More than 60 students and recent graduates from Bijeswori Secondary School presented painting and sculpture in The Horizon Unfolds at Nepal Art Council in Kathmandu.
The 2022 exhibition included fine-art students from Grades 11 and 12, younger participants from Grades 8 to 10 and former pupils.
Several media, distinct young voices
The works used watercolour, acrylic, oil, charcoal, pen and ink. Charcoal drawing and conceptual painting were especially prominent, demonstrating confidence in both observation and personal subject matter.
Grade 11 student Suraj Shrestha’s Life Takes a Direction placed a compass within a hand to create a futuristic image about choice and movement. Former student Looja Manandhar used charcoal to construct a detailed portrait of an older man.
Jenish Shrestha presented conceptual paintings concerned with identity and beauty. In Inside Out, Pariden Regmi explored personal development through a self-portrait incorporating flowers and mushrooms.
Art education gaining family support
Curator and educator Saroj Bajracharya observed that several students displayed a striking command of colour and composition. He connected that confidence with growing support from parents for young people pursuing art education.
This represented a change from an earlier environment in which artistic study was often discouraged. The school’s annual exhibition gave students a public platform and made their progress visible beyond the classroom.
Founder and principal Bindu Tuladhar described the show as part of a continuing effort to strengthen creativity and encourage thoughtful engagement with art.
The Horizon Unfolds did not present the students merely as future artists. By naming individual works and displaying them at Nepal Art Council, it treated their current ideas and technical decisions as worthy of serious attention.