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	==Education and career==		==Education and career==
	Monir was born in [[Chandpur District\|Chandpur]], Bengal Presidency of [[British India]], present-day [[Bangladesh]].<ref>{{Cite news \|url=http://dailyasianage.com/news/154177/artist-monirul-awarded-spains-order-of-merit \|title=Artist Monirul awarded Spain's Order of Merit \|work=The Asian Age Online, Bangladesh \|date=2018-12-16 \|access-date=2019-01-28}}</ref> He studied at the [[Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka\|Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Dhaka]] during 1966-1969 when [[Zainul Abedin]] and [[Mustafa Monwar]] were his teachers and mentors. He also taught there as a faculty member for one year.<ref name="ds14Apr2018">{{Cite news \|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/showbiz/through-the-eyes/through-the-eyes-monirul-islam-1562167 \|title=through the eyes of Monirul Islam \|work=The Daily Star Online, Bangladesh \|date=14 April ~~2022~~}}</ref> With a scholarship from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Spain, he graduated in mural paintings from the [[Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando\|Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando, Madrid]].<ref name="ds14Apr2018" /> After graduation, he remained permanently resident in Spain.		Monir was born in [[Chandpur District\|Chandpur]], Bengal Presidency of [[British India]], present-day [[Bangladesh]].<ref>{{Cite news \|url=http://dailyasianage.com/news/154177/artist-monirul-awarded-spains-order-of-merit \|title=Artist Monirul awarded Spain's Order of Merit \|work=The Asian Age Online, Bangladesh \|date=2018-12-16 \|access-date=2019-01-28}}</ref> He studied at the [[Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka\|Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Dhaka]] during 1966-1969 when [[Zainul Abedin]] and [[Mustafa Monwar]] were his teachers and mentors. He also taught there as a faculty member for one year.<ref name="ds14Apr2018">{{Cite news \|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/showbiz/through-the-eyes/through-the-eyes-monirul-islam-1562167 \|title=through the eyes of Monirul Islam \|work=The Daily Star Online, Bangladesh \|date=14 April 2018}}</ref> With a scholarship from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Spain, he graduated in mural paintings from the [[Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando\|Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando, Madrid]].<ref name="ds14Apr2018" /> After graduation, he remained permanently resident in Spain.

	Etching allowed him his first success in Spain in the early seventies when he was included in the short-lived ''[[Grupo Quince]]'',<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/tesis?codigo=128562 \|title=La actividad gráfica de Grupo Quince \|language=Spanish}}</ref> which gave him a platform to be in touch with the vanguards of the technique; he worked alongside artists such as [[Antonio Saura]], [[José Guerrero (artist)\|José Guerrero]], Amadeo Gabino, [[Lucio Muńoz]], [[Alfonso Fraile]], Niels Borch Jensen, [[Carmen Laffón]], [[Antoni Tàpies]] Juan Romero, [[Miguel Ángel Campano]], Rafael Canogar, [[Fernando Zóbel de Ayala y Montojo\|Fernando Zóbel]], and [[Luis Gordillo]].<ref>{{cite news \|author=Mónica Gener Frigols \|title=La actividad gráfica de Grupo Quince \|url=https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/tesis?codigo=128562 \|location=Madrid \|publisher=Complutense University of Madrid \|year=2013 \|language=Spanish}}</ref> By this time he was also directing the workshop of Antonio Lorenzo with whom he keeps a life-long great friendship.<ref name="Javier Lambán y Coca Garrido 2008 7–14"/> In the Spanish art world, the result of his "free-bite" technique of etching is known as "Escuela de Monir” (School of Monir).<ref>{{Cite news \|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/magazine/2004/07/01/cover.htm \|title=Retracing the Journey of an Artist \|date=2014-07-02 \|work=The Daily Star}}</ref>		Etching allowed him his first success in Spain in the early seventies when he was included in the short-lived ''[[Grupo Quince]]'',<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/tesis?codigo=128562 \|title=La actividad gráfica de Grupo Quince \|language=Spanish}}</ref> which gave him a platform to be in touch with the vanguards of the technique; he worked alongside artists such as [[Antonio Saura]], [[José Guerrero (artist)\|José Guerrero]], Amadeo Gabino, [[Lucio Muńoz]], [[Alfonso Fraile]], Niels Borch Jensen, [[Carmen Laffón]], [[Antoni Tàpies]] Juan Romero, [[Miguel Ángel Campano]], Rafael Canogar, [[Fernando Zóbel de Ayala y Montojo\|Fernando Zóbel]], and [[Luis Gordillo]].<ref>{{cite news \|author=Mónica Gener Frigols \|title=La actividad gráfica de Grupo Quince \|url=https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/tesis?codigo=128562 \|location=Madrid \|publisher=Complutense University of Madrid \|year=2013 \|language=Spanish}}</ref> By this time he was also directing the workshop of Antonio Lorenzo with whom he keeps a life-long great friendship.<ref name="Javier Lambán y Coca Garrido 2008 7–14"/> In the Spanish art world, the result of his "free-bite" technique of etching is known as "Escuela de Monir” (School of Monir).<ref>{{Cite news \|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/magazine/2004/07/01/cover.htm \|title=Retracing the Journey of an Artist \|date=2014-07-02 \|work=The Daily Star}}</ref>

