Tibetan Pathways
4-30 August 2008
Ashmolean Gallery, Said Business School, Park End Street, Oxford.
Tel: 01865 288846
Open 10am to 4 pm
photography, paintings and mixed media by Vered Aviv, Catriona Bass and Ugyen Choephell, exploring the power of tibet from very different perspectives.
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Celebrating Sanctuary - 14 - 22 June 2008; As part of Bristol's refugee week celebrations, Ugyen and Jamyang Ketup spent a week creating a sand mandala at the Pierian Centre and offering sand art workshops. The week ended with the traditional dismantling puja ceremony and procession to the nearby river Frome to return the sand to its roots, spreading the mandala's blessings throughout bristol and further.
South Africa Sep - Oct 2007; Ugyen was invited by the Tibet Society of South Africa this autumn to exhibit his traditional and contemporary work. Based in Durban, the exhibition coincided with the Tibet Film Festival, and toured local schools as well as galleries.
 Doris Summer Camp - Aug 22-29 2007
Ugyen invited Tibetan Monk, Jamyang Ketup to spend a week creating a spectacular sand mandala of Medicine Buddha, which festival goers watched daily taking shape as well as partaking in sand art workshops. The week ended with the dispersal of the sand mandala in a closing ceremony, with the sand being returned to its origins by way of the river, and its blessing of good health and mind was washed around the world.
Celebrating Sanctuary - Sunday 17 June 2007
Fun day of intercultural music and art to help celebrate Refugee week. Our Tibetan nomad tea tent will be there selling tibetan tea and tibetan food.
Slavery, Power and Freedom - 24/25 March 2007
As part of Bristol's commeration of the anniversary of the abolition of slavery. Ugyen is submitted a haunting piece for this local exhibition at the Pierian Centre www.pierian.org.uk
 What if...?
A groundbreaking exhibition of new work by Ugyen, using digital images and oil paintings to explore personal issues and aspirations of what being a tibetan means today. at the Tibet Museum
Dharamsala, INDIA Opened on 2 Mar 2007 by Kalon Tripa Samdhong Rinoche - Prime Minister of Tibetan Government in exile. For news coverage please follow this link
What if US recognised Tibet?
a taste of some of the exhibition pieces (click to enlarge, double click to reduce)
from left to right
1. what if tibet won the world cup?
2.What opportunity the 2008 Olympics for Tibet?
3. What if the US thought as much about spirit as oil interests?
4. the future? tibet shows what china does for nations
5. a comparison of tibetan & S African struggles
Launch of new website - Mar 2007
Upgraded and updated version at last! www.thangka.co.uk Our new professional website - for all your tibetan goods and thangkas. Visit now for some great deals.Beautiful Thangka paintings, singing bowls, posters and cards, decorations and accessories....looking no charge!
The Labour Party Conference!!
3 of Ugyen's latest work - enhanced digital images - calling for attention to tibet's non violent struggle were displayed at the Tibet Society stand at the conference. Nov 2006. Images of event c/o Tibet Society.
'Doris is the place to be'
Intercultural festival of music and art in Somerset. Thangka paintings admist the mud and the nomad tent joined the teepees. August 2006. For further info see Tribe of Doris
'towards enlightenment'
Bristol artists explore spirituality, featuring the thangka paintings of Ugyen Choephell. Held at the Peirian Centre, Bristol. 25-26 March 2006. For further information about the Peirian Centre
'celebrating sanctuary'
Coinciding with refugee week, this event, hosted by the Peirian Centre and Pegasus Digital, featured contemporary work by refugees and asylum seekers living in Bristol, UK. It was the first occasion for the unveiling of Ugyen's new contemporary paintings. June 2005
'A Long Look Homeward'
In association with City Art Centre, Edinburgh, featuring photo exhibition from Office of Tibet, London and traditional thangkas and nomad tent from 'tibet - a living tradition'. May - Jun 2004
tibet arts festivals
organised by 'tibet - a living tradition' bringing the art and culture of tibet to life - through living artists, live artwork & interactive experiences to eight venues around the south west and wales. Featuring the monks from Tharlam Sasang Monastery Nepal. July - Aug 2003. Sponsored by Karmachakra Ltd, Visiting Arts and Arts Council South West. for more picture please follow this link
Les Journees Tibetaines - 'tibetan days'
at the Salle Conclave, Lille. Organised by Tibet 59-92, who invited Ugyen Choephell and his thangka exhibition to Lille. Nov 2002 Lille.
Weston Super Mare
Giant sunflower competition, in aid of Nyingtobling (Centre for education of tibetans with disabilities).Aug 2002
North Wales Tibet Day,
Tibet day at Eyarth House in North Wales. Around 300 people turned out to see the Tashi Lhunpo monks perform and browse the tibet stalls. On display was the yak hair nomad tent from western tibet, complete with nomad belongings and dried cheese. June 2002
Festival of Tibet Paris
The second festival of Tibet and the peoples of the Himalayas, held in the Bois de Vincennes, Paris. June 2001
Wembley Conference Centre
On the occassion of the 'Lo Jong' teachings given by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Sadly, my dream of showing His Holiness my paintings never materialised!! 1999
North Wales
Winter exhibition at Electric Mountain, Llanberis, where I also gave a demonstration
of practical techniques to exhibition goers. Guest artist at the North Wales Society of Botanical & Fine Watercolour Artists Exhibition in Oriel Mon. Nov 1998 - Feb 1999
 New Delhi, India
India International Centre, hosted by Tibet House Delhi and opened by Sri Lokesh Chandra. I was moved by the visit
of a Tibetan family amongst the dignataries and visiting diplomats, who had come out of faith. Prostrating and offering scarves, they were for me a symbol of the aim of my exhibition - to celebrate our living tradition. 1997
Poland
Warsaw and Czestochowa. 'Days of Tibet' hosted by the Polish/Tibetan Friendship
Association who also campaigned for the granting of our Polish visas. Despite this I was held at the airport until the Event organiser rescued me! 1997
Dharamsala, India
On the occassion of His Holiness Dalai Lama's annual teachings. Attended by many Tibetans and foreign visitors - a blank canvas was provided for those brave enough to have a go at thangka painting. 1997
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