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Sabita Dangol
Born (1984-08-26) August 26, 1984 (age 40)
Kathmandu, Nepal
EducationMFA from Central Department of Fine Arts Tribhuvan University
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 Nepalese visual artist based in Kathmandu. Her artworks span painting, installation art, and performance art.[1][2] She is the associated artist at the Taragoan Museum.[3] She has participated in art events nationally and internationally since 2007.

Biography

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Dangol was born into a Newar family[4] and grew up surrounded by various religious and cultural influences.[5] Throughout her work, she reflects the Mithila and Paubha cultures of the Himalayan regions.[6]

In 2011, she completed her BFA at Lalitkala Campus.[7] During her studies, she realized she could become an artist after she participated in an art competition organized by the Fine Art College student association and won 2nd place. After this success, she developed a growing passion for art and began dreaming about becoming an accomplished artist one day.

In 2013, she earned her MFA from Tribhuvan University's Central Department of Fine Arts.

Dangol has been married to the artist Ishan Pariyar since 2016.[8]

Motifs and symbolism

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Inclination of Souls by Sabita Dangol
Inclination of Souls explores the importance of affection in life and explains its values in a compelling way. The painting represents the mandala and the symbolic representation of Nepali style designs and patterns. The center of the circular composition is occupied by a couple figure connected comb, peacock, heart and Asta Mangala kalash.

Dangol makes use of decorative patterns inspired by Mithila patterns, Nepali Paubha, and Zentangle art. Common motifs in her work include objects such as combs, old fashioned looking glasses, and human, bird, fish, and tree life. Her most frequent recurring theme is love between the couple of man and woman.[9]

These figures inhabit the focal portion of her canvas. Her style has been compared to works by artists such as Marc Chagall and Gustav Klimt, who depicted couples as the central figures.[citation needed]

Comb

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A 2017 painting by Dangol depicting a couple in a garden, interwoven with a body water

Dangol has incorporated the comb into her artworks since 2014. Her first comb was featured in a series of artworks exhibited at The Taragoan Museum[10] in 2016. Dangol portrays combs as a positive and resolving tool to deal with daily life issues.[11] According to her, it represents solutions[12] and the power to untangle life's mess, which is interconnected with the soul.[13] In her paintings, the comb acts as a reminder of the negative energies in viewers' lives, and that it is necessary and possible to shift through such energies to obtain enlightenment or bliss.

Couple

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The symbol of the couple in Dangol's artwork symbolizes both her joy from her own marriage and a personal meditative reflection on life itself.[14] As in the past, Dangol situates her couple in an idyllic landscapes or gardens replete with bodies of water, plants, and animals.

The artist also situates the couple in an idyllic cultural vista of Newa architecture and draws from indigenous motifs from the hills and plains of Nepal. In these works, culture and nature can co-exist in harmony. In the midst of myriad details and a technicolored palette,[15] Dangol paints the eternal couple rapturously gazing at each other,[16] as of their story of love or enrapturement can transcends the past, present and future.[17]

Plants

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The white calla lily is seen blooming in her works, symbolizing life and fertility.

Asta Mangala and Shree Yantra

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Symbiotic Life
The central motif of the painting Symbiotic Life has been taken from the eight auspicious symbols of Buddhist ideology. Especially in the Newari culture in Kathmandu valley, generally known as Asta Mangala as a 8 symbol of the auspicious and prosperity.

The central motif of the painting Symbiotic Life draws from the eight auspicious symbol of Buddhist ideology. Especially in the Newari culture in Kathmandu valley, generally known as Asta Mangala as a symbol of the auspicious and prosperity, this symbol is more valuable, been pasted on both side of the main door of the groom's house. It is in general belief that this symbol is very good luck for the newly married couple and for their prosperous life ahead.

The central figure of the couple is a complimentary symbol of male and female, and the motif of Shree Yantra signifies the value of the unification and conjugal life.[11] The background has been painted using the pattern of Banyan and Pipal leaf, which are both sacred tree related to the Hindu mythology of Bishnu and Laxmi, a couple god to be worshipped together. The calla lily[18] signifies the beauty of couple, while a bird symbolizes freedom and free will.

Exhibitions

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Dangol has engaged in art activities in Nepal and abroad. She exhibited at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts from 2011-2020.

She showed her first solo exhibit, 'Insight of Foliate', at Nepal Art Council. Her next solo show '...of life that doesn't freeze' took place in 2012 at the Patan Museum & Solemn Odyssey[19] in 2016 at Taragoan Museum.[20]

In 2018, she presented 'Interconnected Affection'[21] at GG Machhan.[22][17] In 2018, she had a chance to exhibit in the India Art Fair[23] in New Delhi representing artists from Nepal, the Nepal Art Council[24] has been representing & showing work by Nepali Contemporary artists for several years.[25] That same year, her artwork was selected for the '18th Asian Art Biennale' at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy.[26]

Another important participation includes 'A Tapestry of Voices' was organized by Himalayan Art Initiative and World Bank Nepal on the theme of gender based violence.[27] It emphasizes gender aspects such as gender identity, violence and discrimination in Nepal.[28]

She exhibited at the Himalayan Art Festival,[29] put on by E Arts Nepal, in 2019, 2021, and 2022.[30]

In 2023 she exhibited her 6th solo show, 'Inclination of Souls',[31] at Siddhartha Art Gallery, Baber Mahal Revisited and has received good reviews.[32]

In 2024 she was included in the exhibition Nepal : Contemporary Painting and Early Photographs in the Nalin's Collection was held at The Leonard Pearlstein Gallery of Drexel University, Philadelphia.[33] The exhibition included 41 paintings by 13 contemporary Nepali artists on display alongside 42 early photographs from late 19th and early 20th century Nepal,[34] and was hosted by Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design.

