Reevah Agarwaal
b. 1999, New Delhi, India
Lives and Works in Chicago, IL
EDUCATION
2022-Present School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), Master of Fine Arts in Printmedia
2021 School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Bachelor of Fine Arts
2018 Ox-Bow School of Art & Artists’ Residency, Printmaking and drawing courses, Saugatuck, MI
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 Graduate Exhibition Two, SAIC Galleries, Chicago (Forthcoming)
Group Show, Stainless Gallery, New Delhi, India (Forthcoming)
Full & Fragmented Affections, Curated by Dennissa Young, Yes Project Space, Zhou B Art Center, Chicago
2023 A Long Time Coming Home, Studio 216, Mana Contemporary, Chicago
Connecting the Dots, Co-Prosperity Sphere, Chicago
Fuzz, Purple Window Gallery, Chicago
RED., Curated by Tony Santuan Williams and Luenna Kang, SAIC Graduate Open Studios Night, Sullivan Center, Chicago
Conscious Containment (On Quartz), Curated by Reevah Agarwaal, Jacqueline Nuzzo, and Palak Patel, Color Club Arts,
Chicago
Open Waters: Permeating Territories, Curated by Devishi Seth and Uma Kamat, South Asia Institute, Chicago
2022 A Rebels Fantasy, Curated by Michael Rangel FLXST Contemporary, Chicago
101, SAIC Graduate Open Studios, 280 Base Space, SAIC, Chicago
Homeplace, Curated by Jordan Barrant, SAIC Graduate Open Studios, Maclean Center, Chicago
2021 SkyART 20th Anniversary Community Celebration, SkyART, Chicago
LOCUS VIII, Curated by Whitney LaMora and Denissa Young, The Martin, Chicago
Chicago Asian Ink Summer Mentorship Showcase, Chicago
Portals: A Print Folio, Free Range Gallery, Chicago
Spring Undergraduate Exhibition, SAIC Galleries, Chicago
2019 The Price is Nice: Annual Benefit Auction Juried by Stephanie Cristello, Spudnik Press Cooperative, Chicago
Members United: 2019 Member Exhibition, Spudnik Press Cooperative, Chicago
Hats Hats Hats Group Show, Free Range Gallery, Chicago
2018 Domestic Violence Awareness Month Pop-Up Show, Leroy Neiman Center, Chicago
Artbash: Freshman Year Showcase, Leroy Neiman Center, Chicago
AWARDS & GRANTS
2023 AICAD Teaching Fellowship 2024-25 Nominee
2021 Microgrant Recipient, Locus VIII Gallery Show and Stay Home Gallery
2018 Work Scholarship Recipient, Ox-bow School of Art & Artists Residency
2017 Merit Scholarship Recipient, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
TALKS AND PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
2023 The Cut Podcast, Hosted by Christine Schroder, Free Radio SAIC, December 7
Fall Graduate Lecture Series, Printmedia Department, SAIC, November 16
SAIC Graduate Open Studios Night, SAIC, October 20 and 21
Gallery Walkthrough, Open Waters: Permeating Territories, South Asia Institute, April 3
Spring Graduate Lecture Series, Printmedia Department, SAIC, March 9
2022 #Rising Student Artist Talk, Namaste SAIC Student Group, November 18
SAIC Graduate Open Studios Night, SAIC, October 19 and 20
2021 Artist Interview, LOCUS VIII, The Martin, Chicago, September 18.
Virtual Presentation, Chicago Asian Ink Summer Mentorship Showcase, Chicago, IL, August 22.
2019 Gallery talk, Members United: 2019 Member Exhibition, Spudnik Press Cooperative, Chicago, IL, September 20.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2024 Teaching Assistant, Spring Semester, Artist Books taught by Frances Lightbound, Printmedia Department, SAIC
2023 Teaching Assistant, Fall Semester, Multilevel Screen Printing taught by Sterling Lawrence, Printmedia Department, SAIC
Teaching Assistant, Summer Semester, Offset Productions taught by Brian Rush, Printmedia Department, SAIC
Teaching Assistant, Spring Semester, Intermediate to Advanced Etching taught by Eliza Myrie, Printmedia Department, SAIC
2022 Teaching Assistant, Fall Semester, Beginning Screen Printing taught by Brian Rush, Printmedia Department, SAIC
Teaching Artist, Project 3rd Space, SkyART, Chicago
2021 Teaching Artist, Project 3rd Space, SkyART, Chicago
CURATORIAL WORK
2023 Charm: A Group Show, Curated by Reevah Agarwaal and Laura Kina, FLXST Contemporary, Chicago IL
Conscious Containment (On Quartz), Curated by Reevah Agarwaal, Jacqueline Nuzzo, and Palak Patel, Color Club Arts,
Chicago IL
COLLABORATIVE AND PUBLIC ART PROJECTS
2022 Talking Tree, Chicago Public Art Group, Chicago IL
2021 South East Corridor Public Art Project, South Chicago Parents and Friends, Chicago, IL
2020 Social Fabrics Exquisite Corpse Project, SAIC, Chicago, IL
COLLECTIONS
2019 Joan Flasch Artists Books Collection, SAIC, Chicago
Printmedia Department, SAIC, Chicago
RELATED FIELDWORK
2022-Present Graduate Peer Advisor, CAPX, SAIC, Chicago IL
2021-22 Gallery Intern, Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago, IL
2020 Art Editor, Beyond the Commons, Los Angeles, CA
2019 Mentor, College Arts Access Program SAIC, Chicago, IL
Studio Assistant Intern, Spudnik Press Cooperative, Chicago, IL
2018 Gallery Intern, Arts4All and The Create Studio, New Delhi, India
ASSOCIATIONS AND RELEVANT MEMBERSHIPS
2024 Comfort Station Artists to Watch Directory, Chicago
2023 Artist, Stoodio Art, Chicago
PUBLICATIONS
Agarwaal, Reevah. 2022. “Reevah Agarwaal.” In Artsin Square Magazine, Issue 2, 76-77.
Agarwaal, Reevah. 2021. “Can Art Have Another Renaissance?” Beyond the Commons, Issue 12 (Spring 2021), 16-19.
Agarwaal, Reevah. 2020. “How to Block Print.” In Social(ly-distanced) Fabric(s): A Guide to Artmaking in the Pandemic, 20-22. Chicago IL: Fiber and Material Studies Department SAIC.
Agarwaal, Reevah. 2020. “Alexia Sambrano.” Beyond the Commons, Issue 11 (Summer 2020), 59-68.