Jampa Kalsang

CHINA, Tibet, Lhasa

Jampa Kalsang was an artist who learned painting at the age of 13 under a teacher who had brought him along to help complete the murals in Samye Monastery. He was later involved in the renovation of the Takten Migyur Palace, also known as the New Palace, in Norbulingka Palace in Lhasa.
In 1980, Jampa Kalsang joined the Tibet Lhasa Guyi Construction Art Department. In 1982, he supervised the painting of murals in the Maitreya Hall at Tashilhunpo Monastery in Shigatse. He was also involved in mural restoration work at Shalu Monastery in Shigatse, Samye Monastery in Lhoka, and Potala Palace in Lhasa in 1984, 1986, and 1989, respectively.
The majority of his works are kept in the Takten Migyur Palace of Norbulingka Palace, as well as the translation center of Samye Monastery. In addition, his painting Hayagriva is kept at the Tibet Lhasa Guyi Construction Art Department.