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{{other people||Monirul Islam (disambiguation)}}
{{infobox person
|name = Monirul Islam
|native_name = মনিরুল ইসলাম
|native_name_lang = bn
|image = Monirul_Islam_Portrait.jpg
|caption = Islam in 2017
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1942|08|17|df=y}}
|birth_place = [[Chandpur District|Chandpur]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]
|alma_mater = {{unbulleted list|[[University of Dhaka]]|[[Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando|Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando, Madrid]]}}
|nationality = Bangladeshi-Spanish
}}

'''Monirul Islam''' (also known as '''Monir''', born 17 August 1943) is a Bangladeshi-Spanish artist.<ref name="ds14Apr2018" /> Monir is an International figure in etching for his signature style and experimental techniques.<ref name="Javier Lambán y Coca Garrido 2008 7–14">{{cite book |author=Javier Lambán y Coca Garrido |title=Monir, Brumas cálidas |url=http://datos.bne.es/edicion/a4264079.html |location=Zaragoza |publisher=EdieionesFuendetodos |pages=7–14 |date=2008 |isbn=978-84-9703-215-5}}</ref> For his great accomplishment in art, he received two of Spain's top civilian honors: the [[Order of Isabella the Catholic|Cross of Officer of the Order of Queen Isabella]] (2010),<ref name=officer /> and the [[Order of Civil Merit|Commander Spanish Order of Merit]] (2018),<ref name=royal>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/news/monirul-islam-receive-royal-spanish-order-merit-tomorrow-1673770 |title=Monirul Islam to receive Royal Spanish Order of Merit tomorrow |date=2018-12-15 |work=The Daily Star |access-date=2019-01-27}}</ref> and Bangladesh Government's civilian award [[Ekushey Padak]] in 1999.<ref name=ekushey>{{cite news |url=http://www.moca.gov.bd/site/page/c706da0c-29ee-4f0f-95d9-fa6705e19001/ |script-title=bn:একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ |access-date=23 August 2017 |publisher=Government of Bangladesh |language=bn |trans-title=Ekushey Padak winners list}}</ref>

==Education and career==
Monir was born in [[Chandpur District|Chandpur]], Bengal Presidency of [[British India]], present-day [[Bangladesh]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://dailyasianage.com/news/154177/artist-monirul-awarded-spains-order-of-merit |title=Artist Monirul awarded Spain's Order of Merit |work=The Asian Age Online, Bangladesh |date=2018-12-16 |access-date=2019-01-28}}</ref> He studied at the [[Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka|Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Dhaka]] during 1966-1969 when [[Zainul Abedin]] and [[Mustafa Monwar]] were his teachers and mentors. He also taught there as a faculty member for one year.<ref name="ds14Apr2018">{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/showbiz/through-the-eyes/through-the-eyes-monirul-islam-1562167 |title=through the eyes of Monirul Islam |work=The Daily Star Online, Bangladesh |date=14 April 2022}}</ref> With a scholarship from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Spain, he graduated in mural paintings from the [[Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando|Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando, Madrid]].<ref name="ds14Apr2018" /> After graduation, he remained permanently resident in Spain.

