MONICA RANI RUDHAR

Biography

Monica Rani Rudhar is a multidisciplinary artist working across video, ceramics, performance and sculpture. Born to Indian and Romanian migrant parents, her work explores notions of loss and grief that stem from cultural displacement. Her work takes the shape of a restorative autobiographical archive that seeks to heal the broken links of her familial and cultural ties. Her practice attempts to preserve personal stories, songs, traditions and rituals that have been dispersed by migration and the lack of documentation between generations. The content of her work is largely informed by conversations with her distant relatives and immediate family, mythology and personal experiences. She also adopts the use of traditional materials that draw on the practices present in her family lineage including Ayurvedic medicine and jewellery making. These links help her create emotional ties that strengthen the fabric of her identity and encapsulate the substance of her genealogy.

Monica graduated from The University of NSW Art & Design in 2020 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Honors and has since exhibited across Sydney including Verge Gallery, Pompom Galerie, Pari, Tiles, Prop Gallery, Our Neon Foe, Gaffa Gallery and Airspace Projects. She has also been a finalist twice in the Blake Prize at Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre.