Farida Zaman


Farida Zaman is a Bangladeshi artist and illustrator. She is the chairman and professor of the department of Drawing and Painting at the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka. In recognition of her contribution in art, the government of Bangladesh awarded her the country's second highest civilian award Ekushey Padak in 2020.

Early life

Zaman was born in 1953 in Chandpur of the then East Bengal. She graduated in fine arts from the Bangladesh College of Arts and Crafts in 1974 and received her post graduation degree in the same subject from the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda in 1978. She obtained her PhD from Visva-Bharati University in 1995.

Solo exhibitions