Remembering Kathmandu's Lost Sculptures
Artist and researcher Joy Lynn Davis created this project to record how communities have responded to the theft of stone sculptures from Nepal's Kathmandu Valley. It brings together photo-realistic paintings, photographs, interviews and research on the original sites of the sculptures.
LATEST PRESS:
“Stolen Deities Resurface in a Dallas Museum”
Dr. Erin Thompson, Hyperallergic, January 24, 2026
EXHIBITIONS:
February 9 – March 16, 2026
Staniar Gallery, WASHINGTON and LEE UNIVERSITY, Lexington, Virginia
“Remembering the Lost: Community Response to the Theft of Nepal’s Sacred Sculptures”
an exhibition of paintings and research by Joy Lynn Davis
Art Talk and Reception:
5:30 pm, Friday, March 3, 2026
Wilson Hall & Lukes Atrium
April 10 - 25 & May 20 - June 7, 2026 (interrupted by the earthquakes)
NEPAL ART COUNCIL, Kathmandu, Nepal
“Remembering the Lost Sculptures of Kathmandu”
an exhibition of paintings and research by Joy Lynn Davis
organized by the Himalayan Art and Cultural Heritage Project
with partnership by Photo.Circle
sponsored by the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs and Swiss Embassy in Nepal
with additional support by the UNESCO Kathmandu Office
and Nepal Art Council