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Nepal focus of Tucson J photography exhibit

"Yatra" by Aryen Hart

Tucson artist Aryen Hart’s photos capture distant Nepal, a land of monasteries, monks and the Himalayas.

“Unknown” by Aryen Hart

The Tucson Jewish Community Center will present Hart’s photography exhibit, “Inner Yatra: Meeting Nepal’s High Spirit on the LightSeed Path” through April 19 in the Fine Art Gallery. “Yatra” is a Sanskrit word meaning a pilgrimage to a holy place.

Hart was born and raised in the Netherlands in a family of literary and visual artists. At an early age, he developed an interest in the work of Carl Jung, yoga, meditation and electrical engineering. His work has been exhibited around the world including at the National Arts Club in New York, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin in Scottsdale, the University of Arizona, the Expanse Gallery in the Netherlands and the Gallery di Panza in Italy.

For more information, call 299-3000.