his Spring, London-based art dealer Rossi & Rossi Ltd will be exhibiting for the first time at Art Dubai, from 19 to 22 March 2008, at Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai. Seventy dealers will be exhibiting at this contemporary art fair in Dubai, which is an exciting event for the rapidly growing art community of the Middle East now in its second year.

As part of their commitment to nurturing the emerging talent from Asia and bringing it to a wider public, Rossi & Rossi is delighted to present the work of Tibetan artist Gonkar Gyatso. Born in Lhasa in 1961, Gonkar studied fine art at the Central Arts Academy in Bejing, China, and at Central Saint Martins and the Chelsea School of Design in London. His work has been exhibited in London, Oxford, Atlanta, Helsinki, Karlsruhe, New Delhi, New York, Washington, Boulder, Los Angeles and Zurich. He has been a recipient of the Leverhulme Fellowship in 2003 as an artist-in-residence at the Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford, as well as fellow at the library of Tibetan Works & Archive, Dharamsala, India, for traditional Tibetan painting studies. Gonkar's work is held in the Newark Museum, USA, the Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford, England, Devi Foundation, India, and Crocker Art Museum, California, as well as in various private collections in Europe, Australia, Asia and the USA. Gonkar currently lives and works in London.

The work of contemporary Tibetan artists transcends national and political barriers and has attracted global attention. They have been trained in traditional and modern disciplines, allowing them to develop media and forms. The resulting fusion of a rich artistic tradition with contemporary elements means that their work is accessible to everyone, whatever their culture or beliefs.