scholarship, from ICCR, India Embassy for Bachelor’s in Fine Arts (Painting) from Bharati Vidyapeeth’s College of Arts, Pune University, and Maharashtra, India. He completed a Master’s degree in Fine Arts (Painting) from Tribhuvan University, Nepal. For him, each day is a quiet pilgrimage toward stillness—a journey inward to a placid space where life is gently unpacked, felt, and understood. In that silence, he finds meaning. His early body of work explored the profound relationship between silence and contemplation—expressing the invisible weight of emotions, thoughts, and inner experiences through a deeply personal visual language. With each brushstroke, Bhandari gave form to the unspoken, turning everyday moments into meditative reflections. Now, his focus has evolved into something both urgent and timeless: the conservation of Nepali folk tales and folklores. These stories—once passed from mouth to ear around firesides and village gatherings—hold an irreplaceable place in Nepal’s cultural soul. They are more than myths or legends; they are living vessels of values, memory, and identity. Through tales of bravery, honesty, wisdom, and harmony, they nurture a sense of belonging and act as bridges between generations. In an era of accelerating change, Bhandari recognizes the quiet erosion of these oral traditions. Through his art, he is determined to preserve them—not as static relics, but as dynamic, visual narratives that invite new ways of seeing. His paintings do not merely illustrate; they reimagine. They offer viewers a fresh, contemporary perspective on the stories that have shaped Nepali life for centuries. By translating folklore into Visual Storytelling, he is not only documenting heritage—he is extending it. His work becomes a space where the past converses with the present, where culture is not only remembered but revived, and where silence, once again, speaks volumes. He has participated in various group shows in Italy, Bangladesh, India, and Nepal. Numerous accolades are under his creative belt. Some important awards he has received are First Prize National Award in Contemporary Painting Category, Nepal Academy of Fine Arts; First Prize, Hem- Ganga Pratibha Yuva Puraskaar, CAAN; Third Prize in Cartooning, The Indian Express Competition, Pune, India. He is the Faculty Topper (2012-13) in Master’s in Fine Arts, at Tribhuvan University. Roshan Bhandari is an accomplished art educator, cultural manager, and curator with a distinguished career spanning over a decade in the Nepali and South Asian art scenes. From 2013 to 2024, he served as Vice-Principal and Lecturer in the Department of Paintings at Sirjana College of Fine Arts / Sirjana School of Fine Arts, where he also coordinated the Student Welfare, Public Relations, and Extra- Curricular Activities Unit. His commitment to nurturing emerging artists and fostering a dynamic learning environment was instrumental in shaping the institution’s creative culture. In 2025, Bhandari took on the role of Art & Culture Manager at the Chaudhary Foundation’s Unnati Cultural Village, where he played a key role in promoting heritage preservation and community-based art practices. His curatorial vision reached an international audience in 2026 when he served as a curator for the India Art Fair, one of South Asia’s premier art platforms. Beyond this, he has curated numerous significant exhibitions that have contributed to dialogues on contemporary art, culture, and identity. Read more
