Born in New Delhi, India
Lives and works in New York City, NY
EDUCATION
Bachelor's in Fine Arts (Honors), 2014
Goldsmiths College, University of London
Atelier Program, 2015–2018
The Art Students League of New York, NYC
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 Maelstrom of Memory, Perry Lawson Fine Art, Nyack, New York
2022 NYFW 22: Culture of Art and Fashion, Project Gaia NYC, New York
2017 Nefelibata, Walter Wickiser Gallery, New York
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026 The Guru Shishya Parampara, Bharti Vidya Bavan and Sneh Arts, New York
2026 The New Colossus, Lorimoto Gallery, New York
2025 Masquerade, Little Lightning Gallery, New York
2023 Abstract Spaces, JVS Project Space, New York
2023 Material Witnesses, JVS Project Space, New York
2023 Summer Show, Art Lives Here, New York
2019 Grant Winners Exhibition, Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery, New York
2018 Gallery Artists Part XV, Walter Wickiser Gallery, New York
2018 The Rites of Spring, ART345 Gallery, New York
2018 Group Exhibition, Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery, New York
2017 PHASES, ART345 Gallery, New York
2017 Group Exhibition, Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery, New York
2016 A Collective, Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery, New York
2015 SG50 Singapore 50th Anniversary Exhibition, Singapore
2015 Art Discovered, The Art Fellas Gallery, Singapore
2014 We Are Asia, ART STAGE Top 30, Singapore
2014 The LASALLE Show, Institute of Contemporary Arts Gallery (ICA), Singapore
2014 Embryonic, Maya Gallery, Singapore
2013 To Cook A Pot of Curry (Photographic works), Wild Rice Productions, SIA Theatre,Singapore
2012 The LASALLE Show, Institute of Contemporary Arts Gallery (ICA), Singapore
2011 Beyond Limits, Institute of Contemporary Arts Gallery (ICA), Singapore
2006 Reminiscence, Shristi Art Gallery, Bangalore, India
AWARDS, GRANTS & SCHOLARSHIPS
2018 Kuniyoshi Award for Painting, The Art Students League of New York
2016 John M. Regan Jr. Scholarship (Mixed Media), The Art Students League of New York
2015 ART STAGE Singapore, Top 30 Works (nationwide selection)
2011 Selected among top 15 works, Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), Singapore
INTERNATIONAL ART FAIRS
2019 Art on Paper New York, Pier 36, New York
2018 Texas Contemporary Art Fair, George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston
2018 LA Art Show, Los Angeles Convention Center
2015 Affordable Art Fair, SingaporeCOLLECTIONS
PUBLIC ART PROJECTS
2014 DRIVE, Solo Sculptural Installation, Gillman Barracks Public Art Project, Yeo Workshop
Gallery, Singapore
2013 Art of Greening, Group Installation, Scotts Square, Singapore
Private collections in New York City, Washington D.C., Texas, Singapore, and India
PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Prior to focusing fully on her studio practice, Varma spent 18 years working in business development, sales, and marketing with ITC Hotels in India, and at the international law firm O’Melveny & Myers LLP in Singapore.
Press & Features:
2026
Epicenter NYC Blog, Preeti Varma- Continental Shifts
2024
In Their Studios, Meg Hitchcock in conversation with Preeti Varma
Conversations with artists, Preeti Varma
Perry Lawson Fine Art, New York, Solo Show 2024
Canvas Rebel, Interview, Meet Preeti Varma
2023
GothamToGo Blog, Summer Show, NYC
Art Lives Here, Summer Salon, NYC
The Ideas Sandbox, Apple Podcast, Crossroads: Art & Great Ideas
Creatrix Mag, Harlem Open Studios
2019
Art Students League of New York, Grant Winners
Shore Fire Media, ASL Grant Winners Exhibition
2017
2014
Maya Gallery Singapore, Embryonic