Ben Paljor Chatag is a Tibetan American contemporary artist who was born in Tibet.
He concentrates on painting, installation, other multimedia works exploring ideas from his culture and identity which he believes are universally relevant. He recently completed his MFA at MICA.
What are your preferred pronouns?
He/Him
Where do you call home?
Tibet/America
What inspired you to take the leap of going to graduate school?
The desire to be involved in global artistic community
How has this scholarship impacted your thinking and process during your time in graduate school?
It made me aware of how I am sharing my Tibetan culture
What have you been working on? Share the driving questions and inspiration that informs your work as an artist, designer, educator and/or activist.
Thinking of how to make the my art relevant in today's climate.