About

Jeena Raghavan (b. 1995, London, U.K.) received a BFA from Parsons School of Design, New York, NY. Her work has been exhibited extensively in New York, including at Anita Rogers Gallery, Revelation Gallery, and Saphira & Ventura Gallery, as well as at the Consulate General of India, and at the Harvard India Conference. Her work has been featured in publications by Indiaspora and is held in private collections worldwide, including that of Andre Agassi. Raghavan has also installed a site-specific work at Stanford University and was awarded the Rising Star Award by Children’s Hope India. The artist lives and works in New York, NY.

Artist Statement

I am interested in the relationships between humans, animals, and the natural world, shaped by my experiences growing up between London, India, and New York. My work moves between abstraction and figuration, exploring both the external environments I have encountered and the internal landscapes they have formed.

Color plays a central role in my practice. I approach it instinctively, using vibrant, layered palettes to create a sense of movement, density, and emotional intensity. Repetition, pattern, and texture emerge organically, forming immersive fields that echo the rhythms and complexity of nature.

Working intuitively, I allow each painting to unfold through a subconscious process. Some works remain fully abstract, driven by color and pattern, while others introduce figures, animals, and narratives drawn from personal experience. In certain works, these elements carry spiritual undertones—referencing symbolic figures such as the tiger and elephant within Indian cultural and religious traditions, and offering a contemporary, personal interpretation of the deities and mythologies that shape collective belief.

These references are not literal, but fluid and reimagined, dissolving into the surrounding compositions. Through this interplay, my work seeks to capture the energy of lived experience—where environment, spirituality, and identity overlap, dissolve, and re-form on the canvas.

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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), Bengaluru, India
Indiaspora World Forum (Solo Display), Bengaluru, India

2025
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

Selected 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
Steffi Graf
Rekha
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala

Press

Barron’s
Jeena Raghavan Communicates Through Color
“Jenesis: The Original Abstraction … has recently shown at exhibition spaces around New York, including Revelation Gallery, Lavan Chelsea and Landmark Art Space.”

The Village Sun
Good Art Karma: Female Painters Who Connect With Passion and Deeper Meaning
“Jeena Raghavan mesmerizes and enchants with bold colors and an alphabet of colorful symbols that allow her paintings to sing with joy and vibrate with energy.”

Country Squire Magazine
Jeena Raghavan
“Jeena Raghavan is a rising force in contemporary art…”

VoyageLA
Life & Work with Jeena Raghavan of New York City
“My paintings are intuitive… balancing figurative and abstract styles.”

Creativo Miami
Vibrant Vulnerability: Jeena Raghavan’s Colorful Journey Through Art
“A rising star in New York’s art scene… a testament to creativity and resilience.”

Ovono Agency
Jeena Raghavan: An Artistic Odyssey of Cultural Fusion and Self-Discovery
“Her work reflects a journey of identity, intuition, and cultural fusion…”

Indiaspora
Jeena Raghavan’s Entry Into NYC’s Art Scene: A Fusion of Identity and Expression
“Jeena’s art is a kaleidoscope of colors and dense patterns, a reflection of her multifaceted identity.”

New India Abroad
How Jeena Raghavan Painted Her Way Global
“A rising artist navigating cultures and continents through her work…”

The Times of India
Jeena Raghavan: A Life in Color and Form
“What distinguishes Raghavan’s work isn’t just movement, but her extraordinary relationship with color… 75 different shades of red in a single piece.”

South Asian Herald
Stanford University Honors Srinivasa Ramanujan with Abstract Portrait by Artist Jeena Raghavan
“Through layered textures, bold colors, and abstraction, she evokes the infinite patterns that defined his genius.”

South Asian Herald (Feature)
“…capture not only his ‘likeness,’ but also the ‘restless brilliance’ of his mind.”