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Sabita Dangol
BornAugust 26 1984
Kathmandu
NationalityNepali
EducationMFA from Central Department of Fine Arts Tribhuvan University BFA from Fine Art College, Kathmandu
StyleContemporary Art
AwardsAraniko Youth Art Award from National Youth Service Fund, Best Nature Artist WWF RFWV, Special Prize from NAFA
Websitehttps://sabitadangol.com/

Sabita Dangol (born 1984) is a prominent visual artist based on Kathmandu Nepal. Her artworks represents painting, installation art, and performance art[1]. She is one of the female artist from Nepal[2] who has been actively pursuing her career on this field since more than a decade, Dangol received the prestigious Araniko Youth Award from National Fund for Youth Service in 2019 and Special Prize from Nepal Academy of Fine Arts[3] in 2017. She is the recipient of 'Best Nature Artist' from WWF, RFWV (Relief fund for wildlife victim) & Art Club in 2019 and Awarded from Camlin Ltd in Eastern Region Art Exhibition in 2010. She has been continuously working and been participating in the art events nationally and internationally since 2007. She has been taking part in many art events and her important participation including are National exhibition of Fine Arts from 2011 to 2020, 'India Art Fair[4] New Delhi, India in 2018', '18th Asian Art Biennale[5]' from Shilpakala Acadmy in 2018, Art Meets Conservation[6] - an artworkshop organized from The USAID-funded Hariyo Ban Program in coordination with National Trust for Nature Conservation and Nepal Academy of Fine Arts in 2018, ' a space for freedom and equality' from American Center Kathmandu, American Embassy, Contemporary Art Exhibition at Art Warehaouse, Himalayan Art Festival by EArts Nepal, 8th,9th & 10th edition of 'Park Art fair' from Park Art Gallery, Crack International Art Camp[7][8] 6th edition in 2012.

Biography

Born into a family of Newar community and local merchant, Sabita grew up with the religious and wide cultural surroundings. Her work draws inspiration from that rich culture while also embracing the culture of the Mithila and Paubha of Himalaya regions[9]. Her father Ratnaman Dangol and Mother Durgadevi Dangol raised her with providing her the proper education and her basic living standards. She was born as 2nd last daughter among the 6 elder sisters and 2 elder brothers. Her childhood was full of memories & experience of cultural significances and its impressions. She has keen interest on her studies and used to stood best among other students. Her interest on art started since her childhood when she used to prepare the art and craft items including making of greeting cards, glass painting, designing and decorating house with floral crafts and artworks. She was impressed with the artworks that used to be as a decoration on trucks and lorry that used to stopped nearby her house and she used to drew the artworks by observation that was painted on the different sections of vehicle as the truck art.

Her interest towards art and craft grew up into the next level when she was pursuing her higher studies on biology. The biology drawing of insects and creatures was the things she was enjoying to sketch it. During the study of biological science, she was happen to visit the Fine Art College along with her friend and finally decided to pursue her higher studies in Fine Art leaving her previous subject. She started her Intermediate level study IFA and passed out BFA in 2011 from Lalitkala Campus She identified her inner passion towards art and painting and started her formal education on it. Along with the art syllabus and the lessons she started to sharpen her skill and develop her intuitions to explore through her artworks. She realized herself as she can be a complete artist when she was taking part in a competition which was organized by Fine Art College student association and begged 2nd position on it. This success marked a important turning point on her life that fueled her art passion and she started to dream as accomplished artist someday.

She has done her first solo show 'Insight of Foliate' in 2011 at Nepal Art Council. Which was a successful part of her art startup and she started to work continually. She pursued her MFA in 2011 and Passed out in 2013 with Masters Degree of Fine Arts from Central Department of Fine Arts, Tribhuvan University.

She did her next solo show '..of life that doesn't freeze' in 2012 at Patan Museum & Solemn Odyssey[10] in 2016 at Taragoan Museum[11] . Simultaneously she started her career in fine arts and started to teach her ideas in local institutions as part time art instructor. She did her next show 'Interconnected Affection'[12] in 2018 at GG Machhan[13]. Followed by her show she had a chance to featured in India Art Fair[14] at New Delhi in 2018 representing artist from Nepal, Nepal Art Council[15] was been representing & showing Nepali Contemporary artist work since some years. Her artwork was also selected on '18th Asian Art Biennale' at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy[5] on the same year.

