Nirmal Raja is an interdisciplinary artist living in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She had lived in India, South Korea and Hong Kong before immigrating to the United States thirty years ago. She holds a BA in English Literature from St. Francis College in Hyderabad, India; a BFA from the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design and an MFA from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. She has participated in solo and group shows in the Midwest, nationally and internationally. She is the recipient of several awards including “Graduate of The Decade” from University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee and most recently, the Mary L. Nohl Fellowship for established artists. She collaborates with other artists and strongly believes in investing energy into her immediate community while also considering the global. Periodically, she curates exhibitions that bring people from different cultures and backgrounds together. She is a mentor for the Milwaukee Artists Resource Network. Raja is represented locally by Portrait Society Gallery.
Headshot by Kevin Miyazaki.