Projects in Nepal

2023

Work made by Annabelle Keyes during time in Chitwan. From top left to bottom right:

Oil paint on canvas / Studio space / Red mud and charcoal on raw canvas / Found object assemblage / Oil paint on cut stones

Young Artists Show, MCube Gallery

In June 2023, Annabelle Keyes was selected to exhibit work in the 2023 Young Artists Show at MCube Gallery, Lalitpur, Nepal.

"The paintings by Annabelle Keyes often employ a balanced composition; her almost symmetrical paintings specifically recall the meditative sensation of conscious interactions with nature, painted through the hazy and soft vision of memory. The works shown in the Young Artists Show are pieces made in Nepal, relating to journeys to the outskirts of Kathmandu Valley into national parks. As inspired by experiences in those environments, the smaller pieces approach the artist’s role in balancing light and dark, in both painting and life."

Volunteer Mural Painting Project, Dhading

In January 2023, Annabelle Keyes, Abhijeet Prajapati and Gautam Shrestha stayed in a rural village in Dhading to design and paint murals works for a local school.