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{{Short description|Indian-born, US-based artist (born 1973)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Anindita Dutta
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|04|20}}
| birth_place = [[Purnia]], [[Bihar]], Indua
| citizenship = India
| alma_mater = [[Ranchi University]] (Bachelor of Arts, 1994)<br>[[Visva-Bharati University]] (Bachelor of Arts, 1999)<br>[[Purdue University]] (Master of Arts, 2003)<br> [[University of Iowa]] (Master of Fine Arts, 2005)<br>[[Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture]]
| known_for = Performance art, sculptures, installations
| website = {{url|aninditadutta.com}}
}}

'''Anindita Dutta''' (born April 20, 1973) is an Indian sculptor, installation, and performance artist, based in [[New Haven, Connecticut]], United States. She primarily works with wet clay, incorporating repurposed materials such as clothing and textiles, to explore themes of gender, fragility, mortality, and impermanence.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |date=2015-04-28 |title=Interview // Anindita Dutta: Sculpting Performance |url=https://www.berlinartlink.com/2015/04/28/interview-anindita-dutta-sculpting-performance/ |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=Berlin Art Link |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Early life and education==
Anindita Dutta was born on April 20, 1973, in [[Purnia]], [[Bihar]], in northern India near the [[India–Nepal border]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Purnia {{!}} Bihar, Ganges River, Fertile Plains {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Purnia |access-date=2025-09-02 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> Growing up in a region where clay was a ubiquitous part of the environment, she developed an early affinity for the material, which later became a central element of her artistic practice.

Dutta pursued her initial education in India, earning a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in history in 1994 from [[Ranchi University]], located in [[Ranchi]], [[Jharkhand]]. She then completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in sculpture and art history in 1999 at [[Visva-Bharati University]], located in [[Shantiniketan]], [[West Bengal]], an institution known for its emphasis on holistic and culturally rooted artistic training.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anindita Dutta – NXTHVN |url=https://www.nxthvn.com/residents/anindita-dutta/ |access-date=2025-07-22 |language=en}}</ref>

Dutta’s academic journey continued in the United States, where she earned a Master of Arts degree in sculpture and ceramics in 2003 from [[Purdue University]], located in [[West Lafayette, Indiana]]. This was followed by a Master of Fine Arts degree in sculpture in 2005 from the [[University of Iowa]], located in [[Iowa City, Iowa]]. That same year, she attended the [[Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture]], located in [[Madison, Maine]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-07-23 |title=Skowhegan Journal 2010 |url=https://issuu.com/skowhegan/docs/pdf_final_nl2010_skowhegan_nl_09141 |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=Issuu |page=26 |language=en}}</ref> further honing her interdisciplinary approach.

==Career==
Dutta’s career is marked by her innovative use of wet clay, a medium she describes as "direct" and "universal", allowing her to express emotions and ideas with immediacy. Her performances, often involving her own body or collaborators covered in clay, blur the boundaries between human and material, exploring life, death, and transformation.

She has participated in numerous artist residencies, including the [[Fukuoka Asian Art Museum]] (Japan, 2010),<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web |title=福岡アジア美術館 |url=https://faam.city.fukuoka.lg.jp/en/residence/8817/ |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=福岡アジア美術館 |language=en}}</ref> [[NXTHVN]] ([[New Haven, Connecticut]], U.S.),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anindita Dutta – NXTHVN |url=https://www.nxthvn.com/residents/anindita-dutta/ |access-date=2025-04-16 |language=en}}</ref> KHOJ Kolkata International Workshop (India, 2006),<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=International Workshop Kolkata 2006 |url=https://khojstudios.org/programme/international-workshop/edition-kolkata-2006/ |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=Khoj |language=en-US}}</ref> Art Omi International Art Center (2006),<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Alumni Directory |url=https://artomi.org/alumni-directory/ |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=Art Omi |language=en-US}}</ref> and Sackler Foundation, Brazil (2006),<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=ANINDITA DUTTA: MAYA 阿南迪塔•达塔: 幻 – Arthur M. Sackler |url=https://www.sackler.org/anindita-dutta-maya/ |access-date=2025-04-16 |language=en}}</ref> which have shaped her global perspective.

Her work is held in collections including the [[Arthur M. Sackler Museum of Art and Archaeology]] at [[Peking University]] ([[Beijing]], China) and the [[Fukuoka Asian Art Museum]] ([[Fukuoka]], Japan).<ref>{{Cite web |title=［ID:5560］ Wrest in Peace ： Detail {{!}} COLLECTION SEARCH {{!}} FUKUOKA ASIAN ART MUSEUM |url=https://jmapps.ne.jp/faam_en/det.html?data_id=5560 |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=FUKUOKA ASIAN ART MUSEUM - COLLECTION SEARCH |language=en}}</ref>

Dutta's exhibitions span continents, with notable solo and group shows in New York, Beijing, New Delhi, and Fukuoka. Her 2014 exhibition ''MAYA'' at the [[Arthur M. Sackler Museum]] and her performance ''Everything Ends and Everything Matters'' at the [[India Art Fair]] (2014)<ref>{{Cite web |last=VARMA |first=PRASHAST GAUTAM KACHRU and AMRITA |title=Earthy Transitions: India Art Fair 2014 |url=https://www.studiointernational.com/earthy-transitions-india-art-fair-2014 |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=www.studiointernational.com |language=en}}</ref> earned critical acclaim for their emotional depth and monumental scale.

