Avantika Bawa
Avantika Bawa (born 1973 in India) is an Indian-American artist, curator, and professor of art living and working in Portland, OR.[1][2] Bawa is a multidisciplinary artist who works primarily in site-specific installation, video, printmaking, and drawing.
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. In 2014, she was awarded an Oregon Arts Commission Fellowship,[5] as well as the Joan Shipley Award.[5] 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.[6][5] Her work was included in the 2016 Portland Biennial, curated by Michelle Grabner.[1]
Work
Themes
Bawa's work responds to and incorporates architectural spaces and styles. Her techniques are based in Minimalism and abstraction.[2]
Exhibitions
- 2017: Parallel Faults, Los Angeles Valley College, Valley Glen, CA.[7]
- 2015: Aqua Mapping, Whitebox Gallery, Portland, OR.[8]
- 2014: Aqua Mapping, Saltworks Gallery, Atlanta, GA.[9]
- 2012: At Owners Risk, Suyama Space, Seattle, WA.[10]
- 2009: Mathesis: dub, dub dub, Gallery Maskara, Mumbai, India.[11]
References
- 1 2 "Avantika Bawa | Portland2016". Portland2016. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
- 1 2 Cotter, Holland (2005-06-25). "Where Drawing Is What Counts". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
- ↑ "Artist Talk: Avantika Bawa". portlandartmuseum.org. January 14, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
- ↑ "Avantika Bawa - Directory - WSU Vancouver". directory.vancouver.wsu.edu. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
- 1 2 3 "Avantika Bawa | Oregon Arts Commission". www.oregonartscommission.org. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
- ↑ "Avantika Bawa | Oregon Arts Commission". www.oregonartscommission.org. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
- ↑ "LAVC Art Gallery: Los Angeles Valley College". www.lavc.edu. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
- ↑ "White BoxAvantika Bawa | White Box". whitebox.uoregon.edu. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
- ↑ "Aqua Mapping | SALTWORKS". SALTWORKS. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
- ↑ "Suyama Space | Installations | Avantika Bawa At Owners Risk". www.suyamaspace.org. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
- ↑ "Gallery Maskara: Exhibition: Mathesis: dub, dub, dub". www.gallerymaskara.com. Retrieved 2017-03-18.