Monica Jahan Bose
Project Update and Printmaking Demo on Storytelling with Saris
"Storytelling with Saris," Monica Jahan Bose's artist's talk and printmaking demonstration
Address: gallery of Brentwood Arts Exchange, Gateway Arts Center, 3901 Rhode Island Ave, Brentwood, Maryland
Time: 3 to 5 pm, Saturday, March 16, 2013
Independent's article on project
Group Show at Smith Center's Healing Arts Gallery
"Be/Longing, art from the South Asian Women's Creative Collective" (curated by Monica Jahan Bose and Brooke Seidelmann)
Address: Smith Center, Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery, 1632 U St, NW, Washington, DC 20009
Dates: March 1- April 13, 2013
Opening Reception, March 1, 2013, 7 - 9 pm
Closing events on Saturday April 13, 2013:
Performance of Indelible Scent by Monica Jahan Bose (3:30 - 4:30 pm)
Artists' talk with special guest Masum Momaya (4:30 to 5:30 pm)
Closing reception (5:30 to 7:00 pm).
Gallery hours: W-F 11 - 5 pm and Saturday 11-3 pm (or by appointment).
Review in Washington Post
Press Release
Invitation
TV Broadcast about Be/Longing in Bangladesh with Voice of America on March 8, 2013
Solo Show at Cafritz Gallery, Patricia Sitar Art Center, Washington, DC
"Collapsing Borders," February 7- March 8, 2013
Address: Sitar Arts Center, 1700 Kalorama Road, NW, Washington, DC 20009
Opening reception: 6:30 pm, February 7, 2013
Indelible Scent at Hillyer Art Space, Washington DC
Address: Hillyer Interanational Arts & Artist, 9 Hillyer Ct. NW, Washington DC 20008
Date: December 13, 2012, 7-9 pm
Invitation and details
Writeup on Indelible Scent by Erika Jackson
Art Asia Miami 2012 with Gallery Cosmos
GALLERY COSMOS @ Art Asia Miami 2012
International Contemporary Art Fair
Address: Midtown Wynwood Arts District
110 NE 36th Street @ Midtown Blvd
Miami, Florida, Booth D10
Dates: December 5 – 9, 2012
VIP Vernissage, December 4, 2012 from 4 to 8 pm
Fair hours from December 5 – 8, 2012 from 11 am to 7 pm
December 9, 2012 from 11 am to 6 pm.
As part of Art Asia Presents, I will be doing a performance/installation called "Indelible Scent." Performance times: December 4, 5, and 8 @ 6 pm.
Press Release
Miami Herald Print Edition, Dec. 5, 2012
Miami Herald Basel Blog, Dec. 5, 2012
The Daily Star, Dec. 4, 2012
Patrick Ogle Article, Dec. 9, 2012
Free Ticket to Fair
Article in Vibrant Bangladesh
"Art and Liberation: The Perspective of Three Bangladeshi Women Artists," March 26, 2012, Vibrant Bangldesh Magazine
I was asked to contribute an article for the special edition of "Vibrant Bangladesh" in commemoration of 40 years of Bangladesh's independence.
Group Show at Dhaka Art Center
"Contemporary Voices," August 8-20, 2012
Address: House 60, Road 7A Dhanmondi, Dhaka 1207
Opening Reception, August 10, 2012, 4 - 8 pm
Group Show at Queens Museum of Art
"Her Stories: Fifteen Years of the South Asian Women’s Creative Collective" (Curated by Jaishri Abichandani), Queens Museum of Art
Address: Queens Museum of Art, New York City Building
Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, NY 11368
Exhibition Dates: August 11, 2012–October 7, 2012
Opening Reception: Saturday, August 11, 3–6pm
Please come to this gorgeous show, where I have a new mini sculptural installation.
