Nima Dorji - Thangka painter and artist

Nima Dorji (b. 1989) was born and raised in
Bhutan, he works predominantly in Thangka
paintings, mandala art, wall art, status
painting and also experimented with
woodworking art.

Nima Dorji, his life is not meant to start from
a blank canvas. Since the 14th century,
seven generations of his family have passed
down a tradition of Thangka painting. His
grandfather Master Tshampa Konta Drodril
Dorji and his father Thinley Norbu are
famous national treasure thangka master in
Bhutan and Central Asia. At the age of six,
Nima started learning to draw and paint,
under the tutelage of his father, and at the
age of 11 he completed his first Thangka. In
2006, while he was still at school, Nima
became a part-time Thangka trainer, and he
and his family members worked together to
paint temples and monasteries. In 2008 he
became a full-time honorary Thangka
painter. In the same year, he painted the
entire temple of Shingjong Gonpa Temple in
eastern Bhutan.

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