== Selected works ==
Dutta's work includes sculptures, installations, and performances, with wet clay as a recurring medium. Her notable works include:

* The Shadows of Duality (2025) – a solo exhibition at the [[Sylvia Wald]] and [[Po Kim]] Gallery, [[New York City|New York]], featuring sculptures made from repurposed materials such as shoes, handbags, and fabric. The exhibition explored memory, femininity, and contradiction <ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Wei |first=Lilly |title=Anindita Dutta: The Shadows of Duality |url=https://www.studiointernational.com/index.php/anindita-dutta-the-shadows-of-duality-review-sylvia-wald-po-kim-gallery-new-york |access-date=2025-12-24 |website=www.studiointernational.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=Anindita Dutta: The Shadows of Duality |url=https://whitehotmagazine.com/articles/anindita-dutta-shadows-duality/7459 |access-date=2026-01-04 |website=Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art |language=en}}</ref>
* ''Limitation'' (2015) – a performance and digital print series, capturing Dutta's meditative engagement with clay, exhibited at Latitude 28, New Delhi<ref name="auto" />
* ''Hourglass'' (2014) – a massive clay installation, acquired by the [[Arthur M. Sackler Museum of Art and Archaeology]] at [[Peking University]];<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Benavides |first=Miguel |title=Anindita Dutta: MAYA |url=https://www.studiointernational.com/index.php/anindita-dutta-maya |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=www.studiointernational.com |language=en}}</ref> measuring 84 feet in length, it explores themes of life and death and was featured in the 6th [[Beijing International Art Biennale]] (2015)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Appreciationof works |url=http://www.bjbiennale.com.cn/en/PreviousBiennale/Appreciationofworks_1/201803/t20180302_398451.html |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=www.bjbiennale.com.cn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Patranobis |first=Sutirtho |date=14 October 2015|title=I Talk About Body, Life and Death through Art: Anindita Dutta |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/art-and-culture/i-talk-about-body-life-and-death-through-art-anindita-dutta/story-664zPFhDAnJ8z0PsXnTnGP.html | work = [[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref>
* ''MAYA (Illusion)'' (2014) – an exhibition featuring two large-scale clay sculptures, one permanent (''Hourglass'') and one temporary, performed live at the Arthur M. Sackler Museum; the temporary work, involving clay-covered clothes and a bicycle, embodied the transient nature of life<ref name=":3" />
* ''Knitting Memories'' (2013) – a performance documented in Indiana, U.S., using clay and textiles to explore memory and loss
* ''The Exit'' (2009) – a fiberglass and hand-stitched fabric sculpture, reflecting Dutta’s use of repurposed materials to address human experiences<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Exit – Recent Works by Anindita Dutta |publisher = [[Sakshi Gallery]] |url=https://sakshigallery.com/exhibition/the-exit-recent-works-by-anindita-dutta/ |access-date=2025-04-16 |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Exhibitions ==
=== Selected solo exhibitions ===
* ''Shadows of Duality, solo show'' ''(2025) at The Sylvia Wald and Po Kim Gallery, New York'' <ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6" />
* ''Everything Ends and Everything Matters'' (2015), Latitude 28, [[New Delhi]], India<ref name="auto" />

=== Selected group exhibitions ===
* ''The Now: Materiality'' (2025), Pen + Brush Gallery, [[New York City, New York]], U.S.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=The NOW: Materiality and In the House 4 Opening Reception – Pen and Brush |url=https://www.penandbrush.org/event/the-now-materiality-and-in-the-house-4-opening-reception/ |access-date=2025-04-16 |language=en}}</ref>
* 2024 Art + Politics, AICON Gallery, New York<ref>{{Cite web |title=Politically Charged - Politics in South Asian and Diasporic Art - Exhibitions – Aicon Art 2024 |url=https://www.aicon.art/exhibitions/politically-charged |access-date=2025-04-18 | publisher = Aicon Gallery |language=en}}</ref>
* 2023 RECLAMATION, [[NXTHVN]] culmination at [[Sean Kelly Gallery]], New York<ref>{{Cite web |title=NXTHVN – RECLAMATION – Exhibitions - Sean Kelly Gallery |url=https://www.skny.com/exhibitions/nxthvn3 |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=www.skny.com |language=en}}</ref>
* ''MAYA'' (2014), [[Arthur M. Sackler Museum of Art and Archaeology]], [[Beijing]], China<ref name=":3"/>
* ''Dhaka Art Summit 2014'', Latitude 28, [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anindita Dutta. Dhaka Art Summit 2014 |url=https://universes.art/en/nafas/articles/2014/dhaka-art-summit/img/12 |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=universes.art |language=en}}</ref>
* ''All About Fukuoka'' (2010), [[Fukuoka Asian Art Museum]], [[Fukuoka]], Japan<ref name="auto1"/>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{url|aninditadutta.com}}, Dutta's official website
* Creative Indians Documentary

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