“Namaste! I’m Bandana.
I enjoy scribbling in my journal, the smell of strawberries, travelling, and cuddling my dog Eevee. I love exploring new techniques for creating art, and discovering myself through my work.”
BIO
Bandana Tulachan is an illustrator from Kathmandu, Nepal. She graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Kathmandu University Center for Art and Design. She works as a freelance illustrator and designer, crafting narratives inspired by the rich cultural and natural diversity of her homeland, as well as her personal experiences and stories.
Bandana has published several children’s books, including Sanu and the Big Storm, published by Fineprint Books, and Little People Big Dreams: Tenzing Norgay, written by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara and published by Quarto Press. She was selected for Goethe-Institut’s Movements and Moments project, where her contribution, Shanti: Beyond the Veil, was featured in a comics anthology, showcasing Indigenous feminist activism from the Global South.
Bandana co- founded the Virangana Comics Collective to create a collaborative space for illustrators and comic artists in Nepal.
SELECTED CLIENTS
Hachette Children’s Group • Quarto Press • FES Nepal • UNICEF Nepal • British Council Nepal • Room to Read Nepal • Bookbus Nepal • OLE Nepal • Mela Books