Portfolio

Artist Statement

My work explores the liminal spaces between tradition and modernity, drawing from the rich visual heritage of the Himalayan region while engaging with contemporary global narratives.

Through painting, mixed media, and installation, I investigate how cultural symbols transform as they travel across borders and generations. Each piece is a meditation on impermanence — the way meaning shifts, dissolves, and reconstitutes itself in new contexts.

I am particularly drawn to the tension between preservation and evolution. My practice asks: what happens when sacred forms meet secular spaces? When ancient iconography encounters digital reproduction? These questions guide my studio work and inform my collaborative projects across South Asia and beyond.

Art, for me, is not merely representation — it is a living dialogue between past and present, between the visible and the unseen.

Bio

Born and raised in Kathmandu, Nepal, the artist developed an early fascination with the intersection of traditional Nepali art forms and contemporary expression. After completing a BFA from Lalitkala Campus, Tribhuvan University (2012–2016) and an MFA in Fine Arts (2016–2018), they began exhibiting widely across South Asia and internationally.

Their work has been shown at notable venues including the Queensland Art Gallery (Brisbane), Rossi & Rossi (London), India Art Fair (New Delhi), Siddhartha Art Gallery (Kathmandu), and the Nepal Art Council Gallery. In 2024, they were awarded the Nepal Art Council Award for Emerging Artist and received a residency at the Khoj International Artists Association in New Delhi.

Working primarily in painting and mixed media, their practice draws from Himalayan visual traditions while addressing themes of identity, migration, and cultural memory in the contemporary world. Their works are held in private collections across Nepal, India, the UK, Australia, and the United States.

They continue to live and work in Kathmandu.

CV

Curriculum Vitae

Born 1992, Kathmandu, Nepal Lives and works in Kathmandu


EDUCATION

2016–2018 MFA, Fine Arts — Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal

2012–2016 BFA, Painting — Lalitkala Campus, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal


SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2025 Echoes of the Valley — Kathmandu Contemporary Arts Centre, Kathmandu, Nepal

2024 Surface Tensions: Recent Works on Paper — Gallery MCube, Kathmandu, Nepal

2023 Fragments & Futures — Park Gallery, Patan, Nepal


SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2025 Himalayan Frequencies — Siddhartha Art Gallery, Kathmandu, Nepal Art Kathmandu Biennale: Shifting Grounds — Nepal Art Council Gallery, Kathmandu, Nepal

2024 New Territories — Rossi & Rossi, London, UK India Art Fair 2024 — NSIC Exhibition Grounds, New Delhi, India

2023 Between Worlds — Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia


RESIDENCIES & FELLOWSHIPS

2024 Artist-in-Residence — Khoj International Artists Association, New Delhi, India

2022 Himalayan Art Fellowship — Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Vermont, USA


COLLECTIONS

Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, USA Nepal Art Council, Kathmandu, Nepal Private collections in Nepal, India, UK, Australia, and USA


AWARDS

2024 Nepal Art Council Award for Emerging Artist

2022 SAARC Cultural Fellowship


PUBLICATIONS

Himalayan Frequencies (exhibition catalogue), Siddhartha Art Gallery, 2025 New Territories: South Asian Perspectives, Rossi & Rossi, 2024 Art Kathmandu Journal, Issue 12, 2025