‘Colors of Shared Dreams’ at Nepal Art Council is an act of transference, most notably of the millennia-old traditions of Mithila art and artists, their heritage, to paper. The key theme here is the ...

David Szanton, president of the Ethnic Arts Foundation, spoke on the evolution of Mithila art for the opening of The Benton’s new exhibit, “Tradition and Transformation: Mithila Art of India.” Mithila ...

The intricate Mithila art is made up of hundreds, maybe thousands, of fine lines and details, depicting human figures with proportionately large eyes and noses, telling the stories of the rituals, ...

Dulari Devi, Krishna Stealing the Saris of the Gopis (2020), Acrylic on paper, 22 x 30”. Collection of Kathryn Myers. Source: benton.uconn.edu This past Tuesday, the William Benton Museum of Art ...

Janakpur, the birthplace of Sita and the cradle of the Mithila civilisation, is seeing a revival of its heritage, culture and traditional art. The origin of Mithila art is rooted in the legend of King ...

NEW DELHI – Baua Devi is a Mithila painting artist from Jitwarpur village of Madhubani District in Bihar. Mithila painting is an ancient folk art that originated in the region. It is recognized as a ...

Kathmandu, April 24 -- 'Hamro Sahas, Hamro Kala' is a Mithila art exhibition organised by Maiti Nepal in collaboration with ...

Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizens Shraddha Shrestha has said that it is essential to preserve Mithila art as it is linked to its history and culture. "However, only if art can be linked ...

Join us for a live webinar highlighting representations of the pandemic in South Asian art that were recently acquired by the Princeton University Library. Julie Mellby, Graphic Arts Curator, and ...