Featuring Bodhi Mathur: Art, Activism & Womanhood

Hi listeners! In today's episode, you'll hear from Bodhi Mathur.

Bodhi is an Indian American artist from Northern New Jersey who began practicing art since elementary school. She predominately works in oil paint, pen and ink, and charcoal, though she experiments with a variety of mediums. Her most recent works are informed by the relationship between the body, mind, and cultural experience, referencing works from psychological criticism and literary tradition, as well as personal experience. The works largely depict abstract renderings of the female form and hope to discuss the state of womanhood and female agency amidst the current social climate.

She emphasizes the importance of gesture and mark-making as revealing the unconscious, and is excited to continue to explore these themes as a first-year student of the Barnard College of Columbia University. When not making art, Bodhi volunteers at a local women’s center, is an active Girl Scout and Girl Representative, and can always be found with a good book (she's currently reading Beloved by Toni Morrison)!

You can find Bodhi's art on Instagram @bodhinavonaart.