RIGDOL, Tenzing

RIGDOL, Tenzing
2011 Visitor
  • Asia
  • Southern Asia
  • Tibet
English

Tenzing RIGDOL is a Tibetan artist whose work ranges from painting, sculpture, drawing, collage and digital media to video installations and site-specific performance pieces. He has exhibited extensively throughout the United States, as well as in London, Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, Israel, Tokyo, Madrid and Mumbai; his artwork is held in museums and collections worldwide. He is also the author of the poetry volumes “R”—the Frozen Ink (2008), Anatomy of Nights (2011) and Butterfly’s Wings (2011), published by Tibet Writes. He lives in New Yor. His participation is sponsored by The Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation.

Website: 
http://rigdol.youngtibet.com/

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