About Artists

Student of Chögyal Namkhai Norbu since 1980, I have been artistically inspired and guided by my maternal aunt since childhood, an accomplished painter and art teacher. She lived in the same house as me, where she had her painting studio-laboratory. I loved spending my days there, enchanted by that magical atmosphere and her creative originality.

I was born in 1963. Since 1988, I have studied and practiced meditation and yoga under the guidance of various masters in Buddhist, Bonpo and Hindu traditions, the main one being Chögyal Namkhai Norbu. I am also a regular practitioner and teacher of traditional and therapeutic Hatha Yoga.

I was born in 1948 and grew up in Norway. My interest in the arts began when I was in my early teens. I was free spirited, and being pretty stubborn, I followed my own way, without considering a so-called “normal life” as an option.

Born 1947 in North Holland, the Netherlands. It took me a detour and a long time to realise my childhood wish – to make painting my profession. I went to the art academy in Arnhem when I was 30. That year I also became enamoured by dance: I was fascinated by movement and wanted to…

Born in Piedmont, Italy in 1953, due to an interest in yoga Giorgio Dallorto became drawn to Tibetan Buddhism and Himalayan culture in general. This brought him to meet his future and main teacher, Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, in the summer of 1978. Over the last twenty years he has dedicated himself in a free and…

I was born in 1952 in North Germany. At the age of 18 after finishing school, I started  hitchhiking through Europe, France and Spain up to Formentera island with an aquarellbox and colored pencils to find out what to do with this life. After one year I noticed that painting would be the right way.…