Other exhibitions

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Awards

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Dangol received an award from Camlin Ltd in Eastern Region Art Exhibition in 2010. She received the Special Prize from Nepal Academy of Fine Arts[42] in 2017.

Dangol received the prestigious Araniko Youth Award from National Fund for Youth Service in 2019. That same year, she won Best Nature Artist' from WWF, RFWV (Relief fund for wildlife victim) & Art Club.

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  • Protective Shelter 2020
    Protective Shelter 2020
  • Eagerness of Time 2020
    Eagerness of Time 2020
  • Sublime Conjugation 2017
    Sublime Conjugation 2017
  • Uma Maheshwor 2022
    Uma Maheshwor 2022
  • Couple 2018
    Couple 2018
  • Tranquility of innovation and nature 2020
    Tranquility of innovation and nature 2020

References

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  1. ^ "Sabita Dangol". Museum of Nepali Art.
  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. ^ "Associated Artists". taragoan museum.
  4. ^ Shrestha, Aashika (1 May 2022). "An artist and her passion". Nepalnews.com. p. 2.
  5. ^ "Sabita Dangol (Nepal)". Nepalian Art.
  6. ^ Shrestha, Aashika (1 May 2022). "An artist and her passion". Nepal News.com.
  7. ^ "Artist Ishan Pariyar & Sabita Dangol | BL Talk | Lalit Kala Campus fine Art". Breaknlinks Entertainment. pp. 24 October 2021.
  8. ^ Lohani, Sunita (15 March 2022). "कलाको डुङामा सवार जोडी". Nepal - Kantipur Publication (in Nepali). Vol. 20, no. 890. pp. 45–46. ISSN 2631-2298.
  9. ^ Power, Mike (9 August 2023), Theater Arts, Ojalart.com
  10. ^ Sureis (2016-05-31). "Art Exhibition Solemn Odyssey by Sabita Dangol". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
  11. ^ a b "Sabita Dangol". imageindia.org. Art Image Council.
  12. ^ "Art Meets Conservation". wwf nepal. The comb in the painting represents solution; likewise, trees as the solution, giving life to all living beings.
  13. ^ Himalayan, news service (16 April 2022). "Untangling of life's mess, connecting through soul". The Himalayan Times.
  14. ^ "Stories of love on canvas". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
  15. ^ "Maulik: 8 contemporary artists' masterpieces in one place - OnlineKhabar English News". 2022-06-06. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
  16. ^ "Sabita Dangol - Couple series painting- Acrylic - Painting entry - November 2018 | BoldBrush Painting Competition". FASO. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
  17. ^ a b "Fusion restaurant doubles as ambient art space". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
  18. ^ Shrestha, Sangita. "Spreading joy of love through paintings (With Video)". My City. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
  19. ^ "Art Exhibition Solemn Odyssey by Sabita Dangol". The Himalayan Times. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  20. ^ "Solemn Odyssey by Sabita Dangol". Taragoan Museum. 25 January 2018.
  21. ^ Neve, Evangeline (September 2018). "UNSNARLING THE COMPLEXITIES". ECS magazine.
  22. ^ "'Interconnected Affection'". Annapurna Express. 26 August 2018.
  23. ^ Dhakal, Rahul (8 February 2018). "Seven Nepali artists attending the Indian Art Fair". Kathmandu Post.
  24. ^ Rajbhandari Kayastha, Swosti. "NAC in India Art Fair 2018". Nepal Art Council.
  25. ^ "Nepal at the India Art Fair in 2018". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
  26. ^ 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.
  27. ^ "A Tapestry of Voices". takpagallery.com. 26 Nov – 10 Dec 2023. p. 1- 2.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)
  28. ^ "Sabita Dangol Selected Works". takpagallery.com.
  29. ^ Kunwar, Niranjan (28 September 2019). "Making Art Collection Democratic". The Kathmandu Post.
  30. ^ "Himalayan Art Festival begins at Nepal Art Council". GorakhaPatra. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
  31. ^ "Inclination of Souls by Sabita Dangol at Siddhartha Art Gallery".
  32. ^ "Artist Sabita Dangol's solo painting exhibition comes to an end today". My City. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
  33. ^ "NEPAL : CONTMPORARY PAINTING AND EARLY PHOTOGRAPHS IN THE NALIN COLLECTION". drexel.edu. 12 January 2024. pp. 1–2.
  34. ^ Storz, Emily (10 January 2024). "The First Exhibition of Contemporary Nepali Artists in the U.S. Debuts in Drexel's Pearlstein Gallery". Drexel News. pp. 1–3.
  35. ^ "Art Meets Conservation". wwfnepal.exposure.co/. 13 June 2018.
  36. ^ INDIA ART FAIR Catalogue 2018. New Delhi India: India Art Fair Seventh Plane Networks Pvt. Ltd. 2018 [09 - 12 February, 2018]. p. 158.
  37. ^ "Calling all Artists". usembassy.gov. 2 July 2019.
  38. ^ "Imago Mundi Collection". Imago Mundi Collection.
  39. ^ Bossan, Enrico (2017). Nepal: Legends Contemporary Artists from Nepal (in English and Italian). Translated by Antonio Biscotto, Carlo. Grafiche Antiga Spa, italy: Antiga Edizioni. pp. 74–75. ISBN 978-88-99657-83-3.
  40. ^ "DEITIES OF NEPAL A Thematic Exhibition". nepaltraveller.com. 2 Dec 2022. p. 9.
  41. ^ Rana, Pinki Sris (27 May 2024). "In the realm of the gods". nepalitimes.com. p. 6.
  42. ^ National Exhibition of Fine Arts - 2017. Naxal, Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepal Academy of Fine Arts. 2017. p. 12.
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