Pramila Giri (artist)

Pramila Giri (born 1946 (age 78–79), in Bastipur village at Sagarmatha Zone, Nepal) is a visual artist who has been living and practising in Norway since 1997.

Presently her work synthesises large-scale abstract sculptures with paintings that create an environment, and have a monumental effect on onlookers.

At Tagore Kala Bhawan, she had teachers who were invested in the project of building more expansive contextual modernism in art, as part of their struggle for freedom against colonial yoke.

While Giri travelled extensively and had personal ties outside of Nepal, the cultures of Himalayas impacted her visual vocabulary, including Tibet and particularly the icons, symbols and motifs that characterise the region.

In the late 1990s, the artist began to divide time between Nepal and Norway and was drawn to thinking about nature and light in the context.

Scarffscher, T.heim, Norway (2004); Patan Museum, Nepal (2002); "Tibet Series," Nidaros Cathedral, T.heim, Norway (2001); "Mitt Univers," Trondhjem Art Society, Norway (2001); "Sound of Silence," Ludmilla Bazynska Gallery, New York, NY (1997); City Hall, Kathmandu, Nepal (1994); Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi (1994); Art Heritage Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi, India (1992); "Mysticism," Henie-Onstad Art Centre, Høvikodden, Norway (1992);[9] Sridharani Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, (Art centre), New Delhi, India (1988); City Hall, Kathmandu, Nepal (1982); US Information Centre, Kathmandu, Nepal (1976); and California State University, US (1976).