Priya Nadkarni Green

I am a painter who explores the human condition. My journey through motherhood and womanhood have opened up an interest in delving into the greater purposes of life. For me, paint becomes an investigative tool which can transform seemingly ordinary objects into allegories of memory, transition, impermanence and promise. I am fascinated by how something as concrete and tactile as oil paint can be used to refer to the intangible.

I received a BFA from Rutgers University and an MFA from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
I have shown my work at spaces including the Jersey City Museum, Cuchifritos Gallery, Zimmerli Art Museum, and the School of the Art Institute in Chicago. I am a recipient of the international Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant as well as a fellowship from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. I live and work at my studio in Springfield, MA.

2014
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA, USA
MFA Painting/University Fellow/Instructor of Record

2008
Mason Gross School of Art, Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ, USA
BFA Printmaking/Magna Cum Laude

SOLO & TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2020
Prospective: Mingo Gallery, Beverly, MA
Fulcrum, East Wing Gallery, Mt. Wachusett Community College, Gardner, MA
Ambidextrous Part II, Borgia Gallery, Elms College, Chicopee, MA

2019
Ambidextrous (with Andrae Green), Bing Arts Center, Springfield, MA
Ambidextrous (with Andrae Green), Art for the Soul Gallery, Springfield, MA

2016
Stones of Emptiness, Art Gallery, Western New England University, Springfield, MA

2015
War and Rumors of War, William Blizard Gallery, Springfield College, Springfield, MA

2014
Heard or Dreamed About, Hampden Gallery, University of Massachusetts Amherst
More Malleable Than a Fixed Thing, Kimmel Gallery, New York University, New York, NY

2013
Dizzying Sense of Being Human, The Loft Parlor, Easthampton, MA

2008
Feminist Art Exhibition Space: Priya Nadkarni, Women’s Center, New Brunswick, NJ

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2020
50th Anniversary UMass MFA Alumni Juried Exhibition, Herter Gallery, UMass Amherst, MA

2019
Fresh Paint Springfield Exhibition, Art for the Soul Gallery, Springfield, MA

2018
Winter Works, Bromfield Gallery, Boston, MA
Red Dot Dash, Art Salon, Northampton Community Arts Trust, Northampton, MA

2017
Seeing Ourselves: Se...