Kanak Chanpa Chakma

This article is about the Bangladeshi artist. For the Bangladeshi singer, see Rumana Islam Kanak Chapa.

Kanak Chanpa Chakma
কনক চাঁপা চাকমা
Born (1963-05-06) 6 May 1963 (age 61)
Rangamati Hill Tract, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
OccupationArtist
SpouseKhalid Mahmood Mithu
Children2
AwardsSee full list

Kanak Chanpa Chakma (born 6 May 1963) is a Bangladeshi Chakma artist.[1] She is known for her paintings depicting the lives of Bangladeshi ethnic minorities, focusing on the lives of women,[2] and their daily lives combining semi-realistic and abstract in the same frame.[3]

Chanpa was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2023 for her contribution to painting.[4]

  1. ^ "Kanak Chanpa Chakma". Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  2. ^ "Hanoi hosts Bengal Delta Colours exhibition". Talk Vietnam. June 6, 2013. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  3. ^ Jahangir, Apurba (March 6, 2015). "A FREE SPIRIT". The Daily Star. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
  4. ^ "Bidyanondo Foundation to get Ekushey Padak". The Daily Star. February 12, 2023. Retrieved June 18, 2023.