Alka Dass
Johannesburg , Gauteng, South Africa
Dass views her own experiences whilst understanding that race and gender effect the artistic process...
About the artist
Alka Dass
Joined In 2019
(6 Followers)
About the artist
Alka Dass
Joined In 2019
(6 Followers)
ABOUT
EDUCATION
EXHIBITIONS
Dass views her own experiences whilst understanding that race and gender effect the artistic process, the rethinking of the culture and psychological spaces that are traditionally assigned to women of colour is a part of this visual investigation. Drawing inspiration from Hindu mythology and ritual alongside reconfigured experiences from her childhood into an imaginative
realm
Alka Dass is a South Africa artist from Durban, currently residing in Johannesburg. Dass studied at DUT (Durban University of Technology). She works predominantly within mix media and painting. She has participated in numerous group exhibitions. In 2017 she won "The Young Female Residency Award". Dass's work interests lie in female identity and gender equality.
OPEN HANDS, ALLIANCE FRANçAIS,(GROUP EXHIBITION)
INVISIBLE REALM OF IMPOSSIBILITY,FIAP,PARIS
(GROUP EXHIBITION)
"Where does the pain go? When it goes away?', LIZAMORE AND ASSOCIATES GALLERY,
(Solo Show),2019
DECADENTLY DAMAGED,
(GROUP EXHIBITION)
1-54 CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN ART FAIR, NEW YORK,2018
THE PROJECT SPACE PRESENTS: ALKA DASS, THE INVESTEC CAPE TOWN ART FAIR (SOLO), 2018