sujan chitrakar
visual artist / art educator
presently:
academic programme coordinator/asst professor
centre for art and design
school of arts
kathmandu university
mandikhatar, kathmandu
www.kuart.edu.np
solo exhibitions
“let’s talk about art baby” 2010 -11
a collaborative solo from the series of artivities at siddhartha art gallery, kathmandu
masticated faces, chapaaeyeka anuhaarharu 2004
gallery nine, lazimpat, kathmandu, nepal
utopian introspection, 2004
random expressions within defined periphery
siddhartha art gallery, baber mahal revisited, kathmandu
two men show
confluence 2000, nepal art council, babar mahal, kathmandu (with binod shrestha)
selected group art exhibitions
2010 planet nepal, alliance francaise of kathmandu, nepal
2009 separating myths from reality, siddhartha art gallery, kathmandu, nepal
khulla dhoka, the royal over-seas league in st james, uk
2008 world festival 2008 kathmandu, world arts forum, nafa, kathmandu
2007/8 amalgam, siddhartha art gallery, baber mahal revisited, kathmandu
cow, gallery nine lazimpat, kathmandu
2006 parallel realities, blackburn museum and art gallery, uk
2005 fukuoka triennale, faam, fukuoka, japan
2004 old masters young voices, alhamra, lahore, pakistan
uneven fragments gallery nine, lazimpat, kathmandu
nuga mikha, international artist workshop show, bhaktapur
2003 coaxing the nature, osho tapoban, kathmandu
2002 group show lionel wendt art gallery, colombo / alliance francoise, kandy, sri lanka
national exhibition nafa, kathmandu
graduation show aifacs, new delhi
2001 journey lucknow, india
2000-2001 annual art exhibitions college of art, new delhi
1999 saransh benaras hindu university, varanasi, india
holi nostalgia 2 b.h.u, varanasi, india
bangdel memorial exhibition nepal art council babar mahal, kathmandu
1996-1999 annual art exhibitions b.h.u., varanasi, india
1998 international student art show b.h.u., varanasi, india
holi nostalgia faculty of visual arts, varanasi, india
impression rajasthan b.h.u., varanasi, india
1997 the heritage of chitrakars nepal art council, babar mahal, kathmandu
1992-1995
group show, ymba, lalitpur, nepal
art tour, srijana art gallery, kathmandu
group 37, nepal art council, kathmandu
vision 51, lalitkala campus, kathmandu
workshops
2008 britto international artists’ workshop, bogra, bangladesh www.brittoarts.org
2007 khoj kaseer, srinagar,kashmir, india www.khojworkshops.org
2006 sutra international artists’ workshop, patan durbar square, patan
sutra artists workshop, international mountain museum, pokhara
2005 uttistha, a new beginning, local artists workshop, osho tapoban, kathmandu
2004 nuga mikha, international artist workshop, bhaktapur
2003 coaxing the nature,local artists workshop, osho tapoban, kathmandu.
artistic initiations and participation
2010 art direction, affiliated with short film factory
2010 curatorial assistant “separating myths from reality” international art exhibition, nepal
(director/chief curator- ms. sangeeta thapa) www.siddharthaartgallery.com
2003-2008-coordinated / organized national and international workshops, residencies and local initiations
under the banner of sutra as a part of triangle arts trust, uk
2005 initiated “echoes of tomorrow” bimonthly discussion and discourse on art
2006 participated regional art meeting in colombo, sri lanka chaired by robert loger, president, triangle arts trust
2007 participated regional art meeting in karanchi, pakistan / chaired by robert loger, president, triangle arts trust
2008 organized regional art meeting in kathmandu, nepal chaired by alessio antoniolli, director, triangle arts trust
other initiations
2011 organiser – pechakuchanight in kathmandu from march 2011 as international franchise
2011 artnewsnepal.com / news portal on nepali art (under construction) to be launched from 2011
2006 initiated art students discussion forum to create platform for art students from different art schools of nepal
lectures, discussion and participation
2011 “tavern tales” 11 edition, nepal bharat library, kathmandu, nepal
2010 “let’s talk about art baby” special edition, photo.circle, kathmandu, nepal
2010 “let’s talk about art baby” interactive session, martin chautari, kathmandu nepal
2010 “career counseling in fine art education”, destination 2015 at khwopa engineering college, bhaktapur
2009 “art-possibilities within and beyond periphery” martin chautari, kathmandu, nepal
2009 “career counseling in fine art education”, kavre jaycees, banepa
2009 “art education and its challenges in nepal” martin chautari, kathmandu, nepal
2008 talk and slideshow presentation on nepali contemporary art, bangladesh
2007 talk and slideshow presentation, srinagar, india
2005-8 echoes of tomorrow, participated in 3 chapters, and moderated 2 chapters
academic qualification
master of fine arts, mfa college of art, delhi university, new delhi, india 2001
bachelor of fine arts, bfa benaras hindu university, varanasi, india 1999
intermediate in fine arts, ifa lalit kala campus, tribhuwan university, kathmandu, nepal 1993
intermediate in commerce, icom people’s campus, tribhuwan university, nepal 1994
address
264, bijeshworee, 15
kathmandu, nepal
sujanchitrakar@gmail.com
www.sujanchitrakar.com
00977-98510-63993