The Saraf Foundation has launched curated exhibitions since 2025. By collaborating with a curator to create meaningful and engaging conversations through exhibitions, the Saraf Foundation is able to lead conversations on global issues.
By working with global curators, we have been able to bring global conversations to a local level and attach them to current affairs in Nepal.
Our curated exhibitions, so far, have dealt with topics of feminism, sustainability, expression, history and culture. Each exhibition has had Creative Learning programs attached to them, allowing viewers to engage with the artworks on a deeper level.
Archiving For the Future: An Intersection of Heritage and Architecture
A curated display that explores the juncture of time, architecture and archives documented through memory and people and highlights the role of archiving in preserving and promoting our shared heritage for future generations. The museum display is spread across a cluster of seven buildings that form a center for the appreciation of Nepal’s artistic and architectural history.
All works exhibited are from the NAA(Nepal Architecture Archive), a private collection of the Saraf Foundation.
Feminist Futures: Art, Activism, and South Asian Womanhood
Artwork by Tayeba Begum Lipi
Dr. Lokhandwala’s collaboration with the Saraf Foundation started with ‘Feminist Futures: Art, Activism, and South Asian Womanhood’ which opened at Taragaon Next in Kathmandu, Nepal in March 2025. The exhibition also traveled to the National Museum in Colombo, Sri Lanka in September 2025.
‘Feminist Futures: Art, Activism, and South Asian Womanhood is an exhibition of ten visionary women artists from across South Asia whose work critically confronts the complex intersections of contemporary feminist thought and the deeply rooted societal structures in the region. The exhibition interrogates the nuanced dynamics of gendered power, exploring themes of patriarchy, colonial legacies, and socio-religious constructs through the lens of art and activism.’
At The Tipping Point: Art and Ecology from the Rooftop of the World
Artwork by Robertina Šebjanič
Her second exhibition, ‘At the Tipping Point: Art and Ecology from the Rooftop of the World’ opened in July 2025.
‘Framed by the towering Himalayas, this ecological exhibition underscores Nepal’s position as a “ground zero” for climate change. The urgency of the crisis is palpable—melting glaciers threaten global water supplies, erratic weather endangers agriculture, deforestation ravages biodiversity, and rising sea levels imperil coastal life. The extinction of species has upset the delicate balance of oceans, forests, and land, pushing ecosystems to the brink. Through thought-provoking artworks, the exhibition urges collective reflection on the shared consequences of human actions and the urgent need for sustainable stewardship to safeguard our planet.’
Forms of Abstraction
Artwork by Reeta Manandhar
‘Forms of Abstraction’ highlights abstraction as an ongoing and evolving artistic language in Nepal, showcasing work developed over many years of practice. The exhibition opened to the public on April 2 at 4 pm at Taragaon Next.
‘Forms of Abstraction’ presents a current overview of abstract art practices in Nepal, featuring over 26 living Nepali artists who have been continuously engaged in abstraction across themes such as motion, emotion, nature, architecture, geometry and culture.
Rather than a break from tradition, the exhibition shows how abstraction in Nepal has grown over time while staying connected to earlier artistic approach and traditions. Artists use gesture, rhythm, and material to express inner experiences and layered meanings, carrying forward the meditative and symbolic qualities of earlier traditions into contemporary forms.
