Atelier 2 is a studio and gallery in Kathmandu, Nepal founded by two of South Asia's pioneering artists: Dr. Seema Sharma Shah and her husband Uma Shankar Shah. The artist duo have been creating works using experimental techniques in Zinc Etching Print making, colour viscocity, collage and oil painting. Their works have been applauded all over the world, have won the duo the 'best print making' award two years in a row at the Miami Art Festival in Doral and Uma Shankar the first prize at the Xichuan Print Beinnale in China. The duo are also lecturers at the Central Department of Fine Arts at Tribhuwan University, Nepal.
The Etched Love Story
Partners in life and in work may sound like a dream. Fortunately for some, that dream is a reality. Uma Shankar Shah and Dr Seema Sharma Shah, an artist couple known for their etchings and oil paintings, share a passion for depicting nature, culture and religious figures through their artwork. They met while studying in the ancient city of Varanasi, and a few decades now, the couple have been teaching art at the Lalit Kala Campus of Fine Arts, painting side-by-side in their home studio, collaborating and exhibiting together, and most importantly, supporting one another.
Launch of Unnati Arts Village by Chaudhari Group.
In early 2022 works by the artist pair were part of a collection of prominent artworks sourced by the Chaudhari Group for their art collection at the Unnati Arts Village in Chitwan, Nepal. The art center hosts a series of art galleries, tharu resturants and hotels and provies a space for artists to work.
Both the works of Seema Sharma Shah and Uma Shankar Shah have bene collected by the Chaudahri group for the purpose of exhibition at the arts village.
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The pair have participated in more than 70 shows held nationally and internationally in Japan, Korea, USA, UK, the Netherlands, France, India, Scotland, and Bangladesh receiving several awards and finding their works in the collections of the World Bank, Asian Museum in Japan, Welt Museum in Vienna and several more.
Dr. Seema Sharma Shah's works on exhibit at the Peter Paul Robbins Galley on Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.
