About The Artist
Srinia Chowdhury is a Delhi-based artist with a Fine Arts degree from the College of Art, Delhi, and a Master’s degree in Sculpture (Bronze) from the Government College of Art and Craft.
Her work focuses on the tension between personal and socially constructed identities. Working with ceramics as her core medium, she draws from Indian art, mythology, folktales, and popular visual culture to build narrative-driven sculptural works that move between humour, satire, and the phantasmagoria.
Her practice has been shaped through a range of sponsored residencies and symposiums across China, Germany, Australia, Lithuania, Russia, Poland, and Latvia, contributing to her evolving engagement with contemporary ceramics. She was the first resident artist in a collaboration between the Indian Ceramics Triennale and Art Ichol, Madhya Pradesh.
Her work has been exhibited at Art of India (2026) and the India Design Fair (2024, 2025), and is part of the collection of the Rothko Museum, Latvia. She received the Jyotsna Bhatt Ceramics Award in 2022 and is a member of the International Academy of Ceramics (2025). Recent milestones include a fully funded residency at Taoxichuan Art Avenue, Jingdezhen (2025), and participation as a demonstrator at the Australian Ceramics Triennale, Perth (2025). Since 2024, she has been part of Anant Art Gallery’s STUDIO CATALYST program.
While ceramics remains central to her practice, her sculptural language continues to expand across materials, processes, and forms.
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Guilty Pleasure - Procrastination
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Biggest Fear - Injections
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What makes me happy - Mom, Food and Home
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Most Inspiring Trip - Egypt
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Bucket list - To own a studio of my own
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My Favorite Cartoon - Shinchan
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Hobby- Cooking & rolling on the bed!
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Artist Statement
My work primarily focuses on the tension between who we are and the identities we inherit, perform, and become under social expectations.
Drawing from personal experience and observation, it reflects on self-perception, belonging, and how we come to see ourselves through the eyes of others. It holds uncertainty, humour, and moments of self-recognition.
My practice carries a quiet rebellion against the often-unspoken pressure on women to fit into prescribed roles. Through satire and allegory, I invite viewers to examine the systems that shape our lives while also holding space for the resilience, vulnerability, and strength that emerge in response.
My transition from bronze to ceramics allows me to sculpt, draw, and paint within a single material language. Influenced by Indian art, pop art, mythology, and folk tales, I combine familiar forms with surreal interventions using vibrant colour and bold graphic detail. This shift has moved my practice toward visual narratives that integrate image, material, and meaning into a single language.
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