Zenobia Lakdawalla
Semifinalist

Zenobia Lakdawalla (b. 1970, Mumbai, India; l. Maui, HI) has an MFA from the Massachusetts College of Art, Boston. She has had solo shows at the Hui No ‘Eau Art Center, Maui and Honolulu Printmakers, Oahu and has been in group shows at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center’s Schaefer International Gallery, and the State Art Museum and Downtown Art Center, Honolulu, all HI. Lakdawalla’s work is in the collections of the Art in Public Places Collection and Hawai’i State Foundation, both HI. She has received awards from Honolulu Printmakers, as well as recognition from the Hawai’i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. Lakdawalla has had a residency at In-Cahoots. She has resided in Hawai’i for the past 23 years, has taught Design at University of Hawai’i Maui College and works as freelance graphic designer.

Statement from the Artist:
My practice bridges art, design and cultural identity. I trace my interest in color and pattern to my years growing up in India, where I was surrounded by textiles from my mother’s garment export business. I remember accompanying her to factories and being fascinated by woven checks, stripes and block prints – these are embedded in my memory and the surface of my work. The inherent qualities of material, color and pattern have the ability to transform and create optical illusions, made visible through my work.

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