Richa Arya. born in Samalkha, Haryana, is an accomplished Sculptor, known for her intricate work with repurposed scrap metal, reflecting the domestic worlds of women in urban Haryana and the labor of migrant women in Delhi. She earned her BFA in
Richa Arya. born in Samalkha, Haryana, is an accomplished Sculptor, known for her intricate work with repurposed scrap metal, reflecting the domestic worlds of women in urban Haryana and the labor of migrant women in Delhi. She earned her BFA in Sculpture from Kurukshetra University in 2018 and her MFA in Sculpture from the College of Art, University of Delhi, in 2020.
Arya's poignant installations transform industrial materials into symbols of feminized labor. Her solo exhibitions include "Stitched" at Triveni Art Gallery and "I Sew My Life Against My Own" at the Serendipity Art Festival. She has participated in notable residencies such as the KHOJ Peers Residency (2022) and the Serendipity Art Residency (2023), and her work has been showcased at prestigious venues like the India Art Fair, Vis-A-Vis Gallery, STIR, and Art Incept Gallery (2023). Arya has received numerous accolades, including the Imaginarium Emami Art Award (2023) and the Prafulla Dahanukar All India Merit Award (2021). Her studio is located in Greater Noida.
Academics
MFA (Sculpture), College of Art, University of Delhi, New Delhi in 2020
BFA (Sculpture), Department of Fine Arts, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana in 2018
Awards
Imaginarium Emami Art Award, Emami Art, Kolkata in 2023
Prafulla Dhanukar All India Merit Award, Mumbai in 2021
Abir Foundation Award, Ahmedabad in 2019
8th woman Artscape Merit Award, Chandigarh in 2019
Richa Arya. born in Samalkha, Haryana, is an accomplished Sculptor, known for her intricate work with repurposed scrap metal, reflecting the domestic worlds of women in urban Haryana and the labor of migrant women in Delhi. She earned her BFA in Sculpture from Kurukshetra University in 2018 and her
Richa Arya. born in Samalkha, Haryana, is an accomplished Sculptor, known for her intricate work with repurposed scrap metal, reflecting the domestic worlds of women in urban Haryana and the labor of migrant women in Delhi. She earned her BFA in Sculpture from Kurukshetra University in 2018 and her MFA in Sculpture from the College of Art, University of Delhi, in 2020.
Arya's poignant installations transform industrial materials into symbols of feminized labor. Her solo exhibitions include "Stitched" at Triveni Art Gallery and "I Sew My Life Against My Own" at the Serendipity Art Festival. She has participated in notable residencies such as the KHOJ Peers Residency (2022) and the Serendipity Art Residency (2023), and her work has been showcased at prestigious venues like the India Art Fair, Vis-A-Vis Gallery, STIR, and Art Incept Gallery (2023). Arya has received numerous accolades, including the Imaginarium Emami Art Award (2023) and the Prafulla Dahanukar All India Merit Award (2021). Her studio is located in Greater Noida.
Academics
MFA (Sculpture), College of Art, University of Delhi, New Delhi in 2020
BFA (Sculpture), Department of Fine Arts, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana in 2018
Awards
Imaginarium Emami Art Award, Emami Art, Kolkata in 2023
Prafulla Dhanukar All India Merit Award, Mumbai in 2021
Abir Foundation Award, Ahmedabad in 2019
8th woman Artscape Merit Award, Chandigarh in 2019
College of Art Award, 2nd Rank, New Delhi in 2019
College of Art Merit Award, New Delhi in 2018
AIFACS Award, New Delhi in 2018
Prafulla Dhanukar, Haryana State Award in 2018
Prafulla Dhanukar, City Award in 2017
Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions:
Stitched, Supported by Raza Foundation, Triveni Art Gallery, New Delhi in 2020
I Sew My Life Against My Own, Serendipity Art Festival, Panjim, Goa in 2023
Group Exhibitions:
Scratch Beneath the Surface, Vida Heydari Contemporary (VHC), Pune in 2024
Lateral B(/)inds, Curated by Satyam Yadav, India Art Fair, Vis-A-Vis Gallery, STIR, New Delhi in 2024
Memory keepers II, Curated by Gayatri Singh, Art Incept Gallery, Gurugram in 2024
Young Collector’s Week, Curated by Srinivas Aditya Mopidevi, Stainless Gallery, New Delhi in 2023
Inception Grant Finalist Show, Art incept Gallery, STIR, New Delhi in 2023
Memory Keepers, Curated by Gayatri Singh, Art Incept Gallery, STIR, New Delhi in 2022
Yours In Truth, Curated by Saloni Doshi, Space118, Mumbai in 2022
Telling a Story: Beyond Painting as Contemporary Art, The Lexicon Art Gallery, New Delhi in 2022
IMMERSE, Curated by Shaleen Wadhwana, Somaiya Vidyavihar University SVV, Mumbai in 2022
Abir Foundation, Bikaner House, New Delhi in 2022
Maadhyam, Shrishti Art Gallery, Hyderabad in 2021
Woman Artscape Award Show, Chandigarh in 2019
Abir foundation, Ahmedabad in 2019
7th Woman Artscape, Punjab Lalit Kala Academy, Chandigarh in 2019
The State Gallery of Art, Hyderabad in 2018
83rd All India Exhibition, Organized by Indian Academy of Fine Art, Amritsar in 2017
Modern Art Gallery, Odisha in 2017
Art Fairs: India Art Fair, Vida Heydari Contemporary VHC, Pune in 2024
Camps and Workshops:
Wood Carving Workshop, National Gallery of Modern Art NGMA, New Delhi in 2018
Lalit Kala Academy Artist Studio, Garhi Village, New Delhi in 2017
