Adiba Tabassum is an experienced fine arts teacher and international artist specializing in portraiture, cast study, still life, composition, and sketching. She has a Master of Fine Arts degree from Aligarh Muslim University in India and over 15 years of experience in teaching and creating art. She is highly skilled in multiple mediums including acrylic, oil, watercolor, ink, and pastels. She has received numerous awards for her art and teaching. Her resume provides details on her education, qualifications, awards, exhibitions, publications, employment history, and technical skills.

1. Adiba Tabassum
Email: adbartist@gmail.com | Cell: +1 (443) 985-2129, (937) 985-1711
Address: 7150 Foxbrick Ln, Apt # 2105, Humble, Texas 77338-6206
Fine Arts Teacher | International Artist
A hardworking and highly awarded Fine Arts Teacher, specializing in Portraiture, Cast Study, Still Life, Composition
and Indoor/Outdoor sketching, studio and teaching theory of History of Art
Profound knowledge and experience in all mediums of drawing and painting including acrylic, oil, water color, ink and
pastels, colored pencils and mixed media with skills in computer graphics and animation
A skilled communicator and teacher, using flexible teaching methods, accommodating individual learning styles and
achieving vast improvements in student progress in both practical and theory classes
EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS
Master of Fine Arts (Painting), Aligarh Muslim University, India 2001
Double Gold Medalist:
1. First Position Gold Medal in MFA (highest score) and
2. Seema Usmani Gold Medal for getting highest score and First at the M.A., M.Sc. in Faculty of Arts & Sciences
Bachelor of Arts (Painting) (Honors), Banaras Hindu University, India, 1999
Division: First, Position: First
Certificate of Animation and Computer Graphics, Film and Television Institute of India, 2010
National Educational Test Eligibility for Lectureship in Visual Art, qualified three times by University Grants
Commission, Government of India
AWARDS and ACCOLADES
• Winner of Strokes of Genius the best of drawing Competition in USA
• Winner and Honorable Mention in London International Creative Competition (UK), 2012.
• First in Painting Competition of Aligarh Muslim University organized by Literary and Cultural Society of Allama
Iqbal Hall named “Parwaz”, 2001.
• Third in All India (National) Inter University Youth Festival Competition conducted by Banaras Hindu University
at Varanasi and issued by Association of Indian Universities in Rangoli, 2001
• Second in Inter-University Youth Festival Competition of North Zone conducted by Maharishi Dayanand
University at Rohtak (Haryana) and issued by Association of Indian Universities in Rangoli, 2000.
• Received Gold Medal for achieving first place in Intermediate examination of the College and also received
several awards during school and college days
• Obtained 91%, the highest marks in drawing in Intermediate Board of U.P. (state), India.
• First in Painting competition conducted by Shree Agrasen Sewa Sansthan, Varanasi, India.
• First in Art Competition of Interact Club organized by Rotary Club, Varanasi.
• First in Painting Competition (Senior) conducted by Swami Vivekanand Rashtriya Chetna Varsh held at Varanasi
City, India.
• Received several awards such as Fevi Fairy’s Competition for Art Handicraft, UTSAV (Socio-Cultural Club,
Varanasi), Embroidery Competition conducted by Madura Coats held at Varanasi & Design Competition of
Education Department, U.P. conducted by District Inspector of Schools, Varanasi, india
• Recommended by the Ministry of Human Resources Development, India for the Scholarship to the
Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom, January 2003 and March 2003.
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2. EXHIBITIONS
• Solo Art Exhibition in Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport Art Gallery, Lucknow, India 6-12 Feb 2016
• Participated in Strokes of Genius-6, Best of Drawing Contest in USA
• Honorable Mention in London International Creative Competition, UK, 2012
• Participated in International Art Exhibitions (USA, UK & UAE)
• Group Art Exhibition in Nehru Art Gallery, Varanasi, India, 2010
• Participating in all India and State Level Exhibitions held from time to time
• Painting selected and exhibited on April 2004 in Camlin Art Foundation, The Second Northern Region Art
Exhibition in New Delhi, India
• Group Art Exhibition of Paintings in Nehru Art Gallery, Varanasi, India, 2003
• Solo Art Exhibition in the Art Department, Aligarh Muslim University, India, 2002
PUBLICATIONS
Work and interview published in the book: Art Journey Portraits and Figures edited by Rachel Rubin Wolf, USA, 2014
SCHOLARSHIP
Merit Scholarship in previous and final year MFA Painting from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Department of Fine Art, Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith University, Varanasi, U.P., India
LECTURER IN PAINTING 2004-2006
Achievements
Achieved significantly improved student grades in both Practical and Theory within a short period of time
Bright Handloom Silk Co-Operative Society Ltd, Varanasi, India
DESIGNER 2001-2004
• Designed prints for Indian contemporary and classical women's clothing
• Border designing of Banarasi and Handloom Sarees
• Designed Bridal Gowns in Western and Banarasi Lahanga style
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Animation and Computer Graphics using Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Flash and Autodesk Maya
STATEMENT OF TEACHING
Work Experience: 5+ Years (Teaching and Design)
UNIVERSITY PRACTICAL TEACHING CONTRIBUTIONS
• Portraiture
• Cast Study
• Still Life
• Indoor and Outdoor
Sketching
• Full Figure Study
• Composition
• Creative Composition
UNIVERSITY THEORY TEACHING CONTRIBUTION
• History of Art (India & Europe)
• Philosophy of Art
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