Artists Profile

Zimbiri
Zimbiri was born in 1991 and earned her double major in Economics and Fine Arts from Wheaton College, Massachusetts Her debut exhibition, "Faces," in 2015 marked a historic milestone as the first solo exhibition by a female artist in Bhutan Hosted at the Royal Textile Academy in Thimpu and inaugurated by Her Majesty the Queen Mother, Sangay Choden Wangchuck, the exhibition delved into the artist's interpretation of masks worn during Bhutan's Tshechu festival's Cham performances Zimbiri's body of work eloquently commented on society's perpetual masquerade, where emotions play the role of coping mechanisms
Over time, Zimbiri seamlessly integrated traditional Bhutanese materials and imagery into her artistic practice Saa-tshen (pigmented earth) and Rhay-shing (hand-woven canvas) anchored her contemporary approach in the rich artistic traditions of Bhutan Tigers, symbolizing luck and prosperity, became recurrent motifs in her paintings In her second solo exhibition, "Found Icons" (2017), these majestic creatures were portrayed as symbols of strength, warding off evil
In 2020, Zimbiri's paintings were featured at Asia Art Week by Grosvenor Gallery, London Despite the strong foundation in traditional Bhutanese art, her methodology reflects influences from 20th-century Western art movements such as Minimalism and Colour Field Painting Zimbiri's art stands as a compelling Post-Modern synthesis, seamlessly merging local with global and contemporary with traditional Nature Morte showcased a solo exhibition of Zimbiri's works at the Delhi Contemporary Art Week in 2019, and she was also featured in group exhibitions at the gallery in 2018 and at the India Art Fair in 2017
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