Sabita has been actively engaged in art activities in Nepal and abroad, her artworks are the reality of her inner intuitions and imaginations.

Museum of Nepali Art stats 'She juxtaposes imagination and reality to make surreal compositions , using objects seen and used in daily life. The reality of these objects acquire a new function and are transformed in imaginative compositions expanded on the canvas.'[16] E-Arts Nepal stats 'The images that she enjoys depicting are comb, hair, fish, flower, birds etc, However, their meaning in her painting are different than in reality...since comb untangles the tangled hair therefore, in a way it resolves our problem. This is why she has been using comb as a symbol that solves problem'[17]. Her paintings are the results of her inner imagination and her interpretation of the notions.

Important Exhibitions

She has recently exhibited her 6th solo show 'Inclination of Souls'[18] at Siddhartha Art Gallery, BaberMahal Revisited and has received good response and remarks on it. Likewise her important selection on exhibition and exhibits are following: India Art Fair at New Delhi in 2018, 18th Asian Art Biennale' at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Contemporary Art Exhibition I & II edition, Himalayan Art Festival in 2018/19/21, China - Asia Art exchange exhibition, National Exhibition of Fine Arts 2011-2020, Park Art Fair 8th & 9th edition, Art for Nature' Relief fund for wildlife victims WWF in 2016 & 2019, Nepali Magic, featuring art and impressions from kathmandu and Himalayas in USA, Imago Mundi Nepal Collection[19][20].

  • Protective Shelter - Artwork by Sabita Dangol
    Protective Shelter - Artwork by Sabita Dangol
  • Eagerness of Time - Artwork by Sabita Dangol
    Eagerness of Time - Artwork by Sabita Dangol

References

  1. ^ Dahal, Pabita (15 October 2020). "How do Couples in same professions make it work". Wow Magazine Nepal. Vol. 9, no. 2. p. 45. ISSN 2091-2080.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  2. ^ Karmacharya, K. K., ed. (2014). Nepali Artists A Brief Introduction. Sita Bhawan, Naxal, Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepal Academy of Fine Arts. p. 340. ISBN 9789937885447.
  3. ^ National Exhibition of Fine Arts - 2017. Naxal, Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepal Academy of Fine Arts. 2017. p. 12.
  4. ^ INDIA ART FAIR Catalogue 2018. New Delhi India: India Art Fair Seventh Plane Networks Pvt. Ltd. 2018 [09 - 12 February, 2018]. p. 158.
  5. ^ a b Ali Lucky, Liaquat, ed. (2018). Written at Dhaka, Bangladesh. 18 th ASIAN ART BIENNALE BAMGLADESH 2018. Department of Fine Arts. Usha Art Press: Department of Fine Arts Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. p. 101. ISBN 978-984-34-4726-5.
  6. ^ "Art Meets Conservation". wwfnepal.exposure.co/. 13 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Crack International Art Camp". Wikipedia.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "CRACK International Art Camp". wikipedia.org. 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ Shrestha, Aashika (1 May 2022). "An artist and her passion". Nepal News.com.
  10. ^ "Art Exhibition Solemn Odyssey by Sabita Dangol". The Himalayan Times. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  11. ^ "Sabita Dangol". The Taragon Museum.
  12. ^ Neve, Evangeline (September 2018). "UNSNARLING THE COMPLEXITIES". ECS magazine.
  13. ^ "'Interconnected Affection'". Annapurna Express. 26 August 2018.
  14. ^ Dhakal, Rahul (8 February 2018). "Seven Nepali artists attending the Indian Art Fair". Kathmandu Post.
  15. ^ Rajbhandari Kayastha, Swosti. "NAC in India Art Fair 2018". Nepal Art Council.
  16. ^ "Sabita Dangol Contemporary Artists". MONA Museum of Nepali Art.
  17. ^ "Sabita Dangol". eartsnepal.com.
  18. ^ "Inclination of Souls by Sabita Dangol at Siddhartha Art Gallery".
  19. ^ "Imago Mundi Collection". Imago Mundi Collection.
  20. ^ Bossan, Enrico (2017). Nepal: Legends Contemporary Artists from Nepal (in English - Italian). Translated by Antonio Biscotto, Carlo. Grafiche Antiga Spa, italy: Antiga Edizioni. pp. 74–75. ISBN 978-88-99657-83-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
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