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Sujan Dey: Highlighting local heritage through art

AMINUL ISLAM, Mymensingh
Sujan Dey is an artist with a deep love for tradition and nature. A sort of nostalgia draws Sujan to be in touch with the vast canvas of natural beauty.
The artist works in different mediums like pencil sketch, water colour, oil and acrylic paints. Sujan's creations, delving deep in our heritage, have always appealed local art lovers. According to Sujan, he gets inspired by the unique terrain of the Chittagong Hill Tracts. His artworks fuse the scenic beauty of the hilly region with contemporary geometric forms. The artist also brings in the moon, trees and birds.
Sujan's sketches highlight the heritage sites in the Mymensingh region. The sketches and drawings depict the local religious, educational institutions and other edifices that are of historic significance.
Sujan Dey was born in Mymensingh town on January 31, 1964. Son of Parimal Dey and Parul Rani Dey, Sujan did his SSC from the Mrityunjoy School in 1980. His interest in fine arts persuaded Sujan to go to Dhaka for higher education on arts. He completed his pre-Degree BFA (in Drawing and Painting) from the Institute of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka in 1987 and MFA (in Drawing and Painting) from the same institution in 1989.
So far, Sujan has participated in over 20 national and international art exhibitions including a Paintings by the artist
group exhibition of Bangladeshi and foreign artists held at Saju Art Gallery in Dhaka (2001), 1st Charu Shilpi Sangsad Biennial Art Exhibition at the National Museum (2000), 5th and 6th Asian Biennial at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (1991 and 1993), 10th National Art Exhibition at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (1992), an exhibition on landscape of Bangladesh at the National Museum (1990), an exhibition for flood victims in Dhaka (1988), 50th anniversary of Institute of Fine Arts (1999)
and more.
The artist received the 'Memorial Award in Pencil Sketch' at the Annual Art Exhibition organised by Institute of Fine Arts in 1983 during his student life. "1 consider it an achievement that several of my paintings were collected by reputed institutions like Bangladesh Sangsad Bhaban, Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel, Hotel Sheraton, Ministry of Industries, National Tea Company Ltd and other," Sujan expressed his contentment. "Many of my
paintings have made their way overseas including Japan, Germany, Sweden and India," he added.
An assistant teacher of art at
the Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Girls High School in Dhaka, Sujan said that when choosing subjects his priority is tradition and heritage.