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1media/Promo_Garg_Chosen family portraits - Ananya Garg_thumb.png2025-04-14T21:26:22+00:00Carlin Liu Ziaf35c69e953cd4001ddc41bd48e720246e1701a0841An image of many small oil paintings depicting figures, eyes, ears, legs, mouths, and birds. Background: Yellow with text reading "Chosen family portraits: An exercise in looking, seeing, witnessing, and being." written above the image, and "Ananya Garg" written below the image.plain2025-04-14T21:26:22+00:00Carlin Liu Ziaf35c69e953cd4001ddc41bd48e720246e1701a08
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1media/Promo_Garg_Chosen family portraits - Ananya Garg.pngmedia/Promo_Garg_Chosen family portraits - Ananya Garg.pngmedia/Promo_Garg_Chosen family portraits - Ananya Garg.png2025-04-14T21:40:10+00:00Chosen family portraits: An exercise in looking, seeing, witnessing, and being (2025)7Through intimate oil paintings, Ananya invites you to take a closer look and witness the care shared within her chosen family.plain2025-04-21T17:16:35+00:00
By Ananya Garg
While at OHMA, Ananya Garg’s oral history project on queer/trans South Asian chosen families has evolved into a visual art project. Through coursework in the Visual Arts department, Ananya completed a series of 100 paintings exploring care, intimacy, love, and attention in her chosen family.
NOTE: A selection of the paintings will be displayed as part of the Spring 2025 Visual Arts Undergraduate Exhibition on Friday, May 2 from 6-9pm in Prentis Hall (632 West 125th Street). This in-person event is for anyone interested in visual art, especially those who are interested in connecting with art centers South Asian LGBTQ+ chosen families. Ananya hopes to reach other LGBTQ+ people of color. This exhibition will take place in a Columbia University building and may have limited access to non Columbia ID holders.
