Deepikah RB

deepikah@gmail.com

Deepikah (She/Her) is an Indianinterdisciplinary artist living in Tkaronto (Toronto), Canada. She createsinstallations and paintings featuring more-than-human entities throughspeculative art to explore matters related to sustainability, ecology, andhealing. She has exhibited across Canada, India, and Mexico.

Awards, Grants & Residencies

  • 2023.    Mothra, Artist Parent Residency, Artscape Gibraltor Point, Toronto
  • 2023.   The Queeratorial Experiment By Tony Macarena, Mexico (International Residency over 9 months) 
  • 2021.    Ontario Graduate Scholarship Grant (Award) 
  • 2021.    Creating Heroines Grant By British Council (Award) 
  • 2020.   Pollinator Virtual Residency
  • 2018.    Gender Bender 2018 Grant By Sandbox Collective | Bangaluru
  • 2018.    Under 35 Award By Designxdesign | New Delhi
  • 2016.   Gender Bender 2016 Grant By Sandbox Collective | Bangaluru

Education


OCAD University, Toronto
M.F.A. in Interdisciplinary Arts, Media & Design 
2022—2024

Pearl Academy + Nottingham Trent University, New Delhi
B.A. (H) in Communication Design
2003—2007

Delhi University, New Delhi
B.A. (Pass)
2004—2007

Amity International, New Delh, 12th Std CBSE Board, Science, 2003





Exhibitions

2025           Anxious yet familiar word,group show, Ignite gallery, OCAD University

2024           a place to fall apart, ScarbroughArts Annual Juried Exhibition, Nov 2024. Cedar Ridge Creative Centre, Toronto.

2024           Poorna, Simulations of thewhole at The Propeller Gallery, Oct 2024

2024           Ashthapadma – The Eight Leggedat The Geary Art Crawl 2024, Toronto

2024           a place to fall apart. MFAThesis Show for Interdisciplinary Master’s in Art Media and Design. April 2024,Ignite Gallery, OCAD University.

2024           Reignite & Reinvent by OCAD URe-Use & ODESI. February 2024.

2024 𝙻a Obra Es de Quien la planta(A Plant’s Oeuvre), February 2024. CDMX, Mexico

2023           Gelling at Support deGaspe, Montreal. 2023

2023           Nurture In Death at East End Arts ForNuit Blanche 2023.

2023           The Aliens Aren’t Coming at Artistand Organizer. Group Exhibition. OCAD University.

2023           Too Big To Fail. Artist andOrganizer. Group exhibition. OCAD University.

2022           The Incomplete: Speculative Fragments.Great Hall, OCAD University.

2021-24           Rest Your Thoughts Here. Artist & Curator, The Gender Chronicles withSandbox Collective. April 2021. Bangalore, India

Professional Experience

2007       Ast. Producer at MTV India for Viacom 18, Mumbai

2010       Freelace at Disney, Nickelodian

2011        Design Head at Sparklin, N.Delhi

2012- Now Artist at Deepikah.co

Press and Media Coverage

2023 CBC Article : “This Show is Too Big To Fail.”

2022 Interview : Voice of Fashion : Why do we hate our bodies?

2020 Review: StirWorld Magazine : Pollinator residency- SarvSatvikRashtra

2020 Feature by The Alipore Post : Quarantine Art

2018 Podcast: Interview with RJ Shruti about The Trial Room Project

Languages


  • English (Proficient)
  • Hindi (Proficient)
  • Learning Spanish 

Skills


  • Painting, Installation Art
  • Exhibition Making and Organizing
  • Project Management, Organization, 
  • Communication & Publicity Design
  • Artist Talks, Programming
Using Format