Carmen Mensink is an internationally renowned painter of Thangkas, the traditional Tibetan scroll paintings of Buddhas and mandalas. She is the founder of the School for Tibetan Buddhist Art. Carmen was asked to welcome the Dalai Lama in the Netherlands in the traditional way by creating 30 feet floor paintings of the '8 Auspicious Symbols' in 2009, 2014 and 2018. Carmen's work has been displayed at different exhibitions in The Netherlands and Australia. She is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and has been teaching thangka art workshops and retreats for nearly two...more