Queens Museum Website
More Information
"Art, Identity, and Social Change," an artist's talk
Department of Fine Arts, Hyderabad University, Hyderabad, India
Time: Monday, July 30, 2012, 11:30 am
"Her Words: Storytelling with Saris," a presentation/talk
Address: 39th Street Gallery, Gateway Art Center, 3900 Rhode Island Ave, Brentwood, MD
Date: Thursday June 14, 2012, 7 pm
I will be giving a talk/presentation about a collaborative printmaking and story project celebrating the achievement of literacy by women in the remote island community of Katakhali, Bangladesh, which is my ancestral village and part of an eco-project run by Samhati, a Maryland charity.
More details
“Indelible Scent”: a performance/ installation
DC Arts Center's gala, Cuisine des Artistes
Date: May 10, 2012, 6:30 pm
Address: Meridian House, 1630 Crescent Place NW, Washington, DC 20009
I will be doing my first performative installation at this event.
Tickets available at
http://cuisinedesartistes2012.charityhap
Group Show at MOCA DC
"Erotica 2012," MOCA DC Art Gallery
Address: 1054 31st Street NW, Washington DC 20007
Dates: March 2 - 31, 2012
Opening Reception: March 2, 2012, 6 to 10 pm
(Ground floor in the brick Canal Square Building, next to Parrish Gallery).

Duo Show at Sova, Washington, DC
"Heart Warmer," February 15 - March 31, 2012
Address: Sova, 1359 H Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002
Opening Reception: February 15, 7 to 11 pm
Closing Party: Saturday, March 24, 2012, 8 pm to midnight
Group Show at Woman's National Democratic Club, Washington, DC
"Digital Migrations"
Address: 1526 Rhode Island Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20036
Dates: November 1, 2011 - January 11, 2012
Opening Reception: November 9, 2011, 6-9 pm
Red Dirt Open Studio, Mt. Ranier, Maryland, USA
Red Dirt Open Studio, November 14, 2011, 1-5 pm
Address; 3706 Otis Street, Mt. Ranier, MD 20712
I have created a site-specific installation for this event using saris, sari blouses, copper, onions, and stones.
Group Exhibition at Patricia Sitar Art Center, Washington, DC
"Portraits: 2nd Annual Juried Exhibtion," Oct. 31- Dec. 9. 2011
Address: Sitar Arts Center, 1700 Kalorama Road, NW, Washington, DC 20009
Opening reception and awards ceremony: 6:30 pm, Nov. 3, 2011
The self-portrait "Estrogen/Moonlight by the Red River" won first prize in the show. I will have a solo show at Sitar Art Center in 2013.
South Asian Women's Creative Collective Annual Auction, New York, NY
"SAWCC's 5th Annual Auction and Show," October 19, 2011
Address: Saffronart, The Fuller Building,595 Madison Avenue, Suite 900, New York, NY 10022
Details
I am on the board of this artist's collective and participating in this event, showcasing work by a number of emerging and established artists.
