Pema Rinzin

Born in 1966 in Tibet, Pema Rinzin grew up in Dharamsala, India, where he trained with master Thangka painters including Kalsang Oshoe, Khepa Gonpo, and Rigdzin Paljor from 1979 to 1983. Rinzin received a degree in traditional Tibetan Thangka Painting and Fine Art from both the Tibetan Children’s Village (TCV) painting school and the studio of master Kalsang Oshoe. The artist subsequently taught Renaissance, Impressionist, Abstract Expressionist art, and cartoon drawing for eight years at the TCV School in Dharamsala. This multidisciplinary experience early on in Rinzin’s career has had a lasting influence on his work as a contemporary artist.