Shailee Mehta

My work explores the figuration of femininity through the lens of otherness, mythology, and historical forms of fiction. By depicting mundane acts within uncanny spaces, I enjoy creating renderings of intimacies like comfort, desire, awkwardness or, at times, solitude. I employ mediums such as painting, drawing, and printmaking to build narratives suggesting a form of storytelling that questions how women grapple with the I and the Other; the inside and the outside; the subject and the object.

Observational and experimental drawings, writing, digital collages and photography are all a significant part of my process. In the past couple of years the act of drawing has emerged as the central point of research for my artistic practice. I have continued to explore the process of mark-making through various mediums, the most recent being printmaking.

The Slade School of Fine Art, London - BFA, 2016-2020

University of the Arts London, London - Foundation Diploma, 2015-2016

2021

“Les Danses Nocturnes” | Group Show, East Contemporary, Entrevaux, France

"A Small Dent In The Air" | Two-person show, Grove Collective, London

2020

“IBGYBG” | Group show, The Function Suite, London

“All Is Not Lost 20:20:20” | Group show, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai

“In the Belly of a Slovenly Crow” | Solo show, The Residence Gallery, London

“The (Grad) Show Must Go On” | Group show, Auc Art, Online

2019

Space 118 | Artist’s Residency and Exhibition, Mumbai

2018

AIRGENTUM Hoja de Ruta | Artist’s Residency and Exhibition, Seville

“Bridge” | Group show, IZO Art Gallery, Moscow

2017

“STOMACH” | Group show, Hoxton Arches Gallery, London