Kanak Chanpa Chakma

About Kanak Chanpa Chakma

Kanak Chanpa Chakma was born in Rangamati Hill Tracts, Bangladesh, in 1963 and in 1986 obtained her MFA from the Institute of Fine Art, University of Dhaka, and between 1993 and 1994 was on a fellowship at Penn State University, PA, USA. Belonging to one of the ethnic communities of Bangladesh, she paints her community, and most of her subjects are women. She is also deeply influenced by the philosophy of Buddhism. The solitary female figures of her semi-abstract paintings, submerged in the profound space of textures and dark and light shade, stand mutely with blank glances. She has held significant solo exhibitions in Bangladesh, Japan, America and Australia. She has participated in over 150 group shows in Bangladesh, Belgium, India, France, Australia, England, Nepal, Sweden amongst other countries.