JOIN US THIS
NOVEMBER FOR ART FOR TIBET’S 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY

November 3, 2022 - NowHere Gallery - NYC

Bringing together artists and activists to celebrate, commemorate, and support the Tibetan people.

 

Art plays a vital role in Tibetan culture and has long been a profound tool for social and political change. Through auctions, we showcase artwork from a diverse international pool of established and emerging artists, including a growing number of outstanding contemporary Tibetan artists.

Meet The Honorary Committee

  • Ai WeiWei

    A Chinese contemporary artist and cultural figure of international renown. He is known as China’s most famous artist, famously detained for months in 2011 then placed under house arrest for his open criticism of the Chinese government. Ai is the recipient of the 2015 Ambassador of Conscience Award from Amnesty International and the 2012 Václav Havel Prize for Creative Dissent from the Human Rights Foundation.

  • Shepard Fairey

    An American graphic artist and social activist, a major artist of the Street Art movement, best known for his Hope (2008) campaign which portrays a portrait of then-presidential candidate Barack Obama, in red, white, and blue. Fairey is the founder of OBEY Clothing, a streetwear brand recognized worldwide for incorporating politically and socially provocative messaging.

  • Cey Adams

    A visual artist, graphic designer and author. He was the founding creative director of Def Jam Recordings, where he created visual identities for Run DMC, Beastie Boys, LL Cool J, Public Enemy, Notorious B.I.G., Jay Z and more. Cey draws inspiration from 60’s pop art, sign painting, comic books, and popular culture.

  • Yangzom Brauen

    An award-winning Film and TV Director. In 2009 she wrote her first book “Across Many Mountains”, which became an instant European Bestseller and has been translated into 12 languages. “Across Many Mountains” is a memoir about three generations of Tibetan women: Yangzom’s grandmother a Tibetan nun, her mother, and her own story.

  • Prof. Robert Thurman

    Known as the co-founder and president of Tibet House US and served as the Jey Tsong Khapa Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies in the Department of Religion at Columbia University for over 3 decades. Thurman is the first Westerner Tibetan Buddhist monk ordained by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and was named by Time Magazine as one of the 25 most influential Americans in 1997.

“I’ve been a longtime supporter of Students for a Free Tibet because of the work they do to help the Tibetan people gain political independence and freedom.

I believe in the power of nonviolent, grassroots movements to create change, and I will continue to advocate for the human rights of Tibetans through my voice and through my art. Free Tibet!”

— Shepard Fairey, Art for Tibet Honorary Committee

Follow Our Journey

 
These are difficult and uncertain times, especially in Iran, Tibet, and the United States. But these are also days of remarkable courage, innovative protest, and powerful defiance to tyrants. These three images capture that sense of possibility despi
Today is the last day to bid on these amazing works by four graffiti-inspired artists, including legendary NYC graffiti pioneer Bill Blast, rising NYC art star Eric Inkala, the Cuban-American interdisciplinary artist Rey Parla, and the Nicaraguan-bor
This year’s Art for Tibet includes three amazing photographs taken by the renowned music photographer Danny Clinch. These three photos of Bjork, the Beastie Boys, and Run DMC, respectively, were all taken at the 1997 Tibetan Freedom Concert in
Thursday's Art for Tibet event at NowHere Gallery will include a performance by the dazzling Yesh, the contemporary Tibetan singer & performer, accompanied by the NY-based Mountain. You won't want to miss it! The esteemed DJ Hanzi will also be se
This year’s Art for Tibet includes rising art world-star Curtis Kulig’s Valley of Misfortune, a beautiful oil on linen featuring his signature “Love Me” motif. Curtis Kulig lives and works in New York City where he first gai
Art for Tibet is excited to feature this special hand embellished print by the remarkable NYC-based Tim Okamura from his “Round Zero” series. Tim Okamura investigates identity, the urban environment, metaphor and cultural iconography th

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ART FOR TIBET was founded in 2009. All proceeds from the auction support Students for a Free Tibet (SFT), a 501(c)3 global grassroots network that campaigns for Tibetan freedom and human rights. ART FOR TIBET raises critical funds that enable SFT to carry out its urgent mission. SFT works in solidarity with the Tibetan people in their struggle for freedom and independence.

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