<p>A solo painting exhibition by artist Khurshid Alam Saleem, a Bangladeshi artist based in New York, was held from May 4 to 8 in Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning Province, in China. The exhibition was held at the historic Forbidden City Palace Museum in Shenyang.<br/><br/>The Ambassador of Bangladesh to China Munshi Faiz Ahmad and Deputy Secretary General of Shenyang Municipal Government Zeng Bo jointly inaugurated the exhibition.<br/><br/>Among others, Director of Shenyang International Cultural Exchange Centre Zhang Yi, Head of Shenyang Olympic Committee Wang Rui and foreign expert of China Radio International ABM Salauddin were also present on the occasion.<br/><br/>A number of Government officials, cultural activists, teachers and students of different universities in Shenyang also attended the function. <br/><br/>The exhibition featured 34 art works in oil colour in abstract expressionist mode. The titled of the exhibition was 'Image of Nature'.<br/><br/>Last year, another solo painting exhibition by Saleem was jointly organised by the Chinese Cultural Ministry and the Bangladesh Embassy in Beijing. Saleem is also expected to participate in the 3rd Beijing International Art Biennale in July this year.</p>