Jeena Raghavan (b. 1995, London, U.K.) received a BFA from Parsons School of Design, New York. Based in New York City, her work has been exhibited internationally, with exhibitions throughout New York, London, Madrid, and India. Recent presentations include exhibitions at Anita Rogers Gallery, Revelation Gallery, Saphira & Ventura Gallery, the Consulate General of India in New York, and the Harvard India Conference. Raghavan's paintings are held in private collections across the United States, Europe, Singapore, and India, including those of Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf. Notable projects include a site specific portrait of mathematical genius Srinivasa Ramanujan created for Stanford University.
Artist Statement
My work explores color, movement, and the relationship between abstraction and figuration, shaped by experiences growing up between London, India, and New York. I work instinctively and subconsciously, allowing paintings to develop through layers of saturated color, texture, pattern, and gesture.
Color is central to my practice. I am interested in its ability to create rhythm, energy, and movement across a surface. Growing up in India surrounded by vivid textiles, patterns, and pigments had a lasting influence on my visual language. References to flora, fauna, and decorative forms often appear throughout the work, sometimes clearly and sometimes dissolving into abstraction.
There is also a playful quality within my paintings. Animals that fascinated me as a child continue to appear in the work, connecting ideas of memory, imagination, and curiosity. These elements are less about representation and more about creating a visual world that feels both familiar and open to interpretation.
Living and working in New York has shaped the pace of my process. The city's energy and momentum often find their way into the paintings through layered surfaces, gestural mark making, and a continual sense of movement. In many ways, I paint the way New York moves.
Some works remain fully abstract, while others introduce figurative elements drawn from memory and observation. Across the work, color functions not only as composition, but as atmosphere, movement, and emotional force.
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Born 1995, London, UK
Based in New York, NY
BFA, Parsons School of Design, 2014–2018
Solo Exhibitions
2026
Saphira & Ventura Gallery, New York, NY
Four Seasons Hotel (Solo) India
Indiaspora World Forum (Solo Display) India
2025
Solo Show, Prive, New York, NY
2024
Jenesis: The Original Abstraction, Revelation Gallery, New York, NY
Jenesis: A Continuation, Prive, New York, NY
Prive, New York, NY
77 East Residences, Bengaluru, India
Select Exhibitions
2026
Anita Rogers Gallery, New York, NY
CII Annual Gala, Taj West End, Bengaluru, India
2025
Objective Realities, Hyderabad, India
Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
Harvard India Conference, Boston, MA
Indiaspora Impact Report, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Ritz-Carlton, Bengaluru, India
ITC Windsor, Bengaluru, India
2024
Summer Spirit: Tenacious Women in Art, Landmark Art Space, New York, NY
Feminine Visions, Chelsea, New York, NY
Santana Art Gallery, Madrid, Spain
Saphira & Ventura Gallery, New York, NY
Consulate General of India, New York, NY
2023
Silhouette of a Canvas with Shun Oyama, New York, NY
Lavan Chelsea, New York, NY
Awards
2024
Rising Star Award, Children’s Hope India, NY
Selected Collections
Stanford University
Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf
Rekha and Rakesh Jhunjhunwala
Press
Barrons
Jeena Raghavan Communicates Through Colors
VoyageLA
Life & Work with Jeena Raghavan of New York City
The Village Sun
Good Art Karma: Female Painters Who Connect With Passion and Deeper Meaning
Country Squire Magazine
Jeena Raghavan
Creativo Miami
Vibrant Vulnerability: Jeena Raghavan’s Colorful Journey Through Art
Ovono Agency
Jeena Raghavan: An Artistic Odyssey of Cultural Fusion and Self-Discovery
South Asian Herald
Jeena Raghavan’s Bold Canvases Capture Movement, Emotion, and Global Acclaim
Indiaspora
Jeena Raghavan’s Entry Into NYC’s Art Scene: A Fusion of Identity and Expression
New India Abroad
How Jeena Raghavan Painted Her Way Global
The Times of India
Jeena Raghavan: A Life in Color and Form
South Asian Herald
Stanford University Honors Srinivasa Ramanujan with Abstract Portrait by Artist Jeena Raghavan