Fulbright Blog

Eva Lee: Fulbright Artist in India, Mandala Research

Posted June 2, 2015

Welcome! I am an artist and experimental filmmaker. This blog is about my travels in India on a Fulbright research project entitled, “Indo-Tibetan Mandalas: Blueprints for Discovering the Nature of Mind and Reality.” It documents the entire ... Read More

Tenzing Rigdol at Metropolitan Museum of Art, Mandalas: Mapping the Buddhist Art of Tibet

Posted September 30, 2024

I loved seeing Tenzing Rigdol's current art installation, Biography of a Thought, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Read More

Fulbright NY Whitney Museum Gathering

Posted May 4, 2023

Starting out the day with a smile is such a great thing. I was just catching up on email and came across this newsletter update by the Fulbright NY alumni group. What a great gathering of fellows at the Whitney Museum to see the Edward Hopper show. ... Read More

Opening Night for RECIPROCATION: American Artists and India Connections

Posted November 14, 2021

Opening night for RECIPROCATION: American Artists and India Connections was a lovely event. This exhibition, on view at Ojas Art in Delhi, ... Read More

Reciprocation: American Fulbright Artists and India Connections at OJAS ART Exhibition

Posted November 12, 2021

What a celebration to have Reciprocation: American Fulbright Artists and India Connections finally on view at Read More

Hemis Monastery Lhakhang Nyingma

Posted February 7, 2021

Here it is! Hemis Monastery Lhakhang Nyingma, Newly Completed Video Documentary

See the rare interior of Lhakhang Nyingma, oldest temple at Hemis Monastery, dating back to its 17th century founding in the high Western Himalayan ... Read More

Circling Back Around: Artist Talk on Dual Brains at Buddhist Association of the U.S.

Posted May 26, 2018

I feel like I've circled back around again to my Fulbright research, “Indo-Tibetan Mandalas: Blueprints for Discovering the Nature of Mind and Reality," with my latest project, Dual Brains. Only the blueprint I'm interested in today is the one ... Read More

Fulbright Documentary Series at Columbia University and Library of Tibetan Works & Archives

Posted February 9, 2016

Losar Tashi Delek! Happy Lunar New Year to all who celebrate! I'm pleased to announce that five of my documentaries are now part of the Read More

The Sand in Sand Mandalas

Posted January 5, 2016

Yamantaka Mandala Many readers have asked me about the sand used in creating sand mandalas. What is it? Where does it come from? Is it store-bought? If not, how is ... Read More

Dale Borglum & Robert Thurman on Death and Deathlessness

Posted November 6, 2015

This past weekend, I attended a retreat on death. Yes, I did. You may think, what a bummer, why would anyone want to do that? I chuckle thinking about the statement, "none of us are going to get out of this alive!" It's the subtext in ... Read More

Yamantaka, the Documentary is Here!

Posted October 28, 2015

  At long last, I've finished editing this documentary! You can see it above or go to this Vimeo link where Yamantaka is uploaded. Read More

New Video Documentaries: Interior Views of Indo-Tibetan Temples at Tabo, Lamayuru, Lhalung and Mangyu Monasteries

Posted September 11, 2015

Tabo Monastery Tsug Lhakhang, Spiti, India At long last, I have completed four short video documentaries of the interiors of Indo-Tibetan monasteries that flourished during the 10th to 12th centuries. I feel so very honored to ... Read More

Ajanta Caves called “The Greatest Ancient Picture Gallery” by William Dalrymple

Posted September 10, 2015

A statue of the Buddha in one of the Ajanta Caves, India Excerpt from "The Greatest Picture Gallery" Read this captivating article  by the excellent writer and historian William Dalrymple here at Read More