Aaliyah Gupta
"Confluence"- Dispersion Series #2
22" x 24"
Acrylic on duralar
$700
Artist Statement
Over the years, my work has been rooted in the ideas of connection and interdependence, nurture and sustenance, microscosms and macrocosms. Most recently, natural disasters across the world have fueled my interest in the idea of dispersion, the movement of light, color and particulate matter. The dispersion of ash, smoke, clouds, wind, water have had a global impact on multiple levels, transforming entire geographies, economies and communities. On a more micro level, I have been exploring the themes of symbiosis and coexistence, looking at complex organisms like lichens that are made up of several organisms that exist in a symbiotic relationship known as mutualism. Surviving in the most inhospitable environments, these organisms are dependant on each other for their survival.
Biography
I was born in Kolkata, India, and have lived, worked and exhibited in India, Denmark and the USA. I am deeply committed to social change work and actively involved in the movement to end violence against women, as well as in immigrant rights and civil liberties campaigns.
Education
1990 Master of Fine Arts, Painting, State University of New York at Stony Brook, New York
1986 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting, Wesleyan College, Macon, Georgia, (cum laude)
Awards
2010 Stand for Justice Special Recognition Award
Northwest Asian Weekly Top Contributor 2008 Award
William P. Simmons Art Scholarship, Wesleyan College
Wesleyan Scholar, Wesleyan College
Selected Exhibitions
2011 Erasing Borders Exhibition of Contemporary Indian Art of the Diaspora 2011, Indo-American Arts Council, Traveling Exhibit, March-December 2011
2010 Unwrapped, Columbia City Gallery, September 22-November 14, 2010, Seattle, Washington
10 x10 x 10 x Tieton, Mighty Tieton, August 1-October 10, 2010, Tieton, Washington
NEPO 3: Air, Water, Fire (We will leave Earth behind), June 5, 2010, Seattle, Washington
2008 Pods & Clusters, Corridor Gallery, October 2008, Toshiro Kaplan Building, Seattle, Washington
Aaina, South Asian Women’s Arts Focus, March 28- 30, Central Cinema, Seattle, Washington
2007 Emergence, Hugo Gallery, Richard Hugo House, Seattle, Washington
Artist Auditions II Semi-Finalist Exhibition, Brian Marki Fine Art, Portland, Oregon
1998 M.F.A. Alumni Show, Staller Center Gallery, SUNY at Stony Brook, New York
1995 Landfast med Svengala, Svendborg Amts Kulturcenter, Svendborg, Denmark
1994 Jord og Himmel, Bonnier Publications Showroom, Copenhagen, Denmark
Jord og Himmel, Kulturloftet, Stor Heddinge, Denmark
Jord og Himmel, Vesterbro Byfornyelses Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
Jord og Himmel, Islands Kulturhus, Copenhagen, Denmark
Atelier 113: 5 Painters, qstasiatisk Kompani Kunstforening, Copenhagen, Denmark
1993 Kunstnernes Efterårsudstilling, National Juried Show, Den Frie, Copenhagen, Denmark
Arbejdernes Landsbank, Copenhagen, Denmark
Post og Telegraf Kunstforening, Copenhagen, Denmark
Parafraser, Brondsalen, Frederiksberghave, Copenhagen, Denmark
1990 College Art Association Show, Hunter College, New York
1989 MFA Show, Staller Center Gallery, SUNY at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York
Library Gallery, SUNY at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York
1988 The Five, Cumberland College, Kentucky
Chinatown Series, Library Gallery, SUNY at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York
1987 Interiors/Exteriors, Library Gallery, SUNY at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York
Corporate/Public Collections
I.P. Callison & Sons, Seattle, Washington
Danish Post and Telegraph, Copenhagen, Denmark
Bonnier Publications, Copenhagen, Denmark
qstasiatisk Kompani, Copenhagen, Denmark
European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, Denmark
State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York
Projects/Commisions
2005-06 Mosaic Sign Project, Artist in Residence at Kimball Elementary School, Seattle
2005-06 Commission, I.P. Callison & Sons, Seattle, Washington
