Kirthana Selvaraj

Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Kirthana Selvaraj is a South Asian Contemporary Artist, working on Gadigal Land. Drawing on both individual and collective experiences within a Neo-colonial feminist discourse, her practice is centered on Race, intersections of the seen and unseen, Gender and Sexuality. She is interested in figuration and the ways in which certain bodies are depicted within art history and within the social imagination. Selvaraj is researching the utilisation of colour from the Rajput Paintings of the 16th -19th century, Mughal Empire which influence her current works. Since graduating from the University of New South Wales with a Bachelor of Fine Art, and a Master in Art Therapy from Western Sydney University, Selvaraj has been a finalist in the prestigious Archibald Prize at the Art Gallery of New South Wales (2023, 2021), the Portia Geach Memorial Award at the National Trust S.H Ervin Gallery (2022, 2021, 2020) and the Lester Prize at the Art Gallery of Western Australia (2022).