DATE OF BIRTH: 12th November, 1977
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
· B F A, Sir J.J School of Art, Mumbai University, Mumbai, 2001
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
· The Thread Project, Gallery Mcube, 2025
· Borderless Border, NY20+ Artist in Residency Exhibition 2024, NY20+, Chengdu, China
· Project 1336, Huge Public Procession at Patan Durbar Square, Nepal, 2024
· Project 1336 – Object in Focus and Huge Public Procession to Boudhanath Stupa, Taragaon Museum, 2019
· Seto Chapal | The White Slippers, Public Performance at Indra Chowk, Kathmandu,
Nepal, 2018
· Sirani:The Headrest, Australian Himalayan Award Exhibition, Siddhartha Art Gallery,
Babarmahal Revisited, 2018
· Sound of Existence, Dalaila Art Space, 2018
· Tapestry Project, Waley Art, Taipei, Taiwan, 2017
· Project 1136, Kathmandu Triennale 2017, Nepal Art Council, Kathmandu, Nepal, 2017
· Nepali Pasal, Asia Kula Kula Ring, Asia Culture Center, Gwangju, South Korea, 2016
· From 2007 to 2011, Sheetal Garden Gallery, Kathmandu, 2011
· Interactive Site-Specific Art Exhibition, Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture premise, Karachi, Pakistan, 2008
· Sound of Nostalgia, Interactive solo art show, Newa Chhen, Lalitpur, Nepal, 2007
· Sound of Wisdom, Chautara Art Gallery, Almere, Holland, 2006
· Vibes I, Institution les Esserts, Cugy, Switzerland, 2005
· Vibes, Gallerie Giovanetti, Lausanne, Switzerland, 2005
· Collective reverberation, Gallery 9, Kathmandu, Nepal, 2005
· Sound of existence, Café Mitra, Kathmandu Nepal, 2004
· Sound of existence, Mithila Art Gallery, Kathmandu, Nepal, 2004
· Sound of Hope, Gallery 9, Kathmandu, Nepal, 2004
· Sound of Intimacy II, Hyatt Regency, Kathmandu, Nepal, 2004
· Sound of Intimacy, Siddhartha Art Gallery, Kathmandu, Nepal, 2003
· Sound of Silence, Sirjana Contemporary Art Gallery, 2002
WORKSHOPS/ ARTIST IN RESDENCIES
· RAI 2025, Pahang, Malaysia
· Kathmandu International Art Festival 2024, Taragaon Next, Nepal
· Trans Studio Project 4.0, Bikalpa Art Center, 2019
· Urban Implosion, ACC Arts Space Network, Gwangju, Korea, 2017
· Artist in Residence and exchange program, Waley Art, Taipei, Taiwan, 2017
· Artist in Residence, Changdong Artist Studio, MMCA, South Korea, 2014
· VASL Artist Residency, Karachi, Pakistan, 2008
· Visiting Lecturer for 3rd year BFA Students, Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture, Karachi, Pakistan, 2008
· Organized Naya Awazharu, Two Months Local Residency Program for young upcoming Artist, Kathmandu, Nepal, 2007
· Kalavart International Art festival and Artist’s camp, Ujjain, India 2006
· Coordinated Sutra International Artists Workshop, Patan Durbar Square, Nepal, 2006
· Lalitkala Loktantrik Aviyan, Gurukul, Nepal, 2006
· Theertha International Artists Collective, Kandy, Srilanka, 2006
· Khulla Dhoka Artists Workshop, Siddhartha art Gallery, Babarmahal Revisited, Nepal,
2006
· Sutra Local Artist workshop Pokhara, Intl’ Mountain Museum, Nepal, 2006
· Uttishtha, the new beginning- Sutra, Osho Tapoban, Nepal, 2005
· Nuga Mikha International Artist Workshop- Sutra, Bhaktapur, Nepal, 2004
· Coaxing the Nature- Sutra, Osho Tapoban, Nepal, 2003
· Bichalit Bartaman, Basantapur, 2002
GROUP EXHIBITIONS (SELECTED)
· Reimagine: Himalayan Art Now, Wrightwood 659, Chicago, USA, From 8th Nov. 2024 to 15th Feb. 2025