Group Exhibition for Empowered Women International, Takoma Park, MD, USA
"Speak Your Mind: The Lives and Stories of Muslim and Arab Women"
June 1-25, 2011
Address: 7500 Maple Ave, Takoma Park, MD
Opening reception and artists' talk: June 11, 2011, 3:30 to 5:45 pm
Monica Jahan Bose's Talk
Article in the Gazette
Article in the Independent
Solo Show at Embassy of Bangladesh, Washington, DC
"Who Have You Left Behind?" Mixed-media paintings and installation, May 12-27, 2011
Address: Embassy of Bangladesh, 3510 International Drive NW, Washington, DC 20008 Metro: Van Ness/UDC (Red Line)
Opening Reception: May 12, 2011 from 6:30 - 9 pm
Special Open House: Saturday, May 14 from 10:00 am to 6 pm
Closing Reception: Friday, May 27 from 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Embassy Hours: Mon - Friday 9:30 am to 5:30 pm or by appointment
Invitation
Press Release
Slideshow of Opening
Slideshow of Installation
Article in Daily Star
Article in the Independent
Group Exhibition at Hillyer Art Space, Washington, DC
Curated by Tom Wolff, March 4-25, 2011
Address: 9 Hillyer Court, Washington, DC 20008 (metro: Dupont Circle)
Opening Reception, March 4, 2011, 6 to 9 pm
Invitation
Slideshow of Opening
Article in the Independent
Art Open House for Art Basel Miami Beach
Friday, December 3, 2010, 5 to 9 pm
900 16th Street (6 blocks from Art Basel)
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Invitation
Solo Show at Dhaka Art Center, Dhaka, Bangladesh
"Open the Door (Kholo Kholo Dar)," July 15-26, 2010
Address: House 60, Road 7A Dhanmondi 1207
Inauguration Reception, July 16, 2010, 6 pm
Invitation to Preview
Press Release
Slide Show of Installation and Receptions
"Open the Door" Catalog
Dhaka Art Center
Article in Daily Star
Article in the Independent
Article in New Age
Article in Prothom Alo
Article in Jai Jai Din
Group Show at Ganges Art Gallery, Kolkata, India
"Pandora's Box," Ganges Art Gallery, June 23- July 4, 2010
Address: 33A Jatin Das Road, Kolkata 700029
Invitation
Ganges Art Gallery
14th Prix Antoine Marin, Emerging Painters' Exhibition, Arcueil, Paris
Address: Galerie Municipale Julio Gonzalez, 21 av Paul Doumer, 94110 Arcueil.
Opening reception: Friday, May 28, 2010, 6:30 pm.
Exhibition continues until June 19, 2010.
Hours: Thursdays and Fridays from 4 to 7 pm; Wednesdays and Saturdays from 2 to 7 pm.
More Information and Directions
My entry for exhibition, "Open the Door," acrylic, pigment and newspaper on canvas, 250 x 200 cm
Group Show at Atelier Madhu Basu, Bagnolet, Paris
"Santiniketan," group show with Sharmila Roy and Utpal Chakroborty, April 9-11, 2010
Address:90, rue Victor Hugo, 93170 Bagnolet, Metro: Robespierre (line 9)
Opening reception, April 9, 2010, 6-9 pm.
Dinner reception, April 11, 2010, 7-10 pm
Invitation
Slideshow of Opening
Slideshow of Closing Reception with Paban Das Baul
Solo Show at Galerie Deborah Zafman, Paris
"Tumi Ami: Spring Heat," March 19 through April 4, 2010
Address: 3-5 passage Gravilliers, 75003 Paris.
Works in Show
English Press Release
French Press Release
Slideshow of Installation and Receptions
Article in the Daily Star

Art Camp for Inauguration of Dhaka Art Center, January 1-2, 2010.
Address: House 60, Road 7A Dhanmondi 1207
Completed new work, "Happily Ever After."
Slideshow of Inauguration and Art Camp
Duo Show at UNESCO, Paris for International Mother Language Day
"Reflection/Narration: Where Are We Going?," duo exhibition with Imtiaj Shohag, February 19 - 23, 2009
Address: UNESCO Headquarters, 7 place de Fontenoy, 75015 Paris
UNESCO Program/Invitation
Installation Slideshow
Daily Star Article
Solo Show at Galerie Mediart, Paris
"Water, Love, Language: Fragments of Identity," Jan. 24 - Feb. 1, 2009
Address: 109, rue Quincampoix ,75003 Paris
Galerie Mediart
Press Release (English)
Paris show installation and opening slideshow
Prothom Alo article in Bangla
Anannya Magazine Article in Bangla
Group Show at DFN Gallery, New York, NY, USA
"Summer Flavors," July 5-29, 2001
DFN Gallery
Solo Show at Genkan Gallery, Tokyo
"Tokyo Scenes: Intersections, Balconies, and Interiors," Feb. 21- Mar. 5, 2000
Genkan Gallery, TAC, 4-25-46 Takanawa, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Asian Economic News Review
The Japan Times
The Genkan Magazine
The Daily Mainichi