Mr. Karsang Lama, the top thangka painter in Kathmandu, a national treasure in Nepal, a world renowned painter of traditional thangkas. His illustrious career has brought him to exhibit paintings in museums, cultural centers and art galleries as well as in the universities around the world. His thangkas has been displayed in the monasteries throughout Asia and has trained many of the top painters who are working today and who have already established their own thangka companies.
He was born in the small village named Rhisankhu, Sinhudpalchok, Nepal in 1962 ,April 15, the northern part of Nepal, 70 km to Tibet border (China). His forefather was a holly monk (prestigious monk) migrated from Tibet; the Northern part of China helped to create the first monastery Choifel Kundeling Gumpa in Rishankhu and started teaching Buddhism. He established a foundation where the trends of Buddhism philosophy and paintings were taught in Rhisankhu. This method has been successively implemented by his grandfather Pemgyalpo tamang (Chakradhoj Lama), his father Norbu Lama and was also influenced by his Uncle (Mother’s brother, Kusum Lama and grandfather Sangee Dorje Lama) from Vhetpu which is 30 km to the Tibetan border, north of Nepal. He stayed there for couple of years as a child and learned about the lamaistic thangka paintings and teachings about Buddhism in Urgen Choiling Gumpa, Monastery.
He is the seventh generation painter from his family lineage. He learned to paint from the age of 5 and completed his thangka painting education, when he was 15 years old. At the age of 22, he opened his own studio Dharmapala center under the rule and regulation of the HMG Nepal in 1982 A.D. The centre was culturally and spiritually patron by the his Late (Nyigma-pa) lama Pemagyalpo tamang (1902-99) grandfather. Late Lama Pemagyalpo tamang was the guardian and inspiration of this Thangka painting institution. Pemagyalpo tamang himself was a householder tantric Buddhist priest with his dynamic knowledge of artistic skill and talents.
The Dharmapala center has participated in many international exhibitions during the last three decade.
1984- Galerie an Spantor 7972, Isny, Germany
1985- Bank of Handling Industry, Berlin, Germany
1986- Kultur Forum der Standt Bonn, Bonn cebter Bundeskanzplatz, Germany
1986- La Maison dela culture et Le point Mulhous, Metz, France
1989- Hamburgisches Museum fur Vokerkunde, Huamburg, Germany
1989- Galerie Afro Asiatica, Bremen, Germany
1990- Villa Clementine, Frankfurt; Ecke Wilhelmstrasses,Wisbaden, Germany
1990- Le Foyer Rural De Lacrox Falgarde, Toulouse, France
1990- Parco Department Store, Tokyo, Japan
1991- The All India Traditional Art Exhibition, India
1992- Samaritine, Paris, France
1993- Ubersee Museum, Bremen, Germany
1994- Galerie en Brasserie “Romanove”, Vlaaridingen, The Netherlands1996- Kunstund Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Dutschland, Boon, Germany1997- Rathhaus Town Hall, Bremen Germany
1997- The international art and craft fair, Jerusalem, Israel
1999- Chapel Gallery Melbourne, Australia
2000- Sap Company in Vienna, Austria
2002- Artists Museum 406seventh street NW Washington Dc, America
2003- “Ashram Canadien des Sciences Spiritualles et occultes” Montreal, Canada
2005- Die Welt des tibetischen Buddhismus” Hamburgisches Museum fur Vokerkunde, Hamburg, Germany
2008- Syke: “Außenwelt-Innenwelt” Rollbilder aus dem Himalaya und GemäldeSSyke, 20.01. -19.03
2010- Thangkas- Scrollpaintings of tantric Buddhismus, Bremen, Botanika, Germany
2010- Conceration ceromony by “LOPHON RINPOCHE” Holiday Inn Glenmarie -Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2013- Book Launching by “LOPHON RINPOCHE” Journey of the mind Designer, Palace of the Golden Horses, Malaysia
2014- Traditional Tibetan Thangkas: Exhibition from September, 6 until October, 12 botanika science centre, Rhododendron-Park Deliusweg 40
2014-China – Guangdong / Beijing / Lhasa –
2015- ‘Shanghai Free Trade Zone International Arts and Culture ‘ Pudong, Shanghai, China
2016- Asia Week Art Exhibition Tibet House US, New York, USA
2016- China Government Cultural Centre, Harbin, China
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