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Reevah Agarwaal is a multi-disciplinary artist from New Delhi, India, currently based in Chicago, IL. She received her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) in 2024. Her work delves into domestic dualities, exploring love and violence, power and shame, and isolation and centrality by weaving rich narratives. Inspired by aesthetics of girlhood, she uses feminine palettes and decorative elements in quilts and collages. Reinterpreting childhood photos, she centers young girls, and explores patriarchal Indian family dynamics. Using inherited textiles and embroidery learned from her grandmother, she evokes memories and feminist histories, challenging perceptions of domesticity, memory, and identity.
Her work has appeared in various shows including Stainless Gallery in New Delhi, and at Zhou B Art Center, Co-Prosperity Sphere, Purple Window Gallery, Color Club, South Asia Institute, FLXST Contemporary, Free Range, and The Martin in Chicago. She also has permanent public artwork on view in South Chicago which was funded by Chicago Public Art Group (CPAG) and South Chicago Parents and Friends. Recently she received the New Futures Award from The Other Art Fair and is currently a resident at the Chicago Artists Coalition. |