Riya Keera (Ruriya Shrestha) is an artist, illustrator, and surface pattern designer based in Bangkok, Thailand. Operating under the Riya Keera studio name, she creates hand-painted illustrations and surface patterns positioned around wellness, mindful living, and the natural world.
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Riya Keera (Ruriya Shrestha) is an artist, illustrator, and surface pattern designer based in Bangkok, Thailand. Operating under the Riya Keera studio name, she creates hand-painted illustrations and surface patterns positioned around wellness, mindful living, and the natural world. In 2026 she was selected as one of 14 artists for the PINKLAO ART AWARD at Central Pinklao, exhibiting her "Art of Deep Rest" collection.
Gentle, nature-inspired, and stillness-focused. Work described as evoking "quiet grace, a cozy atmosphere, and a dreamy, delicate spirit." The "Art of Deep Rest" collection captures fleeting moments of simple happiness and tranquility. The portfolio features soft botanical and organic forms rendered in a paint-quality style. A documented watercolour series captures mountain landscape (Mardi Himal Base Camp, Nepal) with brushwork describing mist and stillness. Her stated inspiration is "the soft rhythms of nature and the magic of stillness."
Hand-painting is her declared primary method; the studio positions itself explicitly around slow, meaningful creation. The portfolio features watercolour or gouache-quality mark-making translated into surface pattern contexts. Physical art practice is documented in exhibition settings - work presented as physical canvases. Website also describes bespoke seamless pattern construction for textiles and interiors.
Three declared service areas: wedding stationery (hand-painted invitations), surface pattern design (seamless patterns for textiles and interiors), and illustration/art (bespoke visuals for wellness and calm contexts). The portfolio features textile and interior application contexts. No specific commercial clients documented.
Background suggests Nepali-Thai artistic range (Mardi Himal watercolour series, Bangkok base). Studio Founder, Creative Director, and Lead Artist of Riya Keera. PINKLAO ART AWARD 2026, one of 14 selected artists (Central Pinklao, Caesar Hall, 5th floor, May 2-10, 2026). Applied to patterndesigners.com in June 2025.
Botanical and organic surface patterns for textiles and interiors, positioned within the wellness aesthetic market. Seamless pattern construction declared as a service. The portfolio features organic motif work - botanical, floral, and nature-drawn - in soft, muted or warm colourways consistent with a mindful living aesthetic.
Riya Keera (Ruriya Shrestha) is an artist, illustrator, and surface pattern designer based in Bangkok, Thailand. Operating under the Riya Keera studio name, she creates hand-painted illustrations and surface patterns positioned around wellness, mindful living, and the natural world.
Style and Aesthetic Gentle, nature-inspired, and stillness-focused. " The "Art of Deep Rest" collection captures fleeting moments of simple happiness and tranquility. The portfolio features soft botanical and organic forms rendered in a paint-quality style.
Pattern Focus Botanical and organic surface patterns for textiles and interiors, positioned within the wellness aesthetic market. Seamless pattern construction declared as a service.
Markets and Clients Three declared service areas: wedding stationery (hand-painted invitations), surface pattern design (seamless patterns for textiles and interiors), and illustration/art (bespoke visuals for wellness and calm contexts). The portfolio features textile and interior application contexts.
Techniques and Tools Hand-painting is her declared primary method; the studio positions itself explicitly around slow, meaningful creation. The portfolio features watercolour or gouache-quality mark-making translated into surface pattern contexts.
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Career Path Background suggests Nepali-Thai artistic range (Mardi Himal watercolour series, Bangkok base). Studio Founder, Creative Director, and Lead Artist of Riya Keera. PINKLAO ART AWARD 2026, one of 14 selected artists (Central Pinklao, Caesar Hall, 5th floor, May 2-10, 2026). com in June 2025.
Ruriya Shrestha is a Illustrator. Browse their portfolio and contact them for projects.