Najib Tareque

Najib Tareque (b. September 5, 1970, as Abu Najib Mohammed Tareque) is a Bengali artist, printmaker, and writer based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Widely regarded as a pioneer of new media art in the country, he is one of the first artists to experiment with online platforms as spaces for creative expression.

He co-founded Jolrong, among the earliest online art galleries in South Asia, which helped shape the digital art scene in the region. Since 1987, Tareque has participated in over twenty solo and group exhibitions in Bangladesh and abroad. His practice spans printmaking, painting, and new media, blending traditional forms with digital experimentation, and he continues to be a prominent figure in contemporary Bangladeshi art.