I am a Manchester-based, UK-born artist whose Anglo-Indian family emigrated from India in the 1950s. At primary school, in 1960s, I wrote that when I grew up, I wanted to be an artist and an Air India air hostess. The air hostess dream has faded since then, but the ambition to be an artist never did. In 2018, I completed an MA in Contemporary Fine Art at the University of Salford.

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I was part of the curatorial collective behind the award-winning £15 million South Asia Gallery at Manchester Museum, which opened in 2023. During this project, I immersed myself in colonial history and developed a body of work titled MiscegeNation, which explores the representation of mixed-race people and relationships. Some of this work is on display in the South Asia Gallery.​ This research is ongoing and has involved reading challenging and often disturbing historical texts that promoted ideas of so-called racial science and racial purity.

 

As a counterbalance to the emotional weight of this research, I also create colourful, semi-abstract works inspired by plants and the natural world. I think of these works as ballast, helping to offset the historical baggage explored in my research-led practice.

 

Alongside making artwork, I enjoy facilitating workshops, writing, and taking part in discussions around mixed-heritage identities. I have delivered workshops at local arts events that celebrate the creative possibilities and joy of collage.

 

Other themes I am currently exploring include the untold stories, dreams, memory, and loss. Across my practice, I am interested in the ways personal and collective histories shape identity, and how art can create space for reflection, conversation, and connection.