painting

From Dhaka to Paris: Samia Rashid Hai's journey in colours

Unveil deep emotional healing through vibrant abstract art created by Bangladeshi artist Samia Rashid Hai under Madart. Exhibited at Le Carrousel du Louvre and Madrid, her expressive paintings turn intense grief into global visual stories.
10 August 2026

Experience the divine in Malay Bala’s ‘Seeking Sacred Beauty’

The third solo show by Professor Dr Malay Bala, titled Seeking Sacred Beauty: The Devotional Art of Malay Bala, emits a calm, rhythmic whisper — a quiet hymn to the sacred, the feminine, and the natural. His third solo show opened on 18 October 2025 and runs until 28 October.
26 October 2025

How D D Mollick is preserving Sultan’s artistic legacy

In Narail, artist D D Mollick runs Charukuthi Shilpalo, a free village art school blending creativity, organic farming, and cultural preservation. Inspired by mentor S M Sultan, Mollick empowers rural children through art, sustainability, and hands-on learning.
14 August 2025

A Buriganga painting from 1861

One such painting was created in the year 1861, by Frederick William Alexander de Fabeck, a doctor who served as an assistant surgeon in Bengal during the British colonial era. Today (15 September) is his birthday! 
15 September 2024

Picasso painting sells for $139 million, most valuable art auctioned this year

Pablo Picasso’s 1932 painting “Femme à la montre” sold for more than $139 million on Wednesday at a Sotheby’s New York auction, making it the most valuable work of art sold globally at an auction this year.
9 November 2023

4 interesting hobbies to help improve yourself

The most effective way to develop a hobby is by trying new things. There are plenty of options to choose from. You just need to figure out what fits your interests the most. When we find a side interest that we genuinely appreciate and are energetic about, we become a better version of ourselves. Let’s look at some activities that can help you grow as an individual as well as help you relive stress.
25 July 2023

A walk through the art of custom-painted sneakers

The passion the artists put behind these custom-painted sneakers makes them stand out in their own way.
1 June 2023

DIY project for couples: Painting your new home

Here are a few things that you need to keep in mind before starting to paint your house.
13 February 2023

Messi, Ronaldinho's boot painter looks to bring colour to World Cup

Lili Cantero, a 29-year-old Paraguayan artist famed for painting intricate and personal soccer boots for stars including Lionel Messi and Ronaldinho, is preparing a new colourful show of her work to take to the World Cup in Qatar.
27 October 2022

Shameem Subrana's solo exhibit at Gallery Twenty One

Painter Shameem Subrana's first solo exhibition “What I Talk About When I Talk About Life” will open today (January 9) at Gallery Twenty One, Dhanmondi.
8 January 2016

US returns Picasso's La Coiffeuse to France

US officials return to France a Picasso oil painting that was stolen from a Paris museum 14 years ago.
14 August 2015

Brilliance of Bangladeshi Art

It's indeed a grand celebration of the brilliance of Bangladeshi art. Artists of our country are doing great with their multifarious expressions of art -- be it painting, print, sculpture, installation, video or performance art.
26 May 2015

Oriental painting exhibit inaugurated

Oriental Painting Study Group (OPSG) in association with The Daily Star has organised a week-long (March 17-23) 5th Oriental Painting Exhibition at Zainul Gallery-1 and 2, Faculty of Fine Art, University of Dhaka.
18 March 2015

Maksud's Mumbai Adventures

In his recently-concluded weeklong exhibition at Mumbai's busy Jehangir Art Gallery, Maksudul Ahsan showcased about 46 paintings -- mostly in acrylic and oil. Some of the large scale paintings hark back to the Partition of 1947 and its aftermath.
25 February 2015