Sneha Shrestha aka Imagine is a Nepali artist who incorporates her native language and meshes the aesthetics of Sanskrit scriptures with graffiti influences. Her work moves fluidly between meditative canvases, large-scale murals, and public art projects, reflecting a deep connection to both tradition and experimentation.

Sneha was recently awarded the prestigious James and Audrey Foster Prize by the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, recognizing her significant contributions to contemporary art. Sneha is the first contemporary Nepali artist to be included in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston’s Permanent Collection with her painting Home416. Her monumental sculpture, Calling the Earth to Witness, was commissioned by the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, adding another milestone to her evolving practice.

Among many public art projects, she is the artist behind the landmark mural on a building owned by MIT at the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Main Street in Cambridge, MA. Her artwork can also be found in the collections of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, the Davis Museum at Wellesley College, the Worcester Art Museum, Google, Facebook, and Fidelity.

Recent exhibitions include the solo show Ritual and Devotion, Cantor Arts Gallery, College of the Holy Cross (2024), and participation in the group exhibitions Deities of Nepal II, Nepal Arts Council (2024), and Reimagine: Himalayan Art Now, The Rubin Museum (2024), Wrightwood659 in Chicago (2024). In 2025, she will complete a public art sculpture in partnership with The Rubin Museum for New York City’s Department of Transportation.