KATHMANDU:

Amalgam, a painting exhibition by various national and international artists was inaugurated at the Siddhartha Art Gallery on July 20. A total or 97 art works by 33 artists, some prominent and some new ones, are on displayed at the exhibition.

While most of the paintings were new, there were some paintings which were kept for the historic value they held. Many of the paintings capture the contemporary art scene in Nepal, while some show the cross-cultural effects.

Artworks by late LS Bangdel, late George Douglas, Shashi Shah, Kiran Manandhar, Wendy Marston, Yuki Shirai, Shashikala Tiwari, Ragini Upadhyay, among others are on display.

The exhibition is on till August 20