Making of "Field of Wishes"
"I truly hope that my art can create change. I know my art might only have a small impact, but I feel a strong responsibility for the mark I leave behind. With the limited time I have in this world, I promise to give my best effort."
- Sonam Dolma Brauen
REIMAGINE: HIMALAYAN ART NOW
EXHIBITION at The Rubin Museum of Art in New York City
MARCH 15–OCTOBER 6, 2024
Contemplate and celebrate what Himalayan art means now with a Museum-wide exhibition of artworks by over 30 contemporary artists, many from the Himalayan region and diaspora and others inspired by Himalayan art and cultures.
With Sonam Dolma Brauen (she/her) with her Art Installation piece Field of Wishes
b. 1953, Kongpo, Tibet; lives in Bern, Switzerland; works in Niederwald, Switzerland
Exhibition at Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City
October 28 2023 - November 11 2024
The exhibition pairs Sonam’s work with Buddhist sculptures from Nepal and Tibet, offering visitors the opportunity to contemplate how concepts of consecration, relics, and commemoration are explored in Buddhist art and ritual practices across time.
Organized by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. This exhibition is generously sponsored in Kansas City by Lilly Endowment, Inc., Evelyn Craft Belger and Richard Belger, and the Fondation Foyer.
NEW STUDIO in Niederwald, Switzerland
Sonam renovated an old hay shed in the Swiss mountains into her new Art Studio.