Mukesh Shrestha is a Nepali visual artist working across contemporary painting. He holds a Master of Fine Arts in Painting from Banaras Hindu University, India, where he was awarded a Gold Medal in 2008.

His academic career includes teaching at Tribhuvan University’s Central Department of Fine Arts (2009–2018) and serving as Head of the Painting Department at Sirjana College of Fine Arts (2016–2018). He has also been a visiting lecturer at the Vilnius Academy of Arts, Lithuania.

Exhibitions:

• 7 solo exhibitions
• 80+ national and international group exhibitions

Selected Awards & Honors:

• National Fine Art Award, Nepal Academy of Fine Arts (2012)
• Pattern Breakers Award, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark (2016)
• Merit Award, International Contemporary Art, Italy (2019)

His work engages with the human figure through distortion and abstraction, reflecting contemporary experience and emotional states. Influenced by Nepali cultural references and Buddhist iconography, his compositions incorporate symbolic elements such as the lotus and vajra, developed through layered textures and fluid forms.

He continues to live and work in Nepal, contributing to the evolving landscape of contemporary art.

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