Deena Pindoria

Deena’s practice is informed by years of research, documentation, and experimentation in Ajrakh Block printing and Natural dyes, earth pigments on the surface like modal silk, handmade papers and taking impressions on rice papers. She focuses on and incorporates the tradition, patterns, and specifically historic events of war and related images. Besides research on Ajrakh block printing, she employs the printing technique and natural dyes in her works, as an artistic medium. Her current work is an anti-war series, as she belongs to the warrior village Madhapar in Kutch, Gujarat, and her ancestors were involved in the 1971 war of Indo-Pakistan. She found and collected archive of old photographs of women who played an active role in the said war, and she has varied print techniques.

Deena Pindoria (Kutch, Gujarat) completed her bachelor’s in Painting from Ahmedabad in 2020 and recently completed her masters in Graphic Arts from the Faculty of Fine Arts, MSU of Baroda in 2023. Pindoria did residency at Space Studio, Baroda 2022-2023, has taken part in many Group shows like COLLECTIVE IMPACT diverse perspectives at Exhibit 320 in 2023, she is also a part of space118’s fundraiser show” LOST FRAGRANCE OF INFINITY at Space 118 in 2023, online artist showcased by Cultivate Art, 2023. She was awarded a Kala Sakshi Art scholarship grant by Kala Sakshi Memorial trust 2022. She is currently working and exploring Natural dyes and block printing in Ajrakhpur, Kutch.