I have been part of the Nepali contemporary art scene for the past four decades.
I gained my MFA from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. I was the first Chancellor of the newly founded Nepal Academy of Fine Arts and served in that capacity from 2010 to 2014. I have had more than 165 solo exhibitions and numerous group exhibitions in Nepal and abroad, and have been awarded the Sukirtimaya Rastradeep, 2013; Prabal Gorkha Dakshin Bahu, 2001; the Best Prize at the 30th Salon de climart, Paris, France; and received Honourable Mention at the Asian Art Exhibition, Bangladesh, Dhaka, 1991. I was also awarded with a fellowship, the Cite’ International des Arts Paris, France in 1998.
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