Sangeeta Thapa established the Siddhartha Art Gallery in 1987. She served on the board of the Patan Museum and is a fellow of the De Vos Institute of Arts Management. In 2009, she launched the Kathmandu International Arts Festival (KIAF) as a triannual event that later transitioned into the Kathmandu Triennale. In 2011, Thapa set up the Siddhartha Arts Foundation as a nonprofit organization to manage KIAF and train the next generation of arts managers and leaders. In 2022, Siddhartha Arts Foundation served as co-commissioner of Nepal’s first pavilion at the Venice Biennale. The President of Nepal awarded Thapa the Jana Sewa Prabal medal for her contributions to the field of Nepalese art.
Sangeeta Thapa
