Ruchika Wason Singh is a visual artist, art educator and an independent researcher based in Delhi, India. She holds degrees in B.F.A.,Painting (1997) and M.F.A.,Painting,(1999) from College of Art, New Delhi. In 2008 she received Ph.D from University of Delhi supported by the U.G.C. Junior Research Fellowship (2001-2006). In 2016, Ruchika founded A.M.M.A.A. -The Archive for Mapping Mother Artists in Asia, a project fostering the mapping, visibility and mobility of mothers / artists of Asian origin through documentation, workshops and artist residency programs.
Solo exhibitions
Seeking a Common Ground-Looking at the Other M/other, Frise Kunstlerhaus, Hamburg,Germany (2023);Balagan in Metamorphosis & Other Stories, curated by Manuela De Leonardis, Shridharani Gallery, New Delhi (2019); Project Habit/ At, Huong Ngo Art Space, Hanoi, Vietnam (2017) ; Transit Spaces, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi (2007) ;Yesterday Once More, Triveni Gallery, New Delhi (2002).
Recent Participations/ Activities
India Week Hamburg 2023, Frise Kunstlerhaus, Hamburg, Germany (2023); Art Workshops- Common Ground-An Exercise in Empowerment for Artist Mothers, Deichtorhallen Internationale Kunst Und Fotographie Hamburg (2023);World Art Osaka:Paintings Now Redux curated by Mizuki Endo, Art Stage Osaka 2023,Grand Cube, Osaka,Japan(2023); Diffuso curated by Vincenzo Sanfo, MIDA – Museo Internazionale delle Donne Artiste, Ceresole d’Alba, Italy (2023); MATRIX -Succinct ecosystems of thought, curated by Monica Jain, Art Centrix Space, New Delhi (2023); India Art Fair, Art Centrix Space Booth (2023); Paper Jam II, Gallery Onkaf, New Delhi (2023) ;Chennai Photo Biennale Photo Kadai – The Female Artists Edition, Online (2023) and Decolonising Maternity -A network of academics/artists/activists developing work on experiences of maternity (2023) with Dr Jessica Moriarty with SEED funding from University of Brighton,UK.
Ruchika is a Visiting Professor at Ashoka University, Sonipat, India.