Binod Pradhan

Binod Pradhan

Binod Pradhan

Visual Artist, Kathmandu

Binod holds Bachelors in Fine Arts from Lalitkala Campus, Tribhuwan University, Kathmandu, Nepal. He is a Contemporary Visual Artist who works on mixed media with experimentation. He creates eco-paintings which appeal to preserve the environment and ecosystem. His present series based on preservation of Heritage, Ancient cities and Goddess of Nepal. He is the co-founders of Kasthamandap Artist Group and the online art gallery E-Arts Nepal. He has participated in various national and international group shows that are organized every year since 1992 including India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, South Korea, USA, France, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, China, Thailand and Vietnam. He has participated in numerous International art workshops and art camps in Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, India, Indonesia, China, Thailand and Vietnam. He has had 8 solo painting exhibitions to his credit and had two man exhibitions 2 times. He won several national and international awards, including second position in Inter School Competition, Bal Mandir, Kathmandu in 1987, first position, Painting Competition, Lalit Kala Student Union in 1993, second position in National Art Exhibition (NAFA) in 1997, first position in Ganesh Man Singh Adhyayan Pratisthan in 1997, awarded from Camel Art Foundation, Kolkata, India in 2006 and Gold Medal of Arniko Youth Award in 2011. He has traveled in India, USA, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, France, Italy, Germany, Holland, Indonesia, Malaysia, China, Thailand and Vietnam.