Rajan Pant

Born in 1976, Rajan has a Master’s degree in fine arts and in sociology from T.U. A solo exhibition Solitude Fragmented and several group shows to his credit, he established Altamira art school for the aspiring artists and is the founder member of Zero Century Nepal which is an organization that initiates various activities to promote art. He has coordinated and organized large scale excursion art events and art exhibition such as Nepal India art tour and Juddha Kala exhibitions. He is the recipient of Araniko Yuwa Award for his unparalleled contribution to the Nepali art field.

When it comes to his artworks, about one and a half decade ago, he was very much into surrealistic style, creating a dream like scenario in his works. He represented figures and objects floating weightlessly on melancholic atmosphere depicted in grey shade. However, afterwards, he frequently began visiting Terai, and that brought a lot of colors and vibrancy in his work. Since then about a decade ago, he has been depicting social and natural subjects of Terai region. However, his paintings are more than that meets the eyes because they are not just landscapes but are the situations, past and present of Terai fused into one; bringing various time space continuums into one single plane. He is doing this because he feels that there is a deep connection between him and Terai region, an inexpressible love and affection towards that space.