Tsewang Tashi

What I pay attention to is to the real people and environment as my source of inspiration. I believe that if contemporary life around us is ignored, real contemporary art cannot be created. I avoid seeking novelty in my works, because a lot of these things are imaginary or expectations by outsiders who are looking for "Shangri-la" or "Savage Culture". I am living in a real society and have feelings and thoughts as other people in the world. I want to speak as humankind in general.


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  • 1963: Born in Lhasa (TAR), currently Associate Professor at the Arts Department of Tibet University.
  • 1984: Graduated from the Fine Arts Department of the Central University for National Minorities in Beijing.
  • 2002: Completed Master Degree in Art from the Institute for Colour at the National College of Art and Design (Norway).
  • 2003: Founder member of the Gedun Choephel Artists' Guild.

    • He believes that if contemporary life around us is ignored, real contemporary art cannot be created

    Exhibition:

  • 1986: Work exhibited in “Third Asian Art Exhibition” in Bangladesh.
  • 1990: Works exhibited in Tokyo, Japan.
  • 1992: Works exhibited in Tokyo, Taiwan and Beijing
  • 1993: Works exhibited Tokyo, Japan.
  • 1996: Participated in International Environmental Art performance "Living Water" in Lhasa.
  • 1998: Works exhibited in “International Contemporary Art Exhibition” in Macao.
  • 1999: Works exhibited in “Tibetan Contemporary Art Exhibition” in Beijing.
  • 2000: Solo show in Oslo.
  • 2000: Works exhibited at Soria Moria in Oslo.
  • 2000: Works exhibited at Tibetan Museum in Lhasa.
  • 2000: Works exhibited at Drammen Museum in Norway.
  • 2002: Works exhibited at Akershus Kunstnersenter in Norway.
  • 2002: Works exhibited at Kunstindustrimuseet in Oslo.

    • Publication and Paper:

  • Contemporary Art Education in Tibet. 1990.
  • Comparison Between Tibet and Western Art Education. 1996.
  • The 20th Century Tibetan Painting presented at The 10th Seminar of Tibetan Study International Conference in Oxford 2003.



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