CV

Amrit Karki, 1990

Pokhara, Nepal

Award

2019-2020 UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Institute of Asian Arts Scholarship by South Asian Asian Foundation (SAF) at Beaconhouse National University, School of Visual Art and Design, Pakistan

2021 Creative Young Artist Award 2021, Nepal

Education

January 2019- December 2020:

MA in Art and Design Studies, Beaconhouse National University, Pakistan

Thesis Show: Undefiled.

August 2012- June 2016

Bachelor in Fine Arts, Kathmandu University, Centre for Art and Design, Nepal

Thesis Show: Persistence

Work Experience

2011 May- September  Art Teacher, Sitaladevi Community School, Pokhara, Nepal

2010-2011 Art Teacher, Siddhartha Lovedale School, Pokhara, Nepal

2008-2009 Office Secretary, Creative Artist Group and Pokhara Art Gallery, Pokhara,Nepal

Curation

2022 Eternal Lines, Group Exhibition, Pokhara Art Gallery, Nepal

2021 Handmade History, Residency, Unnati Cultural Village, Nawalpur, Nepal

2017 Homage, Mixed Media Art Exhibition, Taragaon Museum, Kathmandu, Nepal

Co-curation

2016 Self-Reflection (solo exhibition by Sculptor Bhuwan Thapa), Nepal Art Council, Nepal

Solo Shows

2022 Breathing Through the Stillness, 5 hours performance, Nepal Art Council, Kathmandu

2021 Undefiled (Master Thesis Show), Beaconhouse National University, Lahore, Pakistan

2016 Persistence (Bachelor Degree Show), Nepal Art Council, Kathmandu

2015 Thy, Bungamati, Kathmandu University

2015 Walk Over Me, Taragaon Museum, Kathmandu

2014 Fire and Ice, Taragaon Museum, Kathmandu

International Exhibitions

2025 (Un) Layering The Future Past of South Asia, SOAS Gallery, London, UK

2024 Biennale of Ideas, Cultuurcentrum CC De Steiger Menen’, Belgium

2024 Reimagine: Himalayan Art Now, Rubin Museum of Art, New York, USA

2023 Anyang Public Art Project (Triennale), Anyang, Korea

2023 Fantasy Island, Network of International Art Community, Incheon Foundation, Korea

2019 Islamabad International Art Festival 2019, Islamabad, Pakistan

2018 Asian Art Biennale, Dhaka, Bangladesh

2017 Kathmandu Triennale, Kathmandu, Nepal

2017 Kathmandu International Performance Art Festival, Kathmandu, Nepal

Group Exhibitions

2024 South Asian Art Exhibiton, South Asian Foundation, Kathmandu

2022 Nepali Art: Beyond the Border 2022, Taragaon Museum, Kathmandu

2017 National Fine Art Exhibition 2017, Kathmandu, Nepal

2017 Homage, Mixed Media Art Exhibition, Kathmandu, Nepal

2015 Yantra 4.0, Nepal Art Council, Kathmandu, Nepal

2014 National Fine Art Exhibition, Nepal Academy of Fine Arts, Kathmandu, Nepal

2014 Woodpecker, Sarwanaam Art Gallery, Kathmandu, Nepal

2013 Exhibition of prints, Nepal Academy of Fine Arts, Kathmandu, Nepal

2012 From portrait to self-portrait, Kathmandu Contemporary Art Center, Patan Museum

2012 National Fine Art Exhibition, Nepal Academy of Fine Arts, Kathmandu, Nepal

2011 Short Video Art Show, Space A, Kathmandu and Pokhara

2011 Shanti Ko Laagi Chitrakala, PSM Art Gallery Creative Artist Group, Pokhara

2010 Melody of Colors, PSM Art Gallery, Pokhara

2009 Voice Silent No Longer, LASANAA, Pokhara

2009 Spring Celebration, Creative Artist Group, Pokhara

2008 SAMATA Art Exhibition, Creative Artist Group, Pokhara

Workshops

2015 Creative-computing workshop: Yantra 4.0, Karkhana & SAFI, Kathmandu, Nepal

2015 Dhampus Art Workshop, Namaste Korea, Dhampus, Pokhara, Nepal

2015 Kalabang Art Workshop, Kalabang-Gharedi, Pokhara, Nepal

2013 Woodpecker, Woodcut Workshop, Space A, Kathmandu, Nepal

2013 Color Kathmandu: Mural Art Project, Kathmandu, Nepal

2012 Rainbow City: Mural Art Project, Kathmandu, Nepal

2012 Print Making Workshop, Nepal Academy of Fine Arts, Kathmandu, Nepal

2012 Art for Public III, Pokhara, Nepal

2011 Art for Public II, Pokhara, Nepal

2011 Techni-Kala, LASANAA, Kathmandu, Nepal

2011 Tamagi Workshop, Creative Artist Group, Pokhara, Nepal

2010 Short Video Art Workshop, Space A, Kathmandu, Nepal

2010 Art for Public I, Pokhara, Nepal

2009 Voice Silent No Longer, LASANAA, Pokhara, Nepal

2008-2013 SAMATA Art Workshop, Po.Yu.Sa. Pa, Pokhara, Nepal