Namaste!

I am a Nepali artist and illustrator based in Kathmandu. My creative practice explores themes of mental health, emotional well-being, home and identity through the mediums of comics, zines and printmaking. I love incorporating Nepali vocabulary in my work to highlight the stories and experiences of home. Much of my work is community rooted and participatory, and shaped by research and dialogue with people, places, and shared experiences. Whether it’s through collaborative projects, workshops or exhibitions, my work explores creating a space for reflection and connection.

I’m always open to collaborations, commissions, and conversations around art, storytelling and community!

Connect with me: random.srija@gmail.com

Education

2022

MA Illustration, Teesside University, UK

Solo Exhibitions

2025

Shapes of Home, The Suttie Arts Space, Aberdeen, Scotland

Group Exhibitions

2025

Ekta Bookstore Date: Art Exhibition, Ekta Books, Kathmandu

2024

The Summer Show, Riverside Studios, Chorus Arts, Hammersmith, London

Interconnected Realms, Exploring Togetherness: Stronger Together Exhibition, British Council and European Movement International, 12 Star Gallery, Europe House, London

Word of Mouth Exhibition, Scottish Storytelling Center, Edinburgh

Queer Aesthete Exhibition, Davu Gallery and Tehra Family, Yog Movie Garden, Kathmandu

2023

Chorus Presents: The Launch, Riverside Studios, Chorus Arts, Hammersmith, London

XOKO Pride Exhibition, XOKO Bakehouse and Isle of Riso, Inverness

We Are POCC - Art Fund: Power, Exhibited on Digital Billboards across the UK

2022

FRESH 2022, Rural Arts, The Courthouse, Thirsk, North Yorkshire

Erratica: The Struggle, The Celebration, Queer Youth Art Collective, Queer Arts Consortium, Studio Voltaire (London), Bluecoats (Liverpool), Curious Arts (Newcastle) and Glasgow Zine Library

Grants & Awards

2023

Gender Grants 2023/24 for Healing the Mother’s Heart, The British Council, Kathmandu, Nepal

Art Fund for You are Powerful, We are POCC in collaboration with ShutterStock and Clear Channel, London

2022

Shortlisted: Alpine Fellowship Visual Arts Prize 2022 for The Lonely Planet, The Alpine Fellowship, London

2021

Highly Commended in Animation for The Emotions Archive, Creative Conscience Awards, Islington, London

Creating Heroines Grant 2021/22 for Dreams Across Borders, The British Council, South Asia

Publications

2023

‘Gentle Love’, Intimacy Issue: Issue 9, Little Living Room, Edinburgh

2021

‘Ideal Daughter’, My Heroine: In Our Own Words, British Council, Room to Read, Virangana Collective, Kathmandu

2020

‘My Emotions Matter: A Guide to Managing & Expressing Emotions Positively’, My Emotions Matter, Ekta Books and Distributors, Kathmandu

Residency

2025

Sattya Studio Residency (March 2025), Sattya Media Arts Collective, Pulchwok

Recognitions

2023

30 Under 30, Young Women’s Movement Scotland