Artist on Spotlight

Shahabuddin Ahmed (b. 1950)is one of Bangladesh's most celebrated contemporary painters, internationally recognised for his powerful figurative compositions that embody movement, resilience, and the indomitable human spirit. Born in Narsingdi, Bangladesh, he studied at the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka, before receiving a prestigious scholarship to theÉcole nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, where he trained from 1974 to 1981. His artistic vision was profoundly shaped by his experience as a platoon commander in theBangladesh Liberation War of 1971, an event that continues to inform the emotional intensity and psychological depth of his work.