In this conversation between Baroda-based artist Nilima Sheikh, scholar Jinah Kim, and curator Ayşin Yoltar-Yıldırım, we will explore the themes of color and water in traditional painting of South Asia and how these are reflected in Sheikh’s work. Relevant examples from the collections of South Asian and Islamic art on view at the Harvard Art Museums will also be discussed.

Based in Baroda, India, Nilima Sheikh creates works focused on longing, loss, roots, displacement, violence, the perception of tradition, and ideas of femininity. She was selected by the Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute at Harvard University as the inaugural Distinguished Artist Fellow (2023).

Before and after the discussion, the Islamic and South Asian galleries on Level 2 will be open to view some of the works featured in the program.

Free admission, but seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

The lecture will take place in Menschel Hall, Lower Level. Doors will open at 1:30pm.