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Howlader’s paintings combine the beauty of naturalistic representation with the expressive elements of abstraction. His paintings of nature contain much symbolism, with water lilies symbolizing beauty, fish representing abundance and horses depicting the struggle to achieve conscious or unconscious goals. Exploring subjects such as past and future journeys, Howlader uses white to symbolize the future, blue for dreaming (childhood series) and green for life.
In 1991, Howlader earned a master of fine arts from the Department of Drawing & Painting Institute of Fine Art at the University of Dhaka in Bangladesh. In the summer of 2000, he attended the International Artist-in-Residence program at the Griffis Art Center in New London, Connecticut.
He has received many awards throughout his career, starting in 1986 with the class best for pen sketch during the annual exhibition at the Institute of Fine Art, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. In 1989, he won honorable mention in watercolor at the Painting & Photography Exhibition of CARDMA, in Bangladesh. In 1992, Howlader won first place for a poster competition organized by UNICEF Netherlands.
In 1994, he was awarded second prize in mixed media, at the International Miniature Art Competition in Montana. In 1998, he earned honorable mention in masterpiece painting at the Nagano Winter Olympic Painting Exhibition, in Japan. Howlader’s art continued to receive recognition in 2000, when he earned two awards: second prize at the Late Spring Juried Show organized by the Lyme Art Association in Connecticut and first prize at the International Miniature Art Competition in Florida.
He currently has collections at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy and UNICEF Netherlands, America, France, Germany, India and Singapore.
Howlader’s paintings are available for acquisition. All are welcome, and admission is free.
The Geary Gallery is open to the public Tuesday through Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and is located at 576 Boston Post Road, Darien.
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