He has done a stunning job as an artist and proved his patriotic sentiments. Gallery Shilpangan will run this open-for-all art exhibition till February 29.
In a city where green is decreasing and being replaced by concrete, the sound of water being replaced by that of vehicles; places like Ramna Park and Shilpakala Academy are where our souls can be fed a little. However, another chunk of the city contains more food for our souls –Lalmatia, otherwise known as the ‘Gallery Para’. There are six galleries, not all of which are
“Dreams Ascendant”, Saifuddin Ahmed’s first solo exhibition, shows a dominance of this particular style. The inauguration of the exhibition took place at Gallery Shilpangan, Lalmatia on December 4. Artist and cartoonist Shishir Bhattacharjee, and Professor Nisar Hossain, Dean of the Faculty of Fine Art at University of Dhaka were present at the opening ceremony.
“Noverar Khoje” is an exhibition that has been organised with the purpose of enlightening the new generation about the legendary sculptor and painter, Novera Ahmed. The 17 female artists, who are participating in the exhibition, took an initiative to display their works on women empowerment, keeping in mind Novera’s legacy.
“I got to see the lives of village people first hand. It was during my tenure at BSCIC when I first decided to paint the lives of artisans, farmers and rural Bangladesh” – Samar Majumder