A weeklong Oriental Painting exhibition is on at the Zainul Gallery-2 of the Faculty of Fine Art (FFA), University of Dhaka. Oriental Painting Study Group, (OPSG) in association with The Daily Star has organised the exhibition to celebrate the birth centenary (1914-2014) of Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin.

Professor Emeritus Dr. Anisuzzaman inaugurated the exhibition as chief guest while noted litterateur and art critic Professor Syed Manzoorul Islam attended the opening ceremony as special guest. The convener of OPSG and the curator of the exhibition Dr. Malay Bala delivered the welcome address.

The exhibition features 28 artworks by 22 noted and promising artists -such asTajul Islam, Dr. Abdus Satter, Rofique Ahmed, GC Trivedi, Debashis Pal and Dr. Sushanta Kumar Adhikary. The artists have used watercolour wash technique, tempera, charcoal, acrylic, tapestry and mixed media in their works.

From the portrayal of mythical figures to