· Reimagine: Himalayan Art Now, Rubin Art Museum, New York City, 2024
· Himalayan Art Festival 2018- 2025, Nepal Art Council
· Kathmandu International Performance Festival 2019, Organized by Bindu
· A Stitch in Time, The 4th Today’s Documents, Today Art Museum, Beijing, China,
2019
· Vertical Wave, created for Sea of Heartbreak, Busan Biennial Sea Art Festival 2019,
Busan, South Korea, 2019
· Chha, Gallery Mcube, Nepal, 2019
· Sirjana 2019, Nepal Art Council, Babarmahal, Nepal, 2019
· 14th Gongju International Art Festival, LimLip Art Museum, Gongju, South Korea, 2017
· Kathmandu Triennale 2017, Nepal Art Council, 2017
· The Speed of the Contemporary, Gallery Mcube, 2015
· Global Village (Abcoudel/ Landshut/ Brondby Strand), 2014
· Rebirth, Performing Art, Bikalpa Art Center, Nepal, 2014
· I’m almost in Depression due to Load Shedding, God Please Rescue Nepal, Performance Art at Sarwanam Theatre, December, 2013
· Arts of Nepal, the Art Center Highland Park, Illinois, USA, March- April, 2012
· Future of History, Park Gallery, Nepal March, 2011
· Two Men Show, Gerance Publiaz, Renens Switzerland from 16th September 2010 to 7th January, 2011
· Asian Art Biennale, Bangladesh from 8th October to 6th November, 2010
· Two Men show, Gerance Publiaz, Renen, Switzerland, 2010
· Propagation, Siddhartha Art Gallery, Nepal, 2010
· International Art Festival, Patan Museum, Nepal, 2009
· The Mystical Odysseys, Four Men Grand Art Exhibition, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India, 2009
· Operation Heartbeat, Embassy of Japan, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, India, 2008
· Friends of Bagmati, Radisson Hotel, Kathmandu, Nepal, 2007
· Bells -Silence and sounds, Three Men Show, Gallery 32@ Dent-inn, Kathmandu, Nepal, 2007
· Two men Show, Chautara Gallery, Almere, Holland, 2006
· Group Exhibition Gallerie Giovanetti, Lausanne, Switzerland, 2004
· Two men Show “Situation” Times bank Hall, Mumbai, India, 2000
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
· Retrospective Exhibition of Ragini Upadhyaya (1978-2025), Bihar Museum, Patna, India, 2025
· One World, International Print Exchange Program, IPEP India, 2022
· Re-Interpretation, The Nanee, Bhaktapur, Nepal, 2022
· National Exhibition of Fine Arts 2021, Nepal Academy of Fine Arts, Naxal, Nepal
· Co-Curated First Yanjiao Biennale 2020, China
· Made in Mind Series II, Experimental Video Art Project, Gallery Mcube 2020 with 52
artists from 13 countries.
· AIR_MCUBE International Artists Residency since 2011 at Gallery Mcube
· Himalayan Art Festival 2018, Nepal Art Council, Babarmahal, Nepal
AWARDS
· Australian Himalayan Art Award 2018
· National Fine Art Award, Nepal Academy of Fine Art, Nepal, 2011
· 2nd Prize, 35th National Exhibition, NAFA, Nepal, 2005
· 3rd Prize, 34th National Exhibition, NAFA, Nepal, 2004
· 2nd Prize, Landscape competition, Sir J.J. School of Art, Mumbai, India, 2000
ASSOCIATED WITH
· Founder Director, Gallery Mcube, Nepal
· Founder Director / Curator, AIR_MCUBE International Artists’ Residency Nepal
· Trustee of Sirjana College of Fine Arts, Kathmandu, Nepal
COLLECTION
· Australia, Austria, Denmark, Canada, Croatia, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Malaysia, The Netherlands, France, USA, UK, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, India, South Korea and
many private collections in Nepal.