Pritika Chowdhry

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Pritika Chowdhry
Born
Pritika Chowdhry

India [1]
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater University of Wisconsin–Madison
Notable workPartition Anti-Memorial Project and Counter-Memory Project
Website pritikachowdhry.com

Pritika Chowdhry is an Indian-born American artist, curator, and writer. [2] [3] She is known for her work in the socio-political domain. [4] [5]

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Pritika is the founder of Partition Anti-Memorial Project and Counter-Memory Project. [6] [7]

Biography

Born in India, Pritika grew up in New Delhi. [8] [9] In 1999, she moved to the United States. [10]

Pritika attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Art. [11] She continued her study at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and earned a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Studio Arts and a Master of Arts (MA) in Visual Culture and Gender Studies. [12]

Between 2009 and 2011, she was a visiting professor and taught at Macalester College and College of Visual Arts. [10] [12]

In 2007, she founded the Partition Anti-Memorial Project. [12] The project consists of nine sub-projects focusing on historical events, including the 1947 Partition of India, 1971 Bangladesh War of Independence, and the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh Massacre. [13] [14] Her work has been exhibited at notable museums and arts galleries such as Queens Museum, Weisman Art Museum, Hunterdon Art Museum, Minnesota Museum of American Art, Sanskriti Museum & Art Gallery, and Islip Art Museum. [12] [15]

Pritika is the current senior curator at the South Asia Institute and is a member of the board of the Woman Made Gallery, Chicago. [16] [17]

Awards and recognition

Selected exhibitions

Permanent collections

Bibliography

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