September 16, 2026
Bhutanese Artist Pem Lham Wins International Prize for Reimagining Himalayan Art
Bhutanese artist Pem Lham has won the 2026 Rubin Museum Himalayan Art Prize, an international award recognizing contemporary artists whose work connects Himalayan art with contemporary life. Lham received the $30,000 unrestricted prize on September 11 at VAST Bhutan in Thimphu, where she lives and works. The award recognizes her multidisciplinary practice, which draws from Bhutanese folklore to explore gender, identity, memory, and the experience of living between inherited traditions and the present.
