Avantika Bawa

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Avantika Bawa (born 1973) is an Indian American artist, curator, and professor of art.[1][2] Bawa is a multidisciplinary artist who works primarily in site-specific installation, video, printmaking, and drawing.[citation needed]

Education

Bawa has an MFA in Painting from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a BFA from the Maharaja Sayajirao University.[3]

Career

Bawa is an associate professor of art at Washington State University Vancouver,[4] and serves on the board of the Oregon Arts Commission.[5] In 2014, she was awarded an Oregon Arts Commission Fellowship,[6] as well as the Joan Shipley Award.[6] She has had solo exhibitions at Suyama Space in Seattle, WA; Saltworks Gallery in Atlanta, GA; Disjecta Contemporary Arts Center in Portland, OR; and Gallery Maskara in Mumbai, India.[7][6] Her work was included in the 2016 Portland Biennial, curated by Michelle Grabner.[1]

Bawa is also one of the founders of ''Drain'' - A Journal of Contemporary Art and Culture, an online journal that explores creative perspectives on contemporary culture.[8]

Work

Themes

Bawa's work responds to and incorporates architectural spaces and styles. She draws from Minimalism and abstraction for inspiration.[2]

Exhibitions

  • 2017: Parallel Faults, Los Angeles Valley College, Valley Glen, CA.[9]
  • 2015: Aqua Mapping, Whitebox Gallery, Portland, OR.[10]
  • 2014: Aqua Mapping, Saltworks Gallery, Atlanta, GA.[11]
  • 2012: At Owners Risk, Suyama Space, Seattle, WA.[12]
  • 2009: Mathesis: dub, dub dub, Gallery Maskara, Mumbai, India.[13]

Personal life

Bawa was born in Ootacamund, India.[14] She lives and works in Portland, Oregon, also frequently spending time in New Delhi.[15]

References

  1. ^ a b "Avantika Bawa | Portland2016". Portland2016. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  2. ^ a b Cotter, Holland (2005-06-25). "Where Drawing Is What Counts". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  3. ^ "Artist Talk: Avantika Bawa". portlandartmuseum.org. January 14, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  4. ^ "Avantika Bawa - Directory - WSU Vancouver". directory.vancouver.wsu.edu. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  5. ^ Dispatches, News. "Avantika Bawa Named to Oregon Arts Commission". India West. Retrieved 2018-03-10. {{cite news}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  6. ^ a b c "Avantika Bawa | Oregon Arts Commission". www.oregonartscommission.org. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  7. ^ "Avantika Bawa | Oregon Arts Commission". www.oregonartscommission.org. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  8. ^ "About | Drain Magazine". drainmag.com. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  9. ^ "LAVC Art Gallery: Los Angeles Valley College". www.lavc.edu. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  10. ^ "White BoxAvantika Bawa | White Box". whitebox.uoregon.edu. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  11. ^ "Aqua Mapping | SALTWORKS". SALTWORKS. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  12. ^ "Suyama Space | Installations | Avantika Bawa At Owners Risk". www.suyamaspace.org. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  13. ^ "Gallery Maskara: Exhibition: Mathesis: dub, dub, dub". www.gallerymaskara.com. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  14. ^ "Gallery Maskara: Artist: Avantika Bawa". www.gallerymaskara.com. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  15. ^ "Avantika Bawa | pdx contemporary art". pdxcontemporaryart.com. Retrieved 2018-03-10.


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