Gyempo Wangchuk (b. 1987) is a painter who lives and works in Thimphu, Bhutan. After giving up an education at an early age, he studied Buddhism at Rigsum Goenpa Monastery, where he found his calling as a painter and artist. He later studied traditional painting (Lhadri) at the National Institute Zorig Chusum (Thirteen Arts and Crafts) and joined Voluntary Artist Studio Thimphu (VAST), a nonprofit organization of artists that provides Bhutanese youth with opportunities through art and community service. Wangchuk uses locally sourced mineral colors on canvas to create paintings that blend traditional Himalayan techniques and symbolic images with contemporary ideas. Wangchuk created the cover art for the 2022 issue of the Rubin Museum’s Spiral magazine, and one of his artworks accompanied an article in the 2021 issue.
Gyempo Wangchuk
