Name                                                   :  Sudarshan Suwal

Date of Birth                                       :  26 Novmeber, 1963

Father's name                                      :  Madan Lal Suwal (Artist)

Profession                                           :  Artist  in Classical painting

Present Residential Address               :  Ward No. 2,  Sanepa, Lalitpur, Nepal.

Phone                                                  :  977-1-5526504 Mobile :- 9851098930

Email Address                                    :  ssuwal@mos.com.np 

Academic Background:             :- Primary and Secondary education at Nava Adarsha School, Basantpur,     

                                                               Kathmandu, Nepal

Work Experience:

v  Practical experience in classical painting for the last 40 years from the age of 11 years and painted more than 575 thankas of various sizes including 12' x 8' Surya Mandala (thanka) by order and other 3 dimensions paintings in large stages (theaters).

v  Decorative wall paintings for studio construction for "Little Buddha",  in Kathmandu, the English Film based on the life of Lord Buddha, produced by the Italian Film Producer.

v  Wall Painting in Vasundhara Temple at Swayambhu Buddhist Monastry (also know as Monkey Temple)

v  Painting activities in residential houses before performing prestigious religious functions.

v  Tought Art classes in Bhutan at sechen monastery for one month in Dec 2001 and 2006-August.

National Recognition:

Recognized as the renowed Thanka Artist in the brief list of national level artist in the Intermediate Level text book – "Introduction to Nepal" of  the all Universities of Nepal from the last 16 years.

Awards Conferred:

v  First Prize in All Nepal Thanka Painting Competition organized by Royal Nepal Academy and Nepal Association of Fine Arts – December, 1981 and  December, 1983

v  First Prize in All Nepal Competitive Handicraft Exhibition organized by Department of Cottage and Village Industries, His Majesty's Government of Nepal – April, 1988

Exhibitions Held:

v  Joint Exhibition of thanka paintings at "The October Gallery" in Kathmandu in 1986.

v  Solo Thanka Exhibition in Denmark :

• At Gallery Kongo, Copenhagen in March 1992 (for 2 weeks)
• At Italian Culture Institute, Copenhagen in 26 March 1993 (for 1 month)
• At KULTURHUSET TOLDKAMMERET, Helsinger, Denmark in October, 1994 (for 1 month)
• At SKIVE KUNST MUSEUM, Havnevej, Skive in November, 1994 (for 1 week)
• At Holstebro Museum, Denmark in November / December (for 1 month)

v  Annual Solo Thanka Exhibitions from time to time in Summit Hotel, Lalitpur.