The monumental labors of women that often go unnoticed, and the resilience of women under the invisible weight they carry are themes interwoven in the current work of interdisciplinary artist Nirmal Raja.
Nirmal's current solo exhibition at the Portrait Society Gallery of Contemporary Art is titled Grace and Grit, and highlights her current authentic obsession with material intimacy. Nirmal’s keen observations and curiosity during her 3-month Kohler Arts/Industry residency resulted in an inspirational and wide body of work, including works cast in iron and brass, sound recordings and photographs. Nirmal is also part of the Paglees, a feminist collective of artists of South Asian origin living across the United states, currently exhibiting their work at the South Asia institute in Chicago.
Nirmal collaborates with other artists and strongly believes in investing energy into her immediate community while also considering the global.
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A Brush With… Cornelia Parker
Portrait Society Gallery of Contemporary Art, Grace and Grit- solo exhibition
South Asia Institute, The Paglees: Between Reason and Madness
Grace and Grit Catalog
John Michael Kohler Arts Center Arts/Industry Residency Program
Amy Putman - Making an Impact
Megan Henderson - Felting & Folklore
Sue Bulmer - Cycles
Bela Suresh Roongta - Journals
Susan Lerner - Nostalgia
Denise Daffara - Cups & Chairs
Rena Diana - Line & Pattern
Nick Petrie - Creativity
Carol Paik - Looking Closely
K. Woodman-Maynard - Emotional Expression
Andryea Natkin - Being True to Myself
Joanne Olney - Fragility & Delicacy
Brianna Martray - The Exquisite Interconnectedness of All Things
Rachael Singleton - Stone
Anna van der Putte - Beauty & Psychology
Nicole Kronzer - Belonging
Lisa Kellner - Nature & Being Present
Robin Davisson - Material Surprises
Lea Ann Slotkin - Nature & Color
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