jeewan suwal

About Jeewan Suwal

hen I was child, I remember I was drawing my own animated forms and once my father saw it, he admired my art.He is my first insperation.My father is a simple farmer, and I was brought up in that simple farming background. During my childhood-innocent I was enjoying nature, field, soil, plants, animals, hills, mountains, figures, landscapes, and specially enjoying colours with full childish-play. My desire toward the creative world and the world of the painting with the mystical nature was there from the beginning of my childhood. As my curiosity and interest to learn painting accelerated, in 1997 I started taking private lessons from my first art teacher Sri Dhruba Prajapati. 1997-2001 I was learning basic fundamental principles of painting, creative process with my teachers and friend. Every weekend I used to go for outdoor study (landscapes). I like to paint landscapes; I enjoyed painting nature and architecture. I decided to learn more about Art and joined Lalitkala Campus(Fine Arts College), Kathmandu in 2003, I finished one yeas Intermediate of Fine Arts(I.F.A.) course there in 2004. Kathmandu University of Art and Design brought a turn in my creative journey. Mr. Sujan Chitrakar and Nabendra Limbu were my insperation to have a wider vision about Art. I was doing my BFA first and second semesters in that University. Adwar Worllo was director that time. I got to know more about European and American art from that institute.

Ravindra Puri(Nepalese emiinent artist) and Claude Monserat (Spanist) did help me, i thanks heartyfor helping me conceptually and technically to explore more possibilities in my art. Time came in 2006, when I got ICCR scholarship from Indian government and then I shift from Kathmandu University to Banaras Hindu University. Thanks to ICCR scholarship. I graduated in painting from faculty of visual art, Banaras Hindu University in 2010 and post graduated from sane University in 2012 with honor. 2012 onwards i am working as a active frelancer.

Selected Art Exhibitions

2013 Nivsaturday show( a group show), New Delhi

2011-2012- international artist show, B.H.U, varanasi, India

2010- ‘Spirit of Being’ (solo exhibition), Kathmandu, Nepal

2010-‘Manifestation’ (solo exhibition), Varanasi, India

2010- ‘The Indian Experience in a global nest’, Varanasi, India

2007-2008-2009- Camlin Art Exhibition, India

2007- Times of India,

2004- 36^th National Art Exhibition, NAFA, Nepal (2004)

2002-34^th National Art Exhibition, NAFA, Nepal (2002)

Selected Art Workshops

2012- National Art Workshop, Rajasthan, Jaipur (28^th Jan-1^st Feb.)

2011-‘EKAM’, National Art Students’ Camp, Kerala

2011- Art Camp organized by ICCR, Raja Ghat, Varanasi

2006- ‘PEACE’ Art Workshop, Birendra International Conference Hall, Nepal

Awards and Achievements

2010-12- B.H.U.,2013 Gold medal ,( B.F.A.-,M.f.A.graduation)

2006- National Award, Nepal

General Cultural Scholarship, ICCR (2007-2010)

Cell: - 0091-9936756641(india), 009779813897277(Nepal)

E-mail : jeewanlife@yahoo.com