I have a deep love for Nepal and have been supporting artists and promoting their professional contemporay artworks for many years ...
By running a gallery
During a period of 5 years I did so with a physical gallery in the Dutch city of Almere, (near Amsterdam), www.chautara.nl which was loosely continued for another four years in the lovely SOUL ESSENTIALS center for yoga & personal growth in Almere.
By running a blog
Contemporary art from Nepal and the young artists are dear to my heart and i wanted to continue to promote their work and do my part in making this wonderful art better known and appreciated in the Western world! I did so for more than 5 years via my blog on "modern art & modern life of Nepal", the NepalNow.blog which has sadly also been discontinued.
By running a charity
From 2014 to mid 2017 I ran the charity Dana Arts organization (while at the same time founding and accompanying the creation of a Montessori-style preschool in a suburb of Kathmanduwith a special art focus). Since my own charity has been discontinued, donations to Nepal now find their way via German Nepal Friendship Association DNG, Cologne of which I was a board member during a period of 10 years..