Summary
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 | |
|---|---|
| Born | Pritika Chowdhry India[1] |
| Nationality | American |
| 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 edit
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 edit
- 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 edit
- 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 edit
Bibliography edit
- Chowdhry, Pritika (2007). Visceral Mappings: Transdiasporic Art Practices
References edit
- ^ "Chicago artist hopes King Charles can do what his mother did not". Chicago Sun-Times. September 10, 2022.
- ^ Banerji, Abigail (April 1, 2022). "Artist Pritika Chowdhry is bringing stories of India's partition to the global stage". Hindustan Times.
- ^ Jacqui Palumbo. "'Anti-memorials' honor Indian Partition's unseen victims, 75 years on". CNN.
- ^ Quraishi, Ash-har (5 October 2021). "Artist hopes to spark conversations about traumatic world events". WGBA-TV.
- ^ Dar, Vaishali (17 April 2022). "A pop icon: How Andy Warhol continues to remain in the news". Financial Express.
- ^ Micieli-Voutsinas, Jacque (2015). "What the Nation Re-members: Resisting Victim Nationalism in Partition Memorial Project". GeoHumanities. 1 (2): 398–413. doi:10.1080/2373566X.2015.1103196. S2CID 147050563.
- ^ a b c Ramsay, Francesca (5 October 2021). "Memory Leaks Interview with Pritika Chowdhry and Francesca Ramsay".
- ^ Jain, Siddhi (16 December 2021). "Reimagining Nirbhaya: An artist's ode to December 16 victim". Hindustan Times.
- ^ a b Mirza, Quddus (8 January 2012). "Of kites, kurties and cartography". The News International.
- ^ a b "'Karmic (Dis)Continuities' on display at Banfill". 23 April 2013.
- ^ a b "Artworks remember the crooked line". DAWN. January 3, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g Narayanan, Jayashree (18 April 2022). "Artist Pritika Chowdhry's 'anti-memorials' illustrate what is excluded from collective memories of Partition". Indian Express.
- ^ Benzine, Vittoria. "The Partition Memorial Project by Pritika Chowdhry".
- ^ Lodaya, Nidhi (27 March 2022). "She confronts history". Mid-Day.
- ^ "Installations". Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Chicago-Based artist "anti-memorializes" the partition of India". September 26, 2022.
- ^ "About". Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Awards in the Creative Arts – Division of the Arts – UW–Madison". artsdivision.wisc.edu. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "2011 American Institute of Indian Studies Fellows" (PDF). Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ White, Clarence (10 March 2014). "This week in Saint Paul".
- ^ Kalra, Vandana (September 21, 2010). "Border Line". Indian Express.
- ^ Chatterjee, Saibal (October 10, 2010). "The Sunday Tribune – Spectrum". Tribune India.
- ^ "Erasing Borders: Passport to Contemporary Indian Art of the diaspora 2009". Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Pritika Chowdhry | Woman Made Gallery". Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "About Pritika Chowdhry". Retrieved 22 May 2022.