Ina Kaur, Exoteric-Esoteric

Ina Kaur is a multi media artist, printmaker who is a native of New Delhi, India. Kaur graduated with her Masters of Fine Arts Degree with honors from Purdue University, Indiana USA and received her Bachelors Degrees with Roll of Honor from Punjab University in Chandigarh, India. Her studio research has been showcased in numerous national and international exhibitions in the US, India and abroad in countries including Argentina, China, Finland, Hungary, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, and Turkey. Kaur has been a recipient of numerous Grants, Residencies & Excellence Awards.

Kaur’s research investigates how identities are defined and influenced by history, society and the culture of ones immediate surrounding. Kaur explores a continuum of cross-cultural negotiation within this global cultural environment where identities and boundaries converge. Localism, globalism and hybridity have formed a new perspective for Kaur in conceptualizing and visualizing her work and identity. She is an Assistant Professor of Art at The University of Tampa and in 2014 was honored with an Outstanding Scholarship Award. www.inakaur.com