Siji Krishnan

Siji Krishnan’s scenes of family life, inspired by her upbringing in the countryside of southern India, are carefully embedded in layers of rice paper and washes of pastel hues, including many shades of soft, golden yellow, brown, and peach. The warmth of Krishnan’s colors carries into the narratives she captures, inspired by the Sanskrit phrase vasudhaiva kutumbakam, meaning “the world is one family.” Krishnan earned her MFA from the Sarojini Naidu School of Fine Arts in 2007. Her work is included in several major collections, including the National Gallery of Victoria, the Dallas Museum of Art, the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art in New Delhi, and the Rachofsky Collection in Dallas. Her works have also been featured at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale and Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke in Mumbai.