Ganesh was born in New York, the daughter of Indian immigrant parents. She works in various media including drawing and installation, inspired by topics including South Asian history, myth and legend, poetry, imperialism and queer politics. She has also contributed to publications such as the anthology Juicy Mother 2, a finalist for the Lambda Literary Awards, edited by Jennifer Camper.

She received her MFA in Visual Arts from Columbia University, New York, in 2002.

Selected Exhibitions

2008

• Contradictions and Complexities, d.e.n. contemporary art, Culver City, California

2007

• Upon Her Precipice, (solo exhibition), Thomas Erben Gallery, New York
• Haas & Fischer, Zurich, Switzerland
• Contemporary Indian Art Between Continuity and Transformation, Spazio Oberdan, Milan
• Thermocline of Art: New Asian Waves, ZKM Gallery, Karlsruhe, Germany

2006

• Deuces ex Machina, Market Gallery, Glasgow
• Ex-otica, Vitaminarte, Turin, Italy
• Papering, Deutsche Bank, New York

2005

• 1 x 1, Artist Commissions, Jersey City Museum, New Jersey
• The Gift: Building a Collection, Queens Museum of Art, New York
• 739 feet running wall, Gwangju Contemporary Art Museum, Gwangju, Korea

2004

• East of the Sun West of the Moon, White Columns, New York

2002

• Charlie, PS 1, New York

2001

• Myth/Making: Contemporary Constructions, UFMG CentroCultural, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

References

External links

• Chitra Ganesh at Wavehill.org
• Further information, texts and images from the Saatchi Gallery
• Chitra Ganesh on ArtNet.com
• Chitra Ganesh at Haas & Fischer