About
Contemporary Art
MEET REKHA
Born in Bombay in a lower middle class brahmin family, a conventional treadmill was set in place. Brought up until 8 by my aunt, childhood memories are of exploring looking for treasures, drawing on walls with pencil, paper boats in the gutter, fierce marble wars and good food from the kitchen.
Displaced at 8 and back in the dysfunctional family of my parents started a decade of feeling lost, untethered confusion and lack of love. Always eager to draw and paint, yet being forced into a job secure course, I majored in Political Science. I taught undergraduates and it sparked my love for teaching.
I managed to dodge the usual arranged marriage pattern and met my wonderful husband on a trek that I had sneaked out to! We got married despite the disapproval from both our families. We moved to Singapore to bring up our 2 children, and I decided to stay home to take care of my kids. I worked as a market researcher, IT and English teacher during our stay there.
Curriculum Vitae
2024
2024
2024
2024 Urban Oasis, W3 Gallery, London
2024 Black and White, Fox Yard Gallery, UK
2024 Colour, Open Gallery, Halifax, UK
2024 Udaipur Art Residency, Bagore ki Haveli, Kala Vidhi
2024 Tendril Art Residency, Struga-Vishni, North Macedonia
2024 MK Calling 2024, MK Gallery, UK.
2024 Dare-Zine Art Residency, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
2023
2024
2024
2023 London Underground Exhibition,
2023 Karosta Festival 2023, Latvia
2023 Farmstudio Residency, Vysoka, Czech Republic
2022 Wallstreet Calling, Stockholm Public Art Festival, Nacka
2022 Tristinika Eco-suites Art Residency
2022
2024
2022
2022 Wallstreet Calling, Stockholm Public Art Festival, Nacka
2022 Tristinika Eco-suites Art Residency
2021
2021
2021
2021 Touched Land, Meno Pilgrimai Biennal, Siluva, Lithuania 2021 Lacuna Festivals, Lanzarote
2021 Worldwide - Instagram Exhibition, The Stable Gallery, London. 2021 Winter Sculpture Park
32, Gallery No 32, London
2021 Gallery No.32 Winter Sculpture Park, London.
2020
2021
2021
2020 Vasteras International Art Fair, Sweden
2020 MK Calling, Milton Keynes Gallery, UK.
2019
2021
2019
2022 Wallstreet Calling, Stockholm Public Art Festival, Nacka
2022 Tristinika Eco-suites Art Residency