Mashiul Chowdhury

Affiliation

  • Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts ( PAFA)

Faculty and instructor

  • Cerulean Arts. Philadelphia, PA.

  • Penn Studio School of Art, Philadelphia, PA.

  • SharinasArtyCrafty, Voorhees, NJ.

Solo Exhibitions

  • 2024: Cerulean Arts Collective Members’ Exhibition. Cerulean Arts. Philadelphia, PA.

  • 2023: Deconstruction:  Duke Gallery, Wallingford Art Center, PA.

  • 2021: Abington Arts Center. Philadelphia, PA.

  • 2020: Cerulean Arts Collective Members’ Exhibition. Cerulean Arts. Philadelphia, PA.

  • 2019: Cerulean Arts Collective Members’ Exhibition. Cerulean Arts. Philadelphia, PA.

  • 2018: Urban Perceptions -Cerulean Arts. Philadelphia, PA.

  • 2017: Painting and drawing: Church Street Gallery, West Chester, PA.

  • 2014: Out of Context: paintings and photographs. Duke gallery. Wallingford, PA.

  • 2014: Digital photography. Gravy Studio, Philadelphia, PA.

  • 2013: Hidden Canvas: impression of urban life. DHAKA Art Center. Dhaka, Bangladesh.

  • 2009: Stillwater holistic health therapies: Philadelphia, PA.

  • 2008: Hidden canvas: impression of urban life. Gould Art Gallery. Philadelphia, PA.

Group Exhibitions

  • 2021: “Dialogue” Mashiul Chowdhury and Valerie Craig-Church St Gallery, West Chester, PA.

  • 2018: Recent work by Carol Balick and Mashiul Chowdhury, Carspecken Scott Gallery, Wilmington, DE.

  • 2018: Wilson Vineyard Gallery. Nottingham, PA.

  • 2018: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. The Philadelphia Mayor's Commission on Asian American Affairs.

  • 2017: “Imprint and mark” the language of perception-Chavez-Chowdhury-Lenssen, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA.

  • 2017: “informally acquainted”. Black Moth Art Gallery. Ardmore, PA.

  • 2016: “Last Picture Show “ Newman and Saunders Gallery. Wayne, PA.

  • 2016: “Small works 2016”. Main Street Arts. Clifton Springs, NY.

  • 2014: “Textural context”: Michelle Soslau and Mashiul Chowdhury -Cerulean arts. Philadelphia, PA.

  • 2014: Annual Small Work Show. Rosenfeld gallery. Philadelphia, PA.

  • 2013: “Points of view”: Duke Art Gallery. Community Arts Center. Wallingford, PA.

  • 2011: STRATA: Mashiul Chowdhury and Erin Murray, Cerulean Arts. Philadelphia, PA.

  • 2010: First Friday show at Old City: Five new artists. Margot and Camille gallery. Philadelphia, PA.

  • 1984: Poster exhibition on contemporary political & social issues by three artists. TSC. Dhaka. Bangladesh.

Juried Exhibitions

  • 2016: International figure drawing exhibition. Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA.

  • 2016: 153 rd. small world painting show: Philadelphia Sketch Club. Philadelphia, PA.

  • 2015: Third annual juried art exhibition: Cerulean Arts. Philadelphia, PA. Juror: Elizabeth Osborne.

  • 2014: Annual photography exhibition: Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA.

  • 2013: 150th Small World Painting Show: Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA.

  • 2013: In-person: a celebration of the human form. Community Arts Center, Wallingford, PA.

  • 2012: Absolutely Abstract: Philadelphia Sketch Club. Philadelphia, PA.

  • 2012: Open small painting juried art exhibition. Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA.

  • 2011: Fine Art and Creative Photography National Exhibition. MFA circle gallery. Annapolis, MD.

  • 2005: Annual painting show. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.

Awards

  • 2022: Winner of “Strokes of Genius”. Special issue. THE BEST OF DRAWING. Artists Magazine.

  • 2019: Second place. In-person human figure show. Wallingford Arts Center. PA.

  • 2016: Honorable mention. Works on paper. Annual domestic DiStefano Memorial Exhibition. Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA.

  • 2016: Best Landscape. Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA.

  • 2017: Second place. Plein air painting. Whitemarsh Art Center. PA. Juror: Al Gury

  • 2016: First place. Plein air painting. Whitemarsh Art Center. PA. Juror: Al Gury

  • 2015: Honorable mention. Photography show. Juror: Stuart Shills.

  • 2013. Honorable mention. 150th small oil painting show. Philadelphia Sketch Club. Philadelphia, PA.

  • 2012. Honorable mention. Absolutely abstract. Philadelphia Sketch Club. Philadelphia, PA.

  • 2009. Second place. Annual photography exhibition. Blink art gallery. Philadelphia, PA.  

Artist talk and lecture

  • 2024: “ Hidden Canvas”: Dhaka Charukala, Faculty of Fine Arts, Dhaka University

  • 2023: “Draw like a master”: Dhaka Charukala, Faculty of Fine Arts, Dhaka University

  • 2021: Abington Arts Center . Philadelphia, PA.

  • 2020: Conversation with curator Atif F. Sheikh. Twelve Gates Arts. Philadelphia, PA.

  • 2020: Cerulean Arts. Philadelphia, PA.

  • 2018: Cerulean Arts. Philadelphia, PA.

  • 2019: Sheba Library. Global mall. Norcross. Atlanta.

  • 2017: “imprint and mark”. Wayne Art Center. Wayne, PA.

