Arpita
Akhanda

Awardee

Country

India

Arpita Akhanda re-examines history through her performances.

Themes
Reexamining history
Others
Disciplines
Performance
Photography
Video Art
Visual Art
Awards
SEED Award 2022

Profile

Arpita Akhanda is an artist based in Santiniketan, India, whose work involves paper weavings, performances, installations, drawings, and videos. During her artistic journey, Arpita has performed at Teertha International Performance Platform (Sri Lanka) and Chittagong Art College (Bangladesh). She has participated in India Art Fair’s residency program (2022), Gästatelier Krone Aarau’s residency program in Switzerland (2021), and Piramal Art Residency (2019-20). In addition, Arpita has received the Emerging Artist Award Extended Support Platform from FICA and Mrinalini Mukherjee Foundation (2020), State Award Fellowship in New Media from Prafulla Dahanukar Art Foundation (2019), and National Scholarship by CCRT Ministry of Culture of India in Painting (2016).