Pritika Chowdhry
Indian-born American artist, curator, and writer
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Pritika Chowdhry is an Indian-born American artist, curator, and writer.[2][3] She is known for her work in the socio-political domain.[4][5]
Pritika Chowdhry | |
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| Born | Pritika Chowdhry India[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Notable work | Partition Anti-Memorial Project and Counter-Memory Project |
| Website | pritikachowdhry |
Pritika is the founder of Partition Anti-Memorial Project and Counter-Memory Project.[6][7]
Biography
Born in India, Pritika grew up in New Delhi.[8][9] In 1999, she moved to the United States.[10]
Pritika attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Art.[11] She continued her study at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and earned a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Studio arts and a Master of Arts (MA) in Visual Culture and Gender studies.[12]
Between 2009 and 2011, she was a visiting professor and taught at Macalester College and College of Visual Arts.[10][12]
In 2007, she founded the Partition Anti-Memorial Project.[12] The project consists of nine sub-projects focusing on historical events, including the 1947 Partition of India, 1971 Bangladesh War of Independence, and the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh Massacre.[13][14] Her work has been exhibited at notable museums and arts galleries such as Queens Museum, Weisman Art Museum, Hunterdon Art Museum, Minnesota Museum of American Art, Sanskriti Museum & Art Gallery, and Islip Art Museum.[12][15]
Pritika is the current senior curator at the South Asia Institute and is a member of the board of the Woman Made Gallery, Chicago.[16][17]
Awards and recognition
- 2007: David and Edith Sinaiko Frank Graduate Fellowship[18]
- 2011: Performing and creative arts fellowship by American Institute of Indian Studies Fellowship[19]
Selected exhibitions
- Local Time, Weisman Art Museum, 2015[12]
- Empty Time, Minnesota Museum of American Art, 2014[20]
- Remembering the Crooked Line, Rohtas 2 Art Gallery, 2012[9][11]
- Story Time, Islip Art Museum, 2010[12]
- Retellings, Seven Art Gallery, 2010[21][22]
- Erasing Borders, Queens Museum of Art, 2009[12][23]
- The Master's Tongues, Woman Made Gallery, 2009[24]
Permanent collections
Bibliography
- Chowdhry, Pritika (2007). Visceral Mappings: Transdiasporic Art Practices