  • 2017: Gallery Talk. Church Street Gallery. West Chester, PA.

  • 2016: Art Talk. Philadelphia Sketch Club. Philadelphia, PA.  

Community Art class and Mentoring

  • SharinasArtyCrafty

    Monthly children's art class in Mashiul’s Studio.

  • 2021: Painting tour: Philadelphia Museum of Art.

  • 2018: “ Eidi”: Painting exhibition of Art students of Mashiul Chowdhury. Duke Gallery. Wallingford Art Center. PA.

  • 2017: Painting Tour of students of SharinasArtyCrafty: Devine draughtsman : Michelangelo: Metropolitan Museum of Art. NY.

  • 2015: “ Color of Freedom”. Twelve gates Arts gallery. Philadelphia: Art exhibition of young artists of SharinasArtyCrafty.

Judge

  • 2020: Abington Art Center annual juried exhibition. Philadelphia. PA.

  • 2016: Annual painting exhibition. Philadelphia Sketch Club. Philadelphia. PA.

Workshops

  • 2024: Aug 26-27. 2024. Susquehanna Art Workshop.

  • 2024: March 27-April 17. 2024. abstracting landscape: by construction and deconstruction. On-line. Penn School Studio of Art.

  • 2023: Nov 4-5: Figure Drawing Workshop with Mashiul Chowdhury: Cerulean Arts.

  • 2023: Oct 5: abstracting landscape: by construction and deconstruction. Community Arts Center.

  • 2023: April 5-26: abstracting landscape: by construction and deconstruction. On-line. Penn Studio School of Art. Philadelphia, PA.

  • 2023: February 1: Draw like a master. Faculty of Fine Arts. Dhaka University. Dhaka. Bangladesh.

  • 2023: January 30: Draw like a master. Mrinmoy Art Gallery. Dhaka Bangladesh.

  • 2023: January 24-26: Draw like a master. Mrinmoy Art Gallery. Chittagong. Bangladesh.

  • 2022: December 10-11: Online Figure drawing. Cerulean Arts. Philadelphia.

  • 2022: June 18-19: abstracting landscape: by construction and deconstruction. On-line. Penn Studio School of Art. Philadelphia, PA.

  • 2022: August: abstracting landscape: by construction and deconstruction. In-Person. Penn Studio School of Art. Philadelphia, PA.

  • 2022:  April 22-24. Online Three-day Figure drawing class. Cerulean arts. Philadelphia, PA.

  • 2022: April 16. Painting appreciation workshop at National Art Gallery, DC.

  • 2021: October 30-November 20. Expressive human figure drawing. Penn Studio School of Art. online. Philadelphia, PA.

  • 2021: August. Painting & Drawing. Mrinmoy Art Gallery. Chittagong, Bangladesh.

  • 2021: June 26-27. Figure drawing workshop. Cerulean arts. online. Philadelphia, PA.

  • 2021: May 21. Painting the urban landscape. Cerulean Arts. Philadelphia, PA.

  • 2020: January: Painting the urban landscape. Community Arts Norristown. Philadelphia, PA.

  • 2020: January. Landscape painting. Prallsville Mills, Stockton, PA.

  • 2020: December 12-13. Painting the urban landscape. Cerulean Arts. Philadelphia, PA.

  • 2019: January. Abstracting landscape. Community Arts Norristown. Philadelphia, PA.

  • 2019: June: Painting the urban landscape. Cerulean Arts. Philadelphia, PA.

  • 2019: January. landscape painting. Prallsville Mills, Stockton, PA.

  • 2019: March. Four-Day painting and drawing Workshop, Hamilton. New Zealand.

  • 2018: August. Two-day painting workshop.  Wallingford Art Center, PA.

  • 2018: November. Community Arts Norristown. Philadelphia, PA.

  • 2018: October: Painting the urban landscape. Cerulean Arts. Philadelphia, PA.

  • 2018: June: Painting the urban landscape. Cerulean Arts. Philadelphia, PA.

  • 2018: April: Painting the urban landscape. Cerulean Arts. Philadelphia, PA.

  • 2017: November. Marks and marks making. Wayne Art Center. Wayne, PA.

  • 2014: Kensington Photo Walk. Gravy studio. Philadelphia, PA.

Web and other publications

  • 2020: June 29. Art moiré: featured artist and interview.

  • 2020: July. ATN News: Interview with Mashiul Chowdhury.

  • 2020: July. Corona Mohamarite aka-aki o bishshamanobota. With artist Hamiduzzaman Khan. Amar Health channel.

  • 2018. FOBANA magazine. Poraner Katha. “ki dekhi, kibhabe aki”-memoir of Mashiul Chowdhury.  2017: WWW.KALERKHANTHA.COM. Mashiul’s solo Art Exhibit in Pennsylvania.

  • 2017: Doctor finds common grounds for art and science -in humanity. Cancercenter.com.

  • 2017: Mashiul Chowdhury. The Real Life DR. Zhivago. Theculturetrip.com

  • 2016: Mashiul Chowdhury. www.artmobia.com.

  • 2014: Mashiul’s Hidden Canvasses: unraveling of an Urban Semiosis. Depart 10/11th issue. 2014.

  • 2008: Hidden Canvas: impression of urban life. digital photography. www.blurb.com

  • 2008: Featured artist in the September edition of Silicone Monthly magazine.

Commissions and Collections

  • Eastern Regional Medical Center, CTCA. 1331 E Wyoming Ave, Philadelphia, PA.

  • New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York City, New York.

  • Capital One: Corporate office in Wilmington, DE.