Award (Graphic Media), Young Artists' Art Exhibition, Dhaka (1994) Norwegian International Print Triennale, Fredrikstad (1995) Agricola-Preis für Kunst und Wissenschaft, Glauchau, Germany (1996) Best Award (All Media), Young Artists' Art Exhibition, Dhaka (1996) AB Bank Award, National Exhibition, Dhaka