biography
Ina Kaur is a native of New Delhi, India; residing and working in United States. Kaur graduated with her Master of Fine Art in Studio Arts from Purdue University, Indiana. She received her Bachelor of Fine Art Degree in Printmaking and drawing with Roll of Honor from Punjab University, Chandigarh, India. Kaur’s current research deals with investigating how her work is affected by personal hybrid identity. The theoretical basis for the discussion includes theories and readings involving post-colonialism by Homi K. Bhabha; deconstruction by Jacques Derrida and Carl Jung’s notion of universal symbols. Her interest is in the synthesis between oppositions and how they coexist. In her practice she combines various printmaking processes and also works with a range of mixed-media techniques including printmaking, drawings, and installations.
Ina Kaur has actively been involved in numerous national & international exhibitions including the “Erasing Borders,” Exhibition of Contemporary Indian Art of the Diaspora in NY (multiple venues), “Lessedra World Art Print Annual” in Bulgaria, “Naestved International Exhibition of Contemporary Print” in Denmark, “Semeiotikos of our time (solo),” in (Rajasthan) India, “Bridges,” an International Competition in Turkey, “INKLANDIA” and “Sixty Square Inches,” an international printmaking exhibition. Her works are included in a number of public and private collections. Kaur has been a recipient of numerous Travel Grants for Professional Development, & Excellence Awards for Academic Excellence.