Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)- Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts has won the Top Influential Galleries Award at the 15th Beijing International Art Expo 2012.
The 15th Beijing International Art Exposition was inaugurated on August 16 last at the China World Trade Centre, which was organized by the Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China. Over 130 galleries from 16 countries took part at the five-day festival.
Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts, Dhaka in collaboration with the Embassy of Bangladesh in Beijing arranged the Bangladesh booth at the expo, where 30 artworks including oil, acrylic, drawing and video installation were exhibited, according to the organizers.
The participating Bangladeshi artists were Quayyum Chowdhury, Rafiqun Nabi, Monirul Islam, Kanak Chanpa Chakma, Maksuda Iqbal Nipa, Yasmin Jahan Nupur and Biswajit Goswami.
Subir Chowdhury, director of Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts; artists Kanak Chanpa Chakma, Maksuda Iqbal Nipa and Biswajit Goswami attended the expo.
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