Sujata Tibrewala
Artist Statement
Sujata Tibrewala is an eco-feminist artist, teaching artist, and community leader whose work explores cycles of oppression, ecology, and spirituality. She believes that the same systems of power that cause men to oppress other men also perpetuate violence against women, animals, and nature—and that true harmony comes only when we recognize
the divinity in every particle of the universe.
Brief Bio
Recipient of the 2025–26 Emerging Arts Professional Fellowship (Emerging SF). Her work has been featured in solo exhibitions at the University of Illinois (Chicago), Lalit Kala Academy (New Delhi), Jawahar Kala Kendra (Jaipur), and most recently at the City of Milpitas and ARTogether (Oakland). In 2025, she was a guest lecturer at Santa Clara University, teaching on Indian art’s global influence, and led her signature Mandala Reinvented for Mental Wellbeing workshops at the Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose, Triton Museum, and other venues.
Selected Solo
2025 – Feminist Series & Curvy Yoga Series, City of Milpitas, CA
2025 – Mandala Reinvented, ARTogether, Oakland, CA
2013 – The His-Story of Women, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
2011 – Zara Hizaab Uthao: The His-Story of Women, Lalit Kala Academy,
New Delhi, India
2009 – Pratibimba: Mera Saya, Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur, India
Selected Group Exhibitions
2025- Silicon Valley Open Studio
2023 – Breaking the Frame, ARTogether Center, Oakland, CA
2023 – subZERO Festival, San Jose, CA
2021 – Tahoe Art League, Tahoe, CA
2014 – Parallax, Chelsea, London
2012 – Delhi International Film Festival, New Delhi, India
Gallery Affiliations
Selected Awards/Honors
2025–2026 – Fellowship, Emerging Arts Professional, Emerging SF
2025 – Guest Lecturer, Santa Clara University
2021 – COVID Art Award, Lalit Kala Academy, Lucknow, India
2009 – Showcase Winner, ArtSlant, New York, NY
1991 – 3rd Prize, Creative Artist Society, Jaipur, India
Teaching & Community Engagement
Guest Lecturer, Santa Clara University – Indian Art and Its Influences
on Global Art, Design, and Fashion (2025)
Mandala Reinvented for Mental Wellbeing workshop – Children’s
Discovery Museum of San Jose, Triton Museum, Sunnyvale Art Club, IAAA
Retreat (2025)
Teaching Artist – Milpitas Studio (ongoing)
San Jose Museum of Art – Docent & Continuing Docent Education Chair
IAAA – Founder & President, supporting Indian-origin artists in the U.S.
Selected Bibliography
TV Now, July 2014, "Sujata Tibrewala's Show Opens at Parallax London"
Fox 21, Nov 2013, ""Right Brain Workouts for the Artistically Starved"
India Art Collector, Sept 2013, "Ecofeminist and Indian Artist Sujata Tibrewala moves her practice from Chicago to Santa Clara"
Everything Is Art 10/16/12
Featured Artist, Internet Magazine Lake View Patch, Roscoe Village North Central, 10/12/12,
“Indian Artist to Feature Exhibit at Life Force Arts Center” Andy Ambrosius, Chicago, IL internet newspaper
Hindustantimes 7/13/11 “Lift the veil, please” Radheshyam Tewari English-language newspaper
Hindustantimes 6/09/11 “Exploring the complexity of woman” Garima Vohra English-language newspaper
Deccan Herald 4/23/09 “Painting from one’s imagination” DHNS English-language newspaper
Deccan Herald 12/29/08 “Freewheeling expression” DHNS English-language newspaper
The Pioneer 6/07/11 “Life beyond abstractions” Ila Sankrityayan English-language newspaper
Hindustantimes 10/09“Soulful paintings exhibit at JKK” Radheshyam Tewari English-language newspaper
Hindustantimes 6/11 “Moods of woman depicted in art” HT Shopper English-language newspaper
Sandhya Jyoti 9/28/09 “The colors of nature come Office Hindi-language newspaper