Category: Kailash K Shrestha

Kailash K Shrestha, 29 years old, contemporary visual artist based in Kathmandu. Kailash is a 1st graduate of Kathmandu University and also the initiator of Artudio, A Centre for Visual Art. He is the First Recipient of the Prestigious Young Artist Award from The Australian Himalayan Foundation in 2009. He has participated in several national and international workshops and residencies along with two solo exhibitions and many national and international group exhibitions including Dhaka Biennale. He is the first initiator of street art project in Kathmandu and around Nepal through Artudio. His idea behind street art is to bridge art to the community with socio political concepts and creating every space as an open art gallery. He is also a lecturer at Kathmandu University, School of Art, Centre for Art and Design.

Healing Through Art, a post earthquake trauma healing initiative that he started in Kathmandu in April 2015 has pushed him to establish A Community Art Centre in Gairimudi, Dolakha. Gairimudi is Kailash’s birthplace and is continuously working to support his community. Kailash curated many exhibitions and some of them include UNHCR and IOM’s, Marking the 100,000 Resettlement of Bhutanese Refugees and co-curated Yantra 4.0 Art.Tech.Science exhibition.

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Artudio Founder Kailash K Shrestha shares on 7th session of Odan connectsArtudio Founder Kailash K Shrestha shares on 7th session of Odan connects

#Repost from ODAN वक्ता १सुजन डंगोलकलाकार, केयु आर्ट ब्याच २००८ सुजन डंगोल, एक बहुप्रतिभाशाली कलाकारका रुपमा नेपालमा चिनिनुहुन्छ । उहाँले सन् २०१२ मा काठमाडौं विश्वविद्यालयबाट स्नातक गर्नुभएको हो । उहाँले देश

Kailash K Shrestha, Contemporary Artist & Initiator of Artudio featured on M&S VmagKailash K Shrestha, Contemporary Artist & Initiator of Artudio featured on M&S Vmag

Copied from M&S Vmag online: http://mnsvmag.com/news/2017-12-22/reimagining-nepal-music-and-arts-kathmandu-jazz-conservatory-sattya-kathmandu-university-of-arts-and-design By Richard Shahi Published: 22 Dec 2017 Duration: 8 min read Words: 2767 words Segment: Featured A handful of institutions in Kathmandu are today producing the sort of