Artist Biography:
Nilou Moochhala has exhibited in numerous gallery spaces such as Beacon Gallery, Mosesian Center for the Arts, Cambridge Art Association, among others. In contrast, her public art project “Storefront Stories,” was based on interviews with local storefront owners that evolved into larger-than-life wheat paste murals as well as a tabloid zine. Her installation “Rhetoric of Opposites” on the Minuteman Bikeway (that connects Cambridge to Bedford) used street typography to juxtapose 25 pairs of opposing words that highlighted the divisive political narrative that exists today. Her Virus Series is being archived as part of pandemic cataloginging research projects at Brown University, Cornell University, and the National Women’s History Museum.
She has been an award recipient of numerous grants including the Massachusetts Cultural Council and New England Foundation for the Arts, among others. Her work has appeared in publications such as the Boston Globe, Print, Arlington Advocate, and Big, Red & Shiny.
The artist personal website is niloumakes.com The artist Social Media is @niloumooch
Artist Statement:
Nilou Moochhala’s visual practice (art & design) has been channeled into examining issues of cross-cultural change and transformation through collaging and assemblage techniques. Originally from Mumbai, she has been inspired to juxtapose found objects, memorabilia, and use of language to create social and political narratives.