Namaste!
My name is Srija Shrestha. I am a Nepali artist and illustrator based in Scotland. I came to the UK in 2021 and graduated from Teesside University with an MA Illustration degree in 2022. I practice creative storytelling through zines, comics, Riso prints, cyanotype prints and illustrated short films.
My work is based around the themes of mental health and emotional wellbeing combined with the theme of gentle and kind feminine love.
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As I am far away from home, I also engage with themes of home, belonging and identity to keep myself connected with my roots. I have been practicing presenting personal stories of exploring home and identity through Nepali language and culture while also connecting them with the stories of finding a home away from home.
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Email: random.srija@gmail.com
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Connect with me!
Education
2021-2022
MA Illustration, Teesside University
Awards
2023
30 Under 30 by Young Women's Movement
Art Fund Programme by POCC X Clear Channel UK X Shutterstock
2021
Creative Conscience Award, Highly Commended for Animation
Book Publications
2021
British Council's 'In Our Own Words' Short Anthology Series'
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2020
My Emotions Matter - Guide to managing and understanding emotions positively
Exhibitions
2023
XOKO Pride Exhibition by Isle of Riso/XOKO Bakehouse, Inverness
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2022
Erratica: The Struggle, The Celebration by Queer Youth Art Collective, London
Fresh 2022 by Rural Arts, Thirsk
Commissions
2022
Mental health visuals for UNICEF South Asia
Residency open call illustrations for METAL New Artist Network
Mental Health illustrations for Student Minds UK
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2021
Storyboard and Music Video for 'We are all the same', No Name Nepal
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2020
Storyboard and Illustrations for 'Kapol Kalpit Sapana', Shashwot Khadka
Comics on Comprehensive Sexuality Education for Right Here Right Now, YUWA Nepal
Highlights
​2023
Participant at M&C Saatchi Open House
Presenter at Scratch Night, Circus Artspace, Inverness
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2022
Presenter at Artist Hub Event, Moray Art Center, Findhorn
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2021
Mentee at Metal New Artist: Mentoring Program with Rachael House
Grant recipient for British Council, Creating Heroines Grant
Volunteer at Middlesbrough Art Weekender