Rina Banerjee

Rina Banerjee lives and works in New York City. She was born in Kolkata, India, lived briefly in Manchester and London before arriving to Queens, New York. Although Banerjee has been living in United States for 50 years, she still draws the perception that she is foreign and other.

Drawing on her multinational background and personal history as a immigrant, Banerjee’s work focuses on ethnicity, race, migration and American Diasporic histories. The artist’s sculptures feature a wide range of globally sourced materials, textiles, colonial/historical and domestic objects while her drawings are inspired by Indian miniature and Chinese silk paintings and Aztec drawings.

More about Rina and her artwork can be found on her website, https://rinabanerjee.com.