Radhika Khimji
Born in Oman, 1979 and lives in Oman
Radhika Khimji is an internationally renowned artist, whose interest in textiles, construction and personal narratives are deeply inspired by her home country of Oman. Her work often engages with Oman’s landscape, including her Safe Landings installation at Barka Fort. Khimji was also a member of the pioneering Circle Group, alongside her artist peers in Muscat. She completed her bachelor’s studies at the Slade School of Fine Art and went on to complete an MA in Art History at University College London and an additional MA at the Royal Academy of Arts. Khimji has exhibited her unique mixture of media internationally. She is represented by Galerie Krinzinger, Vienna, and Experimenter, India, and she has exhibited abroad in a range of major international exhibitions including the 2015 Marrakech Biennale, Morocco, and the Ghetto Biennale in Port Au Prince, Haiti. Selected solo exhibitions include “Adorning Shadows” at Experimenter, India; “Shift” at Galerie Krinzinger, Vienna; and “On the Cusp” at Stal Gallery, Muscat.
