Vishwa Patel

Painter, Photographer, and Curator

Hi! I'm Vishwa Patel

Vishwa Patel is an emerging interdisciplinary artist and curator based in Toronto, Ontario. She is currently pursuing a BFA at OCAD University, majoring in Drawing & Painting and minoring in Sustainability.Most of her creative endeavours are based around oil painting, although she experiments and creates work with a variety of disciplines including embroidery, photography, woodworking, drawing, watercolour, relief-printmaking.Vishwa's current body of work and research explores symmetry and sacred geometry in classical Indian dance, temple architecture from the Chola Empire. She also makes work about her experience with diaspora, fluid cultural identities, the natural world, and how the Anthropocene affects the environment.Using researched and developed methodologies, Vishwa continues to develop a distinct style which includes sharp contrasts between warm and cool hues, combination of
representational and abstract, full colour palettes, and expressive techniques. After participating
in an exhibition fellowship, Vishwa has co-curated multiple exhibitions and was the lead curator
on two of them.After participating in an exhibition fellowship, Vishwa has co-curated multiple exhibitions and was the lead curator on two of them.

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Vishwa Patel's Artist CV

Education
2025 - BFA (pending), Drawing & Painting, OCAD University, Toronto, ON (expected graduation: May 2025).
Group Exhibitions
2024 - Videsh: Indian Women From Aborad, Vishwa Patel, Ada Slaight Gallery, Toronto, ON
2023 - New Vistas Next Steps, City of Toronto, Etobicoke Civic Centre Art Gallery, Toronto, ON
2023 - A Breathing Room For The Spirit, Anna Petrosyan and Christina Barrot, OCAD University, Toronto, ON
2023 - South Asian Roots, Arts Etobicoke, Cloverdale Common, Toronto, ON
2023 - Bharat Darshana, OCAD Hindu Students Association, Open Space Gallery, Toronto, ON
2023 - Seeds of Saffron, The South Asian Society, Ada Slaight Hallway Gallery, Toronto, ON
2022 - ThisPlacement, Student Art Spaces, Daniels Spectrum Hallway Gallery, Toronto, ON
2022 - Blueprint for a Collective Home, Shoes Off Collective, The Great Hall, Toronto, ON
2022 - Portraits of Resilience, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ON and Virtual.
2021 - face2face: virtual exhibition 2021, OCAD University, Virtual.
Curatorial Projects
2024 - Videsh: Indian Women From Aborad, Vishwa Patel, Ada Slaight Gallery, Toronto, ON
2023 - Bharat Darshana, OCAD Hindu Students Association, Open Space Gallery, Toronto, ON
2023 - Seeds of Saffron, The South Asian Society, Ada Slaight Hallway Gallery, Toronto, ON
2022 - ThisPlacement, Student Art Spaces, Daniels Spectrum Hallway Gallery, Toronto, ON
Publications
2022 - Sketch This! Magazine, pg 3, Toronto (April).
2021 - Metamorphosis: Drawing Across Disciplines Class Zine, cover, Toronto (November).
2021 - “Vishwa Patel, Drawing & Painting”, Humans of OCAD U, Toronto (October).
2021 - Drawing Across Disciplines Class Zine, pg 13, Toronto (October).
Fellowships
2024 - CreateSpace Public Art Forum, STEPS Public Art, Virtual.
2021 - SAS Exhibition Fellowship, Student Art Spaces Canada, Toronto, ON.

Paintings

Mandala of Motion

THIS SECTION IS UNDER CONSTRUCTIONThis is a body of work in-progress exploring the connection between the ancient dance form of Bharatanatyam, symmetry, sacred geometry, and temple architecture.To refer to the project text to learn more about this.

CRITICAL: Save Them

This is a long multi-disciplinary series focusing on bringing awareness to endangered and especially critically endangered animals. Using mostly saturated colours and interesting compositions, I aim to retain the attention of the viewer, capture the species' beauty, and show why and how they are endangered.

Javan Rhinoceros

Acrylic on Polypropylene, 4x5, 5x8, 8x10

Sumatran Orangutan

Acrylic on Polypropylene, 4x5, 5x8

Indian Artwork Archive

General Artwork Archive

Photography

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Curatorial Projects

Videsh: Indian Women From Abroad

"Videsh: Indian Women From Abroad” Indian and Indo-Caribbean women in the diaspora. This exhibition brought together an assorted collection of narratives and visions which reflect the richness of the diverse Indian cultures and how they transcend the Indian subcontinent to around the planet. Blending their unique lived through contemporary and historical lenses, they explore themes including the complexities of heritage and identity, living and/or growing up overseas.“Videsh” is a tribute to Indian female artists of the diaspora, who have been historically excluded and underrepresented from the global art scene.Curated by Vishwa Patel

Seeds of Saffron

Seeds of Saffron was the first South-Asian themed student-run exhibition at OCAD University. It was held at the Ada Slaight Gallery between January 5-15, 2023 -- curated by Vishwa Patel, co-curated by Touheed Niazi. It featured works by fourteen artists representing various South Asian and Indo-Carribbean communities. Their works showcased their cultures through traditional and contemporary lenses.

Bharat Darshana

Bharat Darshana was an exhibition that took place between March 16-18, 2023 at 59 Mccaul St in Toronto. It was conceptualized to showcase the rich cultural heritage that imbues Hinduism, including visual arts, classical and contemporary dance, poetry, and singing. There were 26 artists and 8 performers throughout the exhibit.