Hemali Vadalia is an Indian multidisciplinary artist living in Brooklyn, NY. Her work explores the ideas of freedom, self-image, and belonging in the everyday lives of people. Her medium of choice is primarily oil on linen. She studied classical realism at the Grand Central Atelier. In the past, she briefly studied at the Academy of Art and Angel Academy of Art in Florence. She also has a Masters in Animation Design from IIT Bombay.
Over the past 5 years, Vadalia has worked with major productions like Breakthru films for their academy award nominated film ‘Loving Vincent’ and has been published in the Wired Magazine, Bleacher Report, CreativeMornings, and WorkingNotWorking.
Vadalia has curated shows in Poland and India. She has actively participated in various group exhibits; including shows at Old Jaffa Museum, Tel-Aviv, Israel, ZPAP Gallery, Gdansk, Poland, Elevanth Street Arts gallery, New York, and Artist Center Gallery, Mumbai.