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Painting walls to bring down walls
Women artists paint Kathmandu red with vibrant murals as expressions of collective identity and solidarity
The power of peace
By rendering Bhairav in paintings, Nepali artist shows that serenity can overcome stress
Between losing and loss
New art exhibition is a wistful take on what we have left when Himalayan identities are gone
The house of Chitrakars
Their profession is their surname. Three generations of Chitrakars have devoted their lives to studying, practicing, and refining Nepali art. At…
Autism awareness with art
Nepalis with autism take to art to live their lives to the best of their abilities
Lain Singh Bandgel lives on
The works of Nepal’s foremost artist are up for grabs for a limited time at an auction in London
Australian gallery returns stolen strut to Nepal
A 13 th -century wooden strut stolen from a Patan temple finally comes home from Australia after almost 50 years
Singha Darbar, not Singapore
The obsession of our leaders with Singapore is unmatched. Every prime minister we have had in the 30 years (some of them serial prime ministers) has promised to turn Nepal into a Singapore one too many times. Why not just build a Nepal that is just and fair for everyone?
Art for art's sake
Photo: ASHISH DHAKAL.Siddhartha Art Gallery is once again alive with a vibrant colour palette, meticulously textured on canvas, depicting…
Sketching the chariot of the rain god
For 19 days in May, artist Sushila Singh followed the Rato Machhindranath chariot, its construction from the ground up.She sat, watching the…
Art and resistance in South Asia
“In dark times, will there also be singing? Yes, there will be singing, about the dark times.”German playwright Bertolt Brecht’s words echoes…
Nepali artist’s butterfly effect
All photos: Milan RaiMilan Rai has come a long way since his project to stick white butterflies to trees in Nepal went viral worldwide. His art…
Dipesh Nepali’s dark light
A painting that transports the artist and viewer to life’s dark period, and deliverance from it
Between the lines with Sujan Dangol
The artist shows us the loss of old Kathmandu Valley with his intense drawings of a densely-packed urbanscape.
Art for a cause
The art festival was inagurated by noted Nepali actor Rajesh Hamal (second from right). Also pictured, general manager of Turkish Airlines…
I.M.A.G.I.N.A.T.I.O.N by Uttam Nepali
“I am not who you think I am, I am not who I think I am, I am who I think you think I am.” – Charles Horton Cooley
Tamang history, memory and identity
Masinya MatwaliPrintmaking artist Subas Tamang’s exhibition ‘History, Memory, Identity’, is a tribute to the struggle and resistance against…
Jeevan Rajopadhyay’s Untitled
“When I look at a blank canvas long enough, I see my art.”
The house of Kalapremi
All photos: MONIKA DEUPALAIn the centre of the room of the ground floor at Siddhartha Art Gallery, tattooed ceramic female figures stretch…
N A R Ì by Mukti Singh Thapa
A skilful but blunt depiction of Nepali society on canvas
Tintin in Bangladesh
Photos: ZAHIDUL HAQUE APUThis story by Pantha originally appeared on Global Voices on 8 July 2021.The drawings of Tintin's adventures in…
Lain Singh Bangdel’s 'Sigh'
Why is there is a look of quiet contentment in Bangdel’s visage in the artist’s self-portrait?
The anatomy of a flower
"I can’t help myself when I see flowers,” says botanical artist and illustrator Neera Joshi. “ I have to paint them.”Outside her studio, the…
Ashim Shakya’s digital hyper-realism
Ashim Shakya explaining the ice cube in his digital painting Solitude that won the CGTrader Award last year and has sold four copies to buyers…