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IAAC Exhibition of Contemporary Indian Art of the Diaspora 2012

 
MD Tokon
MD Tokon
MD Tokon
Web: www.mdtokon.com
 
BIO
 
BORN: Bangladesh

RESIDES: New York City, New York (2001 to Present)
 
EDUCATION:
The Art Students League of New York (Studio/Continue Education - Under RonneiLandfiled, Mariano del
Rosario, Larry Poons)
B.A. Art & Communication Design, The City University of New York
Associate Degree Art & Advertising Design, The City University of New York
B.F.A. Drawing and Painting (3 years), The Institute of Fine Arts, Dhaka University, Bangladesh

ART FAIRS:
2009: The Affordable Art Fair New York
2009: International Art Expo, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York

SOLO EXHIBITION:
2011: MIsha Nicole, 303 Bowery, New York
2010: BREATHING COLOR - Grace Art Gallery, Grace Institute New York
2009: DESTINATION UNKNOWN - Tower 49 Sky Lobby Gallery, New York
2008: Behr-Thyssen Gallery, SOHO TriBeca, New York
2006: The City University of New York, 2006

SELECTED RECENT GROUP EXHIBITION:
2011:
Queens Museum of Art, New York (Iaac erasing borders show)
Red Dot Show, Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery, New York
Aicon Gallery 35 Great Jones St, NYC (Iaac erasing borders show)
Jorgensen Gallery University of Connecticut (Iaac erasing borders show)
Charles B. Wang Center, Stony Brook University, New York (Iaac erasing borders show)
Annual Concours Show at Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery, New York
'Small work' Art for Japan, Gallery Studio 57 Fine Arts, New York

2010:
Red Dot Show, Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery, New York
Representation by Corporate Art, LLC New Jersey & Pennsylvania
Asian Heritage Month Art Show at District Council 37, New York
Annual Concours Show at Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery, New York
'Small work' Art Show at Manhattan Borough President Gallery, New York

2009:
Clareo Partners Sponsors 'Silent Auction Art Show' Chicago, IL
Red Dot Show, Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery, New York
18th National Art Exhibition at the National Art Gallery, Dhaka,Bangladesh
Annual Concours Show at Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery, New York
Holiday Art Show at Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery, the Art Students League of New York
The AfterSputnik Art Project, New York
Sixth Annual NOHO NY ArtWalk, New York

2008:
Clareo Partners Sponsors 'Silent Auction Art Show' Chicago, IL
Holiday Art Show at Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery, the Art Students League of New York
Juried Art exhibition LG Center 13 St. New York
Group Art Exhibition Antagonist Art Movement Exhibition, New York
Juried 9-11 Group Art Exhibition, East Village, New York
Group Art Exhibition at Bangladesh Embassy Gallery, Washington D.C.

2007:
Senior Project Graphic Design Exhibition Grace Gallery, NYCCT, New York
“Personalities” Group Exhibition at NYCCT, New York
Two man Art Exhibition in Queens College, New York
Group Art Exhibition S. E Fein man Art Gallery, SOHO, New York
Group Art Exhibition, National Museum Gallery Bangladesh

AWARD:
Red Dot Award (Best Work) at the Art Students League of New York, 2011
Red Dot Award (Best Work) at the Art Students League of New York, 2010
Red Dot Award (Best Work) at the Art Students League of New York, 2009
Grant Prize from AfterSputnik Art Project, New York, 2009

TEACHING/ LECTURE/ WORKSHOP GIVEN:
2010: Lecture & workshop, Grace Institute, New York
2010: Lecture, Faculty of Fine Arts, Nagpur University, India
2009-2010: Instructor Ronnie Landfield class Assistant, The Art Students League of New York

COLLECTION:
The City University of New York; Grace Institute, New York; Tower 49, New York; Chung
Design, Memphis Tennessee; Le Pain Quotidien, Soho, New York; Clareo Partners,
Chicago, IL, Corporate Art, LLC New Jersey, Pennsylvania & included in many gallery
and important private collections internationally
 
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