Madhu is a self-taught artist based in UK, her works include drawing, painting and textiles works. As artist and a woman of Indian heritage, her work draws on traditions, materials and processes from her roots. Her work mainly draws on the stories of migration and lives of women of colour. She is also keenly aware of the colonial histories and its legacies hidden in everyday materials. Her work combines the use of various traditional methods of making, rooted in Indian textile heritage such as handloom cottons, natural dyes and Kantha stitch. Drawing on domestic and valuing the work of the hand, she creates textile works that reflect the often overlooked lives and legacies. Her work exposes a rich tactile surface inviting the viewer to touch, bringing them closer to experiencing the work. Her recent workexploring hidden histories of textiles titled “Threadbare Narratives” was exhibited at British Textile Biennial -2023 (Supported by Arts Council of England). Currently she is Artist in residence at her local refugee community .
Madhu holds MA in Creative Technology from DeMontfort University, Leicester
Exhibitions
2023: Threadbare Narratives – British Textile Biennial, Burnley
2023: I am because we are – Babylon Gallery, Ely
2022: Voices Portico Library, Manchester
2021 Sept: I Matter , Peterborough
2021 Nov: Millfield Link Exhibition, Peterborough
2020: Millfield project
2020: Deep Learning summit, San Francisco
2020: Leicester New Walk museum Open:30
2019: Women leading in AI Conference: Art and Algorithms, Microsoft Reactor, London
2019: Tate Exchange, Tate Modern London, Art and Algorithm.
2019: Vivacity Open , City Gallery, Peterborough
2017: void loop(), LCB Depot, Leicester
2016: IOCT Showcase, DMU – Leicester
2013: Art stack – Mumbai
Commissions
2025 – Artist Experience week – Metal, Peterborough
2024 -25 Artist on residence PARCA Metal, Peterborough
2024: Illustration commission- Peterborough Presents
2023: Lancashire Textile Gallery Commission
2022: Comission Artist Workshop at PARCA, Metal Peterborough
2021 : Commissioned Artist, City Culture Peterborough
2021: Commission : Rivers of the world
Talks/Presentations
2023: Presentation Paper at DATS (Dress and Textile Specialist) , Belfast
2023: Lancashire Textile Gallery cloth cultures Podcast with Amber Butchart
2023: BBC Radio4 : Front Row
2020: Metal Future Network Shorts
2020: Chuck out the Chintz, BNU , Pakistan
2019: Art and Algorithm – Women Like Me ,Tate Modern, London.
2019: Art and Algorithm – DPiP, Peterborough
2018: Dark is beautiful – Titbit, Peterborough
Residencies
2024: Lead Artist – PARCA, Peterborough
2020 Jun:Remote residency, Metal Culture, UK
2020 Aug: Artist residency, Nene park Trust, Peterborough
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