Kanchan Wali-Richardson

Kanchan Wali-Richardson
Born 1990 (age 27–28)
United States
Residence Nashville, Tennessee
Alma mater Cooper Union
Occupation Artist
Parent(s) Robert Richardson
Monona Wali
Relatives Maya Wali Richardson (sister)
Bibi Haberstock Richardson (sister)
Madeleine Martin Richardson (sister)

Kanchan Wali-Richardson (born 1990) is an American interdisciplinary visual artist who currently lives and works in Nashville, Tennessee. Kanchan earned a full scholarship to attend The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in New York City, graduating with a BFA in 2012.[1][2] After graduation she worked both as a professional artist and as a designer and fabricator of custom furniture.[2] The themes of her work primarily center around her personal relationship to the politics, religious implications, and sociality of environmental issues.

She has participated in solo and group exhibitions in Los Angeles and New York.

Exhibitions / Publications

Solo or Two Person[1]

  • Under Water with an Open Mouth, Colonnade Gallery (2012)

Group[1]

  • Shed Skin, Da Vinci Gallery (2014)
  • The New Farmers Almanac, Vol. 1 (2013)
  • Work Makes Work, The Cooper Union (2012)
  • On The Table: An Exhibition for Free Tuition at Cooper Union (2011)

Residencies

School of Making Thinking, Roscoe New York (2015)[1]

Kriti Gallery Residency, Varanasi India (2014)[1]

Awards

In 2014–2015, Wali-Richardson was selected as a participant in the Fulbright Program, receiving a research grant to India to work on a project titled "Holy City Stairs: The Ghats of Varanasi."[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "kanchanrichardson". kanchanrichardson. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  2. 1 2 3 "USIEF". www.usief.org.in. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
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