Divya Mehra (b. Winnipeg, MB, 1981) has had recent solo presentations at the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa; Night Gallery, Los Angeles; Paid, Seattle; MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina; Winnipeg Art Gallery, MB; Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto; and the Art Museum at the University of Toronto, ON, among others.
Her work has been exhibited, screened, and commissioned by Creative Time, New York; MoMA PS1, New York; Queens Museum of Art, New York; MASS MoCA, North Adams; Banff Centre, AB; CCA Wattis Institute, San Francisco; Artspeak, Vancouver; Consulate General of India in New York, NY; Georgia Scherman Projects, Toronto; and the Embassy of Canada in Washington, D.C. She is the recipient of the 2022 Sobey Art Award, and her work is featured in the 2022 Sobey Art Award Exhibition at the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Mehra has been featured in publications such as the_New York Times_,Times of India, ArtAsiaPacific, Artforum, Hyperallergic, ARTnews, The Art Newspaper, The Globe and Mail, CBC Ideas, and The Washington Post. Her work belongs in multiple collections, including the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa; Global Affairs Canada, Ottawa; Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto; Art Gallery of Hamilton, ON; Edwin A. Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita State University, KS; and MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina. In 2024, Mehra will present a solo exhibition at Night Gallery, Los Angeles. Mehra lives and works in Seattle, WA.
Text courtesy Night Gallery

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