Spotlight Artist

Rupy C. Tut

Pacific Coast
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All in a day

Colorful abstract painting of layered trees and bushes in rows with muted earth tones.

handmade pigments on linen

Chullu bhar paani mein

Abstract art with a white human figure in a dark circle, surrounded by orange and yellow swirls.

handmade pigments and shell gold on hemp paper

When We Meet Again

Multiple hands reaching through blue swirling patterns and yellow lines in a square frame.

natural pigments on handmade hemp paper

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Artist Statement

 Rupy C. Tut is an Oakland-based artist whose artistic practice expands, innovates, and reframes the traditions of Indian miniature painting. She mixes her own pigments and turns to hemp paper and linen to contend with and make visible one’s place in the world. Recent works focus on large paintings, presenting elaborate figures and landscapes that explore motherhood and migration through an eco-feminist lens.

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