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Raja is an interdisciplinary artist living and working in Milwaukee, WI. Born in India, she has lived and traveled in several countries. Raja received a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in English Literature in India, a diploma in Graphic Design from the Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia and a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Painting at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design. She received her Master of Fine Arts degree in painting and drawing at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee.  She was a mentoring resident at RedLine Milwaukee, an urban arts incubator for over 6 years. Currently, she works out of her studio at Material Studios and Gallery in downtown Milwaukee.  Occasionally, she curates exhibitions and organizes artistic collaborations.

She has participated in solo and group shows in the Midwest, nationally and internationally. She has won several awards and has recently received grants from the Wisconsin Arts Board and the Milwaukee Arts Board in support of an exhibition at Redline Milwaukee. She has also received grants for traveling her work to exhibitions across the nation from the Mary L. Nohl Suitcase Export Fund.

Most often, her work deals with concepts of displacement, cultural negotiation and memory. She finds the intangible and the ever-changing fascinating places to explore in her work. As a transplanted individual living between two cultures, she is constantly trying to identify where and how she fits into a place. Liminal concepts like memory and perception of time and space are natural extensions for this exploration.

http://www.nirmalraja.com/