A lifetime of creation — painting, music, memory — gathered in one place.
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“Life is an inquiry — where creation is not a finished work, but a continuous echo of feeling, memory, time and human experience.”
A selection from the retrospective. The full collection is on the Work page; titles and dimensions are confirmed on the exhibition labels.
I drew what stirred me — simply, sincerely. Through art, I have tried to trace the shape of longing.
Born in Chattogram
Raised among the hills, rivers and sea that still run through his work.First solo exhibition, Chattogram
Inaugurated by the four national leaders of Bangladesh.BFA, University of Chittagong
Begins teaching at Chittagong Art College.Founding journey of Souls
A founding member of one of Bangladesh’s most loved bands.Theatre & design
Stagecraft and visual identity across Chattogram’s cultural life.HopeTrade & design leadership
Founds the event house; award-winning pavilion & exhibition design.Lifetime Achievement Award
Conferred by Concord Group for a lifetime in art and culture.International Print Art Exhibition
Bangladesh exhibition, Kathmandu, Nepal.“50 Years of Independence”
Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka.Echoes of Creation — Retrospective
Five decades gathered at Aloki, Dhaka · 29 Jul – 2 Aug.Ahmed Newaz is a painter, musician, teacher, designer and cultural organiser whose practice spans more than five decades.
A founding member of the band Souls, he has left his signature across painting and mixed media, theatre, music, design and cultural activism. Born in Chattogram, the rivers, sea and landscapes of his childhood run quietly through his work.
Personal experience, memory, time and human feeling are the recurring threads of his art — love and dissent, folk tradition and spiritual inquiry. For Ahmed Newaz, art is not a destination but a ceaseless way of understanding life, people and time.
Exhibition
Musical Soirées
Fashion Presentation
Archive Collection
Cultural Evenings
Venue
Aloki Convention Centre
211 Gulshan–Tejgaon Link Road
Dhaka 1208, Bangladesh
Get directions ↗Dates & Times
Opening: 29 July 2026
Open daily: 29 July – 2 August 2026
Hours: to be confirmed
Enquiries
Email: info@ahmednewaz.com
For press, sponsorship and collector enquiries.