AISHWARIYA CHANDRASEKAR
CURRENT
Thalaimuraigal: Three Generations of Kolam | Gandhi Memorial Center | November 2022 - January 2023
*Curated, Organized, and Participated
PAST
Creative Confluence: South Asian Community Reflections, Connections, and Dialogue | Asian Arts & Culture Center, Towson University | September – December 2022
Remembrance, Resilience, Power + Pride - Asia North 2022 | Asian Arts & Culture Center, Towson University | April-May 2022
pARTicles Virtual Art Exhibit | Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory | Batavia, IL | February 2022
Restoration: Drawing Strength from the Kolam | Betty Mae Kramer Gallery | September - November 2021
pARTicles Virtual Art Exhibit | Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory | Batavia, IL | February 2021
Joint Mathematics Meetings | January 2021
Our Stories: A Virtual Festival | Towson University – Asian Arts & Culture Center | Towson, MD | October 2020 National Folk Festival | Salisbury, MD | 2019
Kolam | Huntington Community Center | Bowie, MD | 2018
4+1 | Takoma Park Community Center | Takoma Park, MD | 2017
Artomatic | Crystal City, VA | 2017
Kolam | The Chicago School of Professional Psychology | Washington, DC | 2017 Artomatic | Park Potomac, MD | 2016
Traditions - Kolam | Takoma Park Community Center | Takoma Park, MD | 2016
Beyond the Dot and Line | Children’s National Hospital | Washington, DC | 2016
Maryland Traditions Folklife Festival | Baltimore, MD | 2011-2015
Sanathana: Beginningless and Endless | Sandy Spring Museum | 2015
Kolam | Quince Orchard Library | North Potomac, Maryland | 2013
AWARDS/GRANTS
Creativity Grant | Maryland State Arts Council | July 2022
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Received a grant to support the creation of the project, Thalaimuraigal: Three Generations of Kolam, held at the Gandhi Memorial Center in November 2022 - January 2023.
Maryland Traditions Folklife Apprenticeship Award | Maryland State Arts Council | July 2022
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Received a grant to spend a year continue learning Kolam, a traditional South Indian art form, from Shanthi Chandrasekar, with a specific focus on researching the historical context and training to be able to teach the art form.
Maryland Traditions Master-Apprenticeship Award | Maryland State Arts Council | January 2010
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Received a grant to spend a year learning Kolam, a traditional South Indian art form, from Shanthi Chandrasekar