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Painting by Padma Rajendran titled "Tent and Mountain" - 1.

Tent and Mountain Padma Rajendran

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Primarily working with textiles, Padma paints dye and resist onto silk to craft representational paintings that reflect on immigrant storytelling, womanhood, and the concept of home as a tended space.
Materials Dye and resist on silk with stitching

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My pieces are inspired by ceremonies and the intent to acknowledge, honor and give space to the opportunity of retelling. The resist 'drawing' often comes from the intersection of the natural environment and domestic ritual. "Tent and Mountain" is not perfectly rectangular and has a slight sway on both sides.

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