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Neha Vedpathak (b. 1982) is a Detroit-based artist who creates sculptural installations and wall reliefs made from paper. She was introduced to Sundaram Tagore Gallery in 2019, when she was selected by curator Betty Seid for our exhibition Alterations Activation Abstraction. Although she has only been exhibiting her work since 2006, Vedpathak has already received critical recognition from institutions such as the Detroit Institute of Arts, which acquired and exhibits her work across from work by Anish Kapoor. 
 
Vedpathak began her career as a painter, creating minimalist abstract works on canvas. She subsequently sought to move beyond the two-dimensional plane. After experimenting with different materials for a period of time, in 2009 she came across handmade Japanese paper, which eventually became the focus of her artistic investigations.
 
Using a rigorous self-developed technique, which she refers to as “plucking,” Vedpathak spends hours separating the paper’s fibers with a tiny pushpin. There is a distinctly spiritual aspect to her slow and disciplined process, which she likens to meditative chanting tuned to a slower pace.
 
The resulting works resemble swaths of lace fabric, which she paints and sews into striking abstract compositions. Part painting, part collage, Vedpathak’s sensuous, tactile constructions seemingly float while casting intricate shadows on the wall. She creates depth with nuanced shifts of color and by leaving small areas of the composition unplucked, which plays off the subtle transparency of the lace-effect.
 
Having lived in multiple locations, including Pune, India, where she was born, Chicago, Phoenix, and now Detroit, Vedpathak’s practice is deeply inspired by her physical environment and she often draws from the natural world. Recently, however, she has started to incorporate architectural elements of the cityscape that surrounds her, referencing the abandoned structures and peeling paint of a city in constant flux, where widespread urban decay is undergoing a slow renewal.
 
Through her work, Vedpathak addresses contemporary social themes, including politics, cultural identity and economic disparity, yet she also considers larger spiritual themes, exploring ideas of transformation and the cyclical nature of life.

 

Neha Vedpathak works have been shown at Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe; Weatherspoon Museum, Greensboro North Carolina; Detroit Institute of Arts, Michigan; and Centre d’Art Marnay Art Centre, France.

 

Born in Pune, India, in 1982 | Lives and works in Detroit, Michigan

Work by Neha Vedpathak and Agnes Martin on view at Cranbrook Art Museum in Michigan
Exhibition
Work by Neha Vedpathak and Agnes Martin on view at Cranbrook Art Museum in Michigan

New work by Neha Vedpathak will be showcased alongside important canonical works by Agnes Martin, who has been a principal inspiration for Vedpathak. Subtleism: Neha Vedpathak with Agnes Martin, October 26, 2024 — March 2, 2025.

 

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Work by Neha Vedpathak acquired by Art in Embassies, Hyderabad, India
Acquisition
Work by Neha Vedpathak acquired by Art in Embassies, Hyderabad, India

We are pleased to announce that we have placed Neha Vedpathak’s stunning artwork Those Places, 2017, Japanese paper, acrylic, polymer and thread, in the United States Consulate General in Hyderabad, India, 2023. 

NEHA VEDPATHAK AT THE NATIONAL INDO-AMERICAN MUSEUM, Chicago
Museum Exhibition
NEHA VEDPATHAK AT THE NATIONAL INDO-AMERICAN MUSEUM, Chicago

Sculptural paintings by Neha Vedpathak are on view in E/Merge: Art of the Indian Diaspora, the inaugrial exhibtion of the at the National Indo-American Museum in Chicago through March, 2022.  

NEHA VEDPATHAK AT THE FLINT INSTITUTE OF ARTS in Flint, Michigan
Museum Exhibition
NEHA VEDPATHAK AT THE FLINT INSTITUTE OF ARTS in Flint, Michigan

Neha Vedpathak’s work is on view in Time (Constant, Suspended, Collapsed), a solo show of new paintings made from plucked Japanese paper at the Flint Institute of Arts from October 9, 2021 – January 9, 2022.

 

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