Mindfulness
In Colour
Faces of Bhutan, 2026
Pem Lham
About Pem Lham
Pem Lham (b. 1997, Thimphu, Bhutan) is a Bhutanese visual artist working primarily with painting and mixed media. She holds a BFA in Visual Arts from Beaconhouse National University, Lahore, Pakistan. Her practice draws from folklore, memory, womanhood, identity, and inherited narratives, exploring the tensions between tradition and contemporary life. Her work often reflects on everyday experiences and social expectations through personal, playful, and symbolic imagery. In 2026, she was awarded the Rubin Museum’s Himalayan Art Prize for her evolving artistic practice.
Faces of Bhutan, 2026
Women are pillars of quiet strength, caring for those around them with gentle resilience. They are the threads that hold a society together, often unseen, yet always lifting one another up. This work honors the enduring spirit of womanhood and the subtle resilience that defines women's experiences, a quiet strength woven through our care for one another. Women are essential to our society, and in honoring them, I honor the ground we all stand on.
