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Zainul Abedin was Bangladeshi painter who had an extraordinary talent and was internationally recognized for his paintings.

He became well known for his scries of paintings on Bengal Famine which was made by man during British Colonial rule in 1944.

Zainul Abedin was a pioneer of the modern art movement and he was considered as the founding father of Bangladeshi modern arts.

He spent most of his childhood near the scenic banks of the Brahmaputra river. It inspired him from his early life and later appeared in many of his paintings. Actually it was a great source of inspiration throughout his carcer.

He first came under spotlight after getting the Governor's Gold Medal in All India Exhibition in 1938.. It gave him confidence to create his own visual style.

He got admitted to the Government School of Art in Calcutta which is now known as Government College of Art and Craft, Kolkata, India. There he learned European academic style for five years.