RuAfza (b. Siddhant Talwar) is a multidisciplinary artist and designer based in Brooklyn, specializing in drag performance and visual arts. As a queer immigrant from India, their work explores themes of gender, immigration, and consumption, often utilizing technical forms such as lenticular imagery and immersive installations.
RuAfza's practice aims to balance artistic innovation with accessibility, creating work that resonates emotionally even when viewers lack the vocabulary to articulate their experience. Their art combines humor with introspection, drawing from a background in community organizing and collaborations with labor unions in India.
Ruafza holds a BFA in Studio Art and a BA in New Media from Tufts University where she graduated Magna cum Laude with thesis honors.
Their work has been exhibited at various galleries and institutions, including Tisch Library, Polykhroma, and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts. RuAfza's pieces are held in the collections of The W. Van Alan Clark, Jr. Library, Tisch Library, and private collectors.
She has produced shows at 3 dollar bill, C’mon Everbody, Herbert Von King Cultural Center and more.
press linksRuAfza's practice aims to balance artistic innovation with accessibility, creating work that resonates emotionally even when viewers lack the vocabulary to articulate their experience. Their art combines humor with introspection, drawing from a background in community organizing and collaborations with labor unions in India.
Ruafza holds a BFA in Studio Art and a BA in New Media from Tufts University where she graduated Magna cum Laude with thesis honors.
Their work has been exhibited at various galleries and institutions, including Tisch Library, Polykhroma, and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts. RuAfza's pieces are held in the collections of The W. Van Alan Clark, Jr. Library, Tisch Library, and private collectors.
She has produced shows at 3 dollar bill, C’mon Everbody, Herbert Von King Cultural Center and more.
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