about the exhibition curator
photograph by Kevin Miyazaki
Curatorial Statement:
I feel an increasing responsibility towards furthering communication and understanding between cultures. It is this responsibility that I hope to fulfill through my curatorial practice while providing a platform for artists who explore notions of disenfranchisement, marginality, migration, globalization and intersectional identity
Link to podcast interview about this exhibiton -
https://authentic-obsessions.simplecast.com/episodes/nirmal-raja-mutability
Nirmal Raja is an interdisciplinary artist living in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She had lived in India, South Korea and Hong Kong before immigrating to the United States thirty years ago. She holds a BA in English Literature from St. Francis College in Hyderabad, India; a BFA from the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design and an MFA from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. She has participated in solo and group shows in the Midwest, nationally and internationally. She is the recipient of several awards including “Graduate of The Decade” from University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Raja received the Mary L. Nohl Fellowship for individual artists for the year 2020-21. She collaborates with other artists and strongly believes in investing energy into her immediate community while also considering the global. She curates exhibitions that bring people from different cultures and backgrounds together. She was a mentor at RedLine Milwaukee, a community arts incubator for six years and is now a mentor for the Milwaukee Artists Resource Network.
nirmalraja.com
I feel an increasing responsibility towards furthering communication and understanding between cultures. It is this responsibility that I hope to fulfill through my curatorial practice while providing a platform for artists who explore notions of disenfranchisement, marginality, migration, globalization and intersectional identity
Link to podcast interview about this exhibiton -
https://authentic-obsessions.simplecast.com/episodes/nirmal-raja-mutability
Nirmal Raja is an interdisciplinary artist living in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She had lived in India, South Korea and Hong Kong before immigrating to the United States thirty years ago. She holds a BA in English Literature from St. Francis College in Hyderabad, India; a BFA from the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design and an MFA from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. She has participated in solo and group shows in the Midwest, nationally and internationally. She is the recipient of several awards including “Graduate of The Decade” from University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Raja received the Mary L. Nohl Fellowship for individual artists for the year 2020-21. She collaborates with other artists and strongly believes in investing energy into her immediate community while also considering the global. She curates exhibitions that bring people from different cultures and backgrounds together. She was a mentor at RedLine Milwaukee, a community arts incubator for six years and is now a mentor for the Milwaukee Artists Resource Network.
nirmalraja.com
about the curatorial assistant / designer
Sonal Jain is a recent graduate from the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design.
She is an artist and designer who is currently exploring papermaking and web design.
sonaljain.studio@gmail.com
A special thanks to the Mark Lawson, Director of Galleries; Steven Andereson, Gallery Manager; and all the participants who have contributed to Reimagining The Global Village exhibtion.
This exhibition was generously sponsered by
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