ABOUT

Krisha Tamrakar is an artist whose work intertwines contemporary themes with personal narratives, deeply inspired by the way cultural history shapes human emotions and identities. Her art explores growth, change, and the nuanced beauty of everyday life through diverse mediums such as mixed media, bookmaking, and digital painting.

As the co-director of Artudio, a center for contemporary art, Krisha actively contributes to curatorial and educational projects, fostering artistic exploration and community engagement. Her work has been featured in notable exhibitions, including I am rooted, but I Flow by Takpa Gallery (2025), Women in Art by Nepal Art Council (2025), Between Colors and Spaces on Artsy by Artudio (2024), the Himalayan Art Festival (2024), and Deities of Nepal II (2024). Her artist books have also been highlighted in exhibitions such as Hearts on Our Sleeves (2023) and Pema and the Stolen Statue from Dolpa (2022).

Through metaphorical explorations of human emotions, Krisha creates art that resonates with the depth and complexity of shared human experiences, inviting reflection and connection.

“The ends of my stories are the beginning of the reader’s,” says Krisha Tamrakar.

Her Authorial Illustrated Books include:

Hearts on our sleeves, comic collection vol. I, created during the project I for illustrators by six artists, 2023

Snooze, published by Pratham Books, 2023

Yomari, published by Kathalaya, 2022

I wish I could Fly published by Kathalaya, 2022

A few examples of the books she has illustrated include:

A Cap for Pip written by Anuradha published by The Asia foundation on Let’s Read, 2024

Beyond Wonder Woman written and published by Nirvana Chaudhary, 2024

Bhaktapur ko Yenya written by Rownika Shrestha published by Baakhan Nyanewaa, 2023

Pema and the Stolen Statue from Dolpa written and published boy Emiline Smith, 2022

Araaya’s Fables written and published by Nirvana Chaudhary, 2022

Nyaku Baja ra Gunla written by Rownika Shrestha published by Baakhan Nyanewaa, 2021

Ek Bitte written by Krishna Raj Sarbahari published by The Asia foundation on Let’s Read, 2021

Aadi ko Khali Dimag written by Krishnadip Sigdel published by Shangrilla, 2021

Sushmita and Romit to the dentist, written by Anita Lenaerts published by Kathalaya.