SUNITA MAHARJAN
Date of birth: 1986 feburary 6th, Kritipur, Kathmandu, Nepal
Nationality: Nepali
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:
2005 - 2009 B.F.A., Kathmandu University Centre for Art and Design, (Painting)
2001 - 2003 I.F.A., Lalit Kala Campus (Painting)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2011: Drawing and Painting teacher for children at Kasthamandap Art Studio
2011 January- present: Drawing and Painting teacher at Community Children Art Center
ARTIST IN RESIDENCY:
2 weeks residency, Marpha Art, Marpha, Mustang, Nepal, 2013
First young artist to be awarded a Kathmandu Contemporary Arts Centre six month residency, March 2010
STUDENT EXCHANGE:
NED-NEP In-Between, student exchange program Kathmandu University Center for Art and Design and Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Kathmandu, 2008
NED-NEP In-Between , Selected for three weeks students exchange in Gerrit Rietveld Academie form Kathmandu University Center for Art and Design, Amsterdam, 2008
SOLO EXHIBITION:
2009 - “Locus Of Continuity”, BFA solo art exhibition project, Hotel de l’ Annapurna, organized by the Siddhartha Art Gallery, Kathmandu
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
2012 - 2nd Kathmandu Internatoinal Art Festival, “Earth/ Body/ Mind”, organized by Siddhartha Art Foundation, Kathmandu
2011- “Kalashaktishwari” Celebrate being a women, a group paintings Exhibition by eight women artist from Nepal, Newa Chen Art Gallery, Lalitpur
2010- “Under one sun festival”, four days event of Installation Art and Photographs, organized by UNHCR on 60th anniversary of UNHCR, Basantapur,Kathmandu
2010- “Re-fuzed in Bhaktapur”, 3 days art event organized by Re-Fuze- group of young artist, Bhaktapur, Nepal
2010- Two men show, “Repeating Bodies” by Sanjeev Maharjan, “Structural Space” by Sunita Maharjan, Kathmandu Contemporary Arts Center, Nepal
2009 - Graduation Show, 4th year BFA students of Kathmandu Uninersity at Nepal Art Council, Kathmandu
2009 – 1st International Art Festival, “Separating Myth from Reality”, Status of women, organized by the Sidhartha Art Gallery, Kathmandu
2009 - Kalakar ko Aankha ma Bhumi, exhibition on the issues of land and its Right to woman organized by Lasana- an alternative art space, Nepal Association of Fine Art, Kathmandu
2009 - “Unifying - A Woman’s World” painting exhibition, Hotel de l’ Annapurna organized by Siddhartha Art Gallery, Kathmandu
2009 - “Garbage Out of Thin Air” – Everest Junk Project, World Wild Life Federation, Imago de gallery and café, Kathmandu
2008 - Ned-Nep In-between, a presentation of works by Kathmandu University Center for Art and Design and Gerrit Rietveld Academie students, Nepal Art Council, Kathmanud
2008 - Ned-Nep In-between, presentation of works by Kathmandu University Center for Art and Design and Gerrit Rietveld Academie students, Lloyd Hotel, Amsterdam
2008 - Collaborative exhibition of Folk, Traditional and Contemporary art from Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Tibet organized BINDU an alternative art Space, Nepal Association of Fine Art, Kathmanud
2008 - Amalgam, an exhibition of painting by National and International Artists, Siddhartha Art Gallery, Kathmandu
2007 - “NAYA NEPAL” cartoon exhibition, organized by Leo Club of Kathmandu Ringroad, Nepal association of Fine Art, Kathmandu
2007 - “ Masquerade” – mask workshop and exhibition at the British Council, Kathmandu
SELECTED WORKSHOPS:
2012- “A printmaking Workshop” five days etching workshop at NAFA Organized by NAFA and BINDU- a space for artists, Kathmandu
2012- “Drafting Your Own Constitution” performance workshop by Arun storrs Organized by LASANA- an alternative art space
2011- “Monsoon” a printmaking Workshop 2011, three days etching workshop, BINDU- a space for artists, Kathmandu
2009 - Kalakar KO Akha Ma Bhumi, workshop on the issue of Land and its right to woman, LASANA- an alternative art space, Nepal Association of Fine Arts,Kathmandu
2008 – Collaborative workshop and research of Folk, Traditional and Contemporary art from Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Tibet organized by BINDU- a space for artists, Nepal Art Council, Kathmandu
2007- “Masquerade” mask workshop, British Council, Kathmandu
2007 - Painting Workshop, Maitighar Mandala, 2007, organized by Woman Artist Group of Nepal-WAGON, Kathmandu
2007- “Mural Painting Workshop” organized by "Save the Children-Norway", Singha Art Gallery, Lalitpur, Patan
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS:
Netherland, France, England, Nepal
TRAVEL:
India, Netherland
FOREIGN LANGUAGES SPOKEN:
English, Hindi