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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1960}} | |||
| birth_place = Kathmandu, Nepal | |||
| residence = Glencar, Co. Kerry, Ireland | | residence = Glencar, Co. Kerry, Ireland | ||
| nationality = Nepali | |||
| field = Thangka painting | |||
| known_for = [[art with a meaning]] | | known_for = [[art with a meaning]] | ||
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[[Category:Scientist]] | '''Romio Shrestha''' (born 1960 in Kathmandu, Nepal) is a Nepali-born artist widely regarded as a modern master of the Indo-Nepali-Tibetan Buddhist traditions of enlightenment art, best known for his thangka paintings. He lives and works between Glencar, County Kerry, Ireland, and Nepal. | ||
==Biography== | |||
Romio Shrestha was born in 1960 in Kathmandu, Nepal, and trained in the sacred Indo-Nepali-Tibetan Buddhist tradition of enlightenment painting. He later settled in Glencar, County Kerry, Ireland, while continuing to maintain a strong connection to Nepal, where he oversees his artistic projects. He works alongside his wife, Sophie, and an atelier of artisan painters devoted to preserving and developing the thangka tradition. | |||
==Work== | |||
Shrestha creates thangkas, the devotional scroll paintings of Tibetan and Nepali Buddhism, working with his team of artisans to render detailed interpretations of the Buddha realms and their celestial figures. The paintings are made using traditional materials, including hand-ground mineral and plant pigments such as malachite, lapis lazuli, and marigold, and are painted with extremely fine brushes. Over several decades he has developed a personal style that balances traditional iconography with his own expression, working to renew the art form for a contemporary audience. | |||
His thangkas are held in numerous major public collections, including the British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Chester Beatty Library in Dublin, the American Museum of Natural History in New York, Tibet House in New York City, the Newark Museum in New Jersey, and the Buchheim Museum in Germany. | |||
==Books== | |||
* ''Celestial Gallery'' | |||
* ''Goddesses of the Celestial Gallery'' | |||
* ''Buddhas of the Celestial Gallery'' | |||
==External links== | |||
* [https://thamesandhudson.com/authors/romio-shrestha-70141 Romio Shrestha at Thames & Hudson] | |||
* [https://www.artnet.com/artists/romio-shrestha/ Romio Shrestha on Artnet] | |||
[[Category:Scientist|Shrestha Romio]] | |||
Latest revision as of 16:31, 20 July 2026
Romio Shrestha | |
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| Born | 1960 (age 65–66) Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Residence | Glencar, Co. Kerry, Ireland |
| Nationality | Nepali |
| Known for | art with a meaning |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Thangka painting |
Romio Shrestha (born 1960 in Kathmandu, Nepal) is a Nepali-born artist widely regarded as a modern master of the Indo-Nepali-Tibetan Buddhist traditions of enlightenment art, best known for his thangka paintings. He lives and works between Glencar, County Kerry, Ireland, and Nepal.
Biography
Romio Shrestha was born in 1960 in Kathmandu, Nepal, and trained in the sacred Indo-Nepali-Tibetan Buddhist tradition of enlightenment painting. He later settled in Glencar, County Kerry, Ireland, while continuing to maintain a strong connection to Nepal, where he oversees his artistic projects. He works alongside his wife, Sophie, and an atelier of artisan painters devoted to preserving and developing the thangka tradition.
Work
Shrestha creates thangkas, the devotional scroll paintings of Tibetan and Nepali Buddhism, working with his team of artisans to render detailed interpretations of the Buddha realms and their celestial figures. The paintings are made using traditional materials, including hand-ground mineral and plant pigments such as malachite, lapis lazuli, and marigold, and are painted with extremely fine brushes. Over several decades he has developed a personal style that balances traditional iconography with his own expression, working to renew the art form for a contemporary audience.
His thangkas are held in numerous major public collections, including the British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Chester Beatty Library in Dublin, the American Museum of Natural History in New York, Tibet House in New York City, the Newark Museum in New Jersey, and the Buchheim Museum in Germany.
Books
- Celestial Gallery
- Goddesses of the Celestial Gallery
- Buddhas of the Celestial Gallery