Fulbright Blog

Eva Lee: Fulbright Artist in India, Mandala Research

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

Betwixt: New Animation and Experimental Film by Eva Lee

Found adventures and forgotten homes, dreams of departures and arrivals. Yes, that is the description for "Betwixt," my latest new animation and experimental film.

You want to see a sneak peek, you say? Why not! Click on the image ... Read More

Upcoming Fulbright Artist Talk at DNKL Tibetan Buddhist Center

I am honored to give a Fulbright Artist Talk soon at Do Ngak Kunphen Ling Tibetan Buddhist Center for Universal Peace, Sunday, Feb. 1st, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm in Redding, CT. ... Read More

Fulbright Artist Talk at Religion Colloquium, Bard College

It is with great pleasure that I will return to my alma mater Bard College to present a Fulbright Artist Talk at its Religion Colloquium. In addition to showing photos and videos of my 2013-14 Fulbright research on 10th-12th c. Buddhist mandalas ... Read More

Upcoming Fulbright Artist Talk

My climb to a 15,000 foot Himalayan mountain top, gasping for beauty as much as for lack of oxygen, plus many more discoveries traipsing through Spiti, Lahaul, and Ladakh in this upcoming presentation. Read More

Thoughts on the Eve of Kalachakra in Ladakh 2014

July 2, 2014 Kalachakra will take place in Ladakh, India, near the city of Leh starting tomorrow July 3 - July 14. I wish I could be there this year, but alas, I will be here at home in the U.S. And on this, the eve of the event, I'm thinking ... Read More

Fulbright Artist Talk to Fellow Artists at EFA Studios, NYC

Eva Lee gives Fulbright Artist Talk at Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts (EFA) Studios, New York City May 22, 2014 It was a pleasure to give my Fulbright "In Search of Mandalas" talk to fellow artists at Read More

The Quality of Our Time: What is “Normal?”

While in India, I so appreciated the worldview that the individual is not an all-important master of the universe able to exert control over everything, an approach which I believe we in the West tend to adopt. The individual is instead ... Read More

Fulbright Artist Talk at Chuang Yen Monastery, Carmel, NY

Today, 2-4 pm, I will be presenting my Fulbright research at Chuang Yen Monastery in Carmel, NY, located on 225 acres of beautiful grounds, home of the Buddhist Association ... Read More

First Fulbright Artist Talk, MacDowell Colony

I was thrilled to have been invited by The MacDowell Colony to give a talk atRead More

Sherabling Monastery’s 3D Mandalas and Milarepa’s Redemption from Murder

October 23, 2013 Going to Palpung Sherabling Monastery in the foothills of the Indian Himalayas was a revelation. Three ... Read More

A Look at the Art of Zigar Monastery, Chokyi Lodro, Deer Park Institute in Comparison to Their Indo-Tibetan Predecessors

October 21, 2013 At Rewalsar, visitors may circumambulate the famed Lotus Lake and see the many monasteries built around it today. It is a pilgrimage site for ... Read More