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Painting by Padma Rajendran titled "Pink Pot & Palm Hair" - 1.

Pink Pot & Palm Hair Padma Rajendran

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Using resist and dye on shaped and sewn silk, Padma's paintings utilize a recurring library of symbols that represent time, memory, and the body.
Materials Resist and dye on silk

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Shape and material are informing the imagery and multitude of layers that come from the resist drawing and how lighter dye colors build and blend. I am excited about how these layers provide atmosphere and define the imagery and pattern.

Padma Rajendran

About the Artist

Primarily working in a textile-based practice, Padma Rajendran paints dye and resist onto silk in order to craft representational paintings that reflect on immigrant storytelling, womanhood, and the concept of home as a tended space.

News and Notables
  • Solo exhibition, Unfamiliar Thresholds, SE Cooper Contemporary, 2022
  • Artist in Residence at Erie Arts & Culture, 2021
  • Interviewed in Off Canvas, A Woman's Thing, 2020