Etching allowed him his first success in Spain in the early seventies when he was included in the short-lived ''[[Grupo Quince]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/tesis?codigo=128562 |title=La actividad gráfica de Grupo Quince |language=Spanish}}</ref> which gave him a platform to be in touch with the vanguards of the technique; he worked alongside artists such as [[Antonio Saura]], [[José Guerrero (artist)|José Guerrero]], Amadeo Gabino, [[Lucio Muńoz]], [[Alfonso Fraile]], Niels Borch Jensen, [[Carmen Laffón]], [[Antoni Tàpies]] Juan Romero, [[Miguel Ángel Campano]], Rafael Canogar, [[Fernando Zóbel de Ayala y Montojo|Fernando Zóbel]], and [[Luis Gordillo]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Mónica Gener Frigols |title=La actividad gráfica de Grupo Quince |url=https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/tesis?codigo=128562 |location=Madrid |publisher=Complutense University of Madrid |year=2013 |language=Spanish}}</ref> By this time he was also directing the workshop of Antonio Lorenzo with whom he keeps a life-long great friendship.<ref name="Javier Lambán y Coca Garrido 2008 7–14"/> In the Spanish art world, the result of his "free-bite" technique of etching is known as "Escuela de Monir” (School of Monir).<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/magazine/2004/07/01/cover.htm |title=Retracing the Journey of an Artist |date=2014-07-02 |work=The Daily Star}}</ref>

The works of Monirul Islam are easily recognizable for the harmonious balance of the empty space and delicate lines, texture and forms that transcendent and transform the versatility and diversity of life through his own developed style and continuous experimentation of techniques. His works can be placed in a great arc stretching from the beginning of his career up to recent times. The present is a mere stop in his long journey as a pilgrim traveling a great distance.<ref>"Dhaka Courier", 20 August 2015</ref><ref name="Javier Lambán y Coca Garrido 2008 7–14"/>

Although Monir is fully integrated with the Spanish artistic movement, he does not leave his Bangladeshi roots. Through his works - etchings, paintings, monotypes, or watercolor - speaks in a language that has been created with rhythms of colors, graphics, and alludes forms and his wisdom, spiritual sensibility and technical skills.<ref name="Javier Lambán y Coca Garrido 2008 7–14"/>

==Documentary on Monirul Islam ==

In 2008, a documentary film entitled “Phera/ফেরা" (The Homecoming),<ref>{{Citation |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AZHPlLlPfY |title= The Homecoming (ফেরা)| website=Bengal Foundation YouTube Channel |access-date= 2021-04-18}}</ref> on the life and work of Monirul Islam, was directed and scripted by Fahmida Akhter.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.juniv.edu/teachers/fahmida.akhter |title=Fahmida Akhter}}</ref> It was produced by the Bengal Foundation.<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://bengalfoundation.org/ |title=Bengal Foundation}}</ref>

==Awards and honors==
* [[Order of Civil Merit|Commander Spanish Order of Merit]] (2018)<ref name=royal/>
* [[Order of Isabella the Catholic|Cross of Officer of the Order of Queen Isabella]] (2010)<ref name=officer>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-130201 |title=Spanish honour for artist Monirul Islam |date=2010-03-16 |work=The Daily Star |access-date=2019-01-27}}</ref>
* National Award of Spain, Calcografia Nocionale (1997)<ref name=officer/>
* [[Ekushey Padak]] (1999)<ref name=ekushey/>
* Bangla Academy Fellowship (2018)<ref name=royal/>
* Zainul Sammanona (2018)<ref name=royal/>
* S.M. Sultan Padak (2012)<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-218621 |title=Monirul Islam Receives Sultan Padak |date=2012-01-17 |work=The Daily Star |access-date=2019-01-28}}</ref>

==References==
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