The visual artist Anindita, who was born in India and is based in the USA, explores themes of womanhood through her art, primarily using shoes collected from thrift stores, second-hand markets, and private donations. Her work challenges traditional societal norms and expectations by redefining gender roles and femininity.
Anindita’s work has been exhibited both in the US and internationally, including at the Sean Kelly Gallery in New York; Fukuoka Asian Art Museum in Japan; Arthur M. Sackler Museum of Art and Archaeology in Beijing, China; and CAMAC in Marney-sur-Seine, France, among others.
She has been awarded prestigious grants and fellowships, including the 2022 TOY Fellow and the 2022 NXTHVN Fellowship in New Haven, USA, the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum Artist Residency Grant in Japan (2010), the Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant (2008), a residency at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture (2005), and the UNESCO-Aschberg Bursaries for Artists Fellowship (2005).
Her works are part of esteemed collections worldwide, including the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum in Japan, the Arthur M. Sackler Museum of Art in Beijing, China, the Clarinda Carnegie Art Museum in Iowa, USA, the Francis J. Greenburger Collection, the Arthur M. Sackler Collection, the Karen and Robert Duncan Collection, and the Marc and Kathy LeBaron Collection in the USA.
© Anindita Dutta (photo from the performance ‘Pradakshina’).
