Kesang Lamdark

 

Born in Dharamsala, India, 1963

Lives and works in Switzerland

His works are in various private collections in Europe and the USA as well as public collections in Australia, the UK and the USA

 

Education

1995 - 1997                       

MFA – Columbia University, New York, USA

1991 - 1995

BFA – Parsons School of Design, New York, USA

1981 - 1985

Apprenticeship as Interior Architect – Bernoulli Kauter AG, Zürich, Switzerland

1970 - 1979

Rudolf Steiner School, Wetzikon, Switzerland

 

Solo Exhibitions

2011

Kesang Lamdark, Palden Weinreb – Generation Exile: Exploring New Tibetan Identities, Hanart TZ, Hong Kong, in association with Rossi & Rossi (London, UK)

Son of Rimpoche, Rossi & Rossi, London, UK

2009           

Retrospective, Rossi & Rossi at Art Dubai, Dubai, UAE

2008

Plastic Karma, Rossi & Rossi, London, UK

2005

Workshow, Gallery Grieder Contemporary, Küsnacht, Switzerland

2005

Yak & Gesi, Kaufleuten Lounge, Zürich, Switzerland

2001

Burned Emotions, Art Wallhof, Basel, Switzerland

Burned Emotions, X-TRA-Limmat Haus, Zürich, Switzerland

2000

Wheels, curator Diego Cortez, Tibet House, New York, USA

1998

Tibetan Freedom Concert, VIP Show, Milarepa Fund, Washington D.C., USA

Sapporo, Parsons School of Design New York, USA

1997

World Artists for Tibet, Learning Center, New York, USA

Tunnel, New Age Productions, New York, USA

Tibetan Freedom Concert, VIP Show, Milarepa Fund, New York, USA

Group Exhibitions

2011

What’s So Funny About Peace, Love and Understanding?, Rossi and Rossi, London, UK

Motel Nirwana – Das aktionistische Kunstfestival im Geiste der Internationalen DADA Festwoche, Rote Fabrik, Zürich, Switzerland

2010

Review/Preview, Grieder Contemporary, Zürich, Switzerland

Scorching Sun of Tibet, Songzhuang Art Center, Beijing, China

Trickster, Nam June Paik Arts Centre, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Boys and Girls Come out to Play, Summer exhibition, Rossi & Rossi, London, UK

Tradition Transformed – Tibetan Artists Respond, The Rubin Museum of Art, New York, USA

The Big Bang, The White Rabbit Collection, Sydney, Australia

Jubiläums Druckmappe – 30 Jahre Rote Fabrik, Museum Bärengasse, Zürich, Switzerland

2008

Third Guangzhou Triennial, Guangzhou, China

Outdoor Project at ShContemporary, Shanghai, China

2007

Past and Present Tibetan Art 13^th - 21^st Century, Rossi & Rossi at Christopher Farr Gallery, Los Angeles, USA

Consciousness and Form: Contemporary Tibetan Art, Rossi & Rossi, London, UK

Hobby Horse - Yeah, Yeah, Dada, Asia, Avanthay Contemporary, Zürich, Switzerland

Tibetan Encounters - Contemporary Meets Tradition, Rossi & Rossi Ltd. at the Neuhoff Gallery, New York, USA

2006

14 Dalai Lama, Wereld Museum, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Opening group show, Grieder Contemporary, Küsnacht, Switzerland

Lhasa Express, Rossi & Rossi, London, UK

Waves on the Turquoise Lake: Contemporary Expression of Tibetan Art, CU Art Museum, Boulder, Colorado, USA

La Luna, La Diva, likeyou.com Centrik IIsler, Zürich, Switzerland

2005

Die Fünf Tibeter, Artaktion, Bern, Switzerland

2004

Naturally Artificial, Christine and Patrick Dreyfus, Basel, Switzerland

2003

Neurotitan c/o Christian Anderson and Karl Rockmaster featuring Kesang Lamdark, Haus Schwarzenberg, Berlin, Germany

2000           

20 Jahre Rote Fabrik, Rote Fabrik, Zürich, Switzerland

1998

Hey You Never Know, Kenny Schachter, New York, USA

1997

26 Positions, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Art Gallery, Columbia University New York, USA

Carousel, Leo Castelli Gallery, New York, USA

 

1996           

21^st Degree, Kenny Schachter, New York, USA

1994           

Contemporary Tibetan Art, Obe, Montreal, Canada

1993           

Contemporary Tibetan Art, Migro Cultural Center, Zürich, Switzerland