Suchitra Mattai (b.1973 Georgetown, Guyana; based, Los Angeles, CA) is a multi-disciplinary artist of Indo-Caribbean descent. Mattai received an MFA in painting and drawing and an MA in South Asian art from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Past projects include group exhibitions at the MCA Chicago, Crystal Bridges Museum, the Sharjah Biennial, the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Tampa Museum of Art, the MCA Denver, and the John Michael Kohler Arts Center and solo exhibitions at the ICA San Francisco and Socrates Sculpture Park in NYC. Recent projects include a solo exhibition at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Upcoming group exhibitions include ICA San Jose and the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in CT. Her works are represented in collections which include Crystal Bridges Museum of Art, the Denver Art Museum, the Tampa Museum of Art, Crocker Art Museum, The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, the Tia Collection and the University of Michigan Museum of Art.


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