Vaidehi Reddy is a traditionally trained Indian artist whose works explore the intersection between her cultural and historical background, and her contemporary, predominantly Western visual education. The main aim within her practice is to redirect the focus from judgemental biases, labels and identities onto more universal emotions, using art as a vehicle to increase empathy and a sense of collectiveness. Her art aims to be accessible, ensuring it includes people of various social classes, backgrounds and languages.
She represented India at the Google Webrangers global summit at the Google Headquarters in Silicon valley, and has been the recipient of multiple awards and grants including - Cornell Council for the Arts - Individual Grant for Experimental Art, Alok and Majini Oberoi Scholarship and David R. Bean Prize. She has also exhibited in solo and group shows including at Palazzo Santacroce (Rome, Italy), On-site (Venice, Italy), Lalit Kala Akademi (Mumbai), Main Street Arts (Clifton Springs, NY), Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art (Ithaca, NY), Cornell University, and Papergirl (Brooklyn,NY). Reddy’s work is also held with private art collectors internationally.
Working between New York and Santa Fe, Reddy graduated with her B.FA from Cornell University in May 2022.
EDUCATION
2022 Cornell University, College of Architecture, Art and Planning
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dean’s List)
2016 National CBSE Examination: CGPA 9.0 / 10.0
2015 National Intermediate Grade Drawing Certification, Kala Ghoda Org.
SOLO AND TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2022 NODES, Tjaden Gallery, Two-person show, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
2021 Indophilia in Italy, (Partly funded by the Red Sands Project), Rome, Italy
2019 Melting- A Cultural Collocation, Tjaden Gallery, Ithaca, NY
Controlled and Unexpected, Solo outdoor exhibit, 921 University Ave, Ithaca NY
Bringing the World to Cornell, Mural At Olin Library, Ithaca NY
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 Unconnected Yet, Lorne Community Connect, Lorne, Australia
2022 Unconnected Yet, Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata, India
Gen Z, Guilty.By.Association, Brooklyn, NYC
Earthen Prospects, Tjaden Gallery, Ithaca NY
2021 Studenti a Roma, Palazzo Santacroce, Rome, Italy
Uncharted territory, Johnson Museum of Art, Ithaca NY
2020 Papergirl Brooklyn, Papergirl Project, Brooklyn, NY
Figure/Ground, Main Street Arts, Clifton Springs, NY
Mother of Exiles, 26 Broadway, NYC, NY
Inside, Under, Closer, Virtual
2019 Chime In, Barnes Hall, Ithaca, NY
Below the surface, Tatkon Center, Ithaca, NY
Big F@!&%$# Art Show, Tjaden and Experimental Galleries, Ithaca, NY
2018 New Beginnings, CIHF Annual Art Competition, 3250 MVR Hall, Ithaca, NY
2015 Small Hands- Big Art, Lalit Kala Akademi Junior, Sir JJ School of Art, Mumbai, India
2015 Earth Matters, India House Art Gallery, Balewadi, Pune, India
AWARDS
2021 David R. Bean Prize in Fine Arts, Cornell AAP
2019 Cornell Council for the Arts (CCA) - Individual Grant for Experimental Art
Bringing Cornell to the World” Elevator contest, Olin Library: 1st place
2018 Alok and Majini Oberoi Scholarship for exceptional South Asian Students
2016 Google Web Rangers: 1st place; Represented India at Google HQ, California
Kala Ghoda Olympiad: 1st place out of 1 million contestants
Inter-University Centre for Astronomy & Astrophysics: Visualising Gravity, 1st Place, Pune
2015 District competition Govt. of India Stamp Contest, Art included on stamp
Camel Art Contest: 1st place; District level contest with over 10,000 participants
2014 Doodle 4 Google 2014, Awarded 1st place, Had doodle displayed on Google Homepage
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