Strand Gallery
April 11 - July 5, 2026
ArtWalk Reception
Saturday, April 11, 2026
6 – 9 PM
Artist talk at 6:30 PM
GAC’s exhibitions are supported in part by a grant from Texas Commission on the Arts. Artist accommodations generously provided by Hotel Lucine.
Preetika Rajgariah
Title TBD
Preetika Rjagariah’ exhibition, TITLE TBD, incorporates yoga mats, sari, fabric, and other culturally charged materials, to explore feminism, cultural appropriation, standards of body, intersectionality, and notions of longing. The exhibition features new works that delve into memory and material, uncovering the constructive, emotional, and complex evolving relationship between perception and lived experiences. The artist’s figure is prominent in Rajgariah’s work and serves as a proxy to the mental gymnastics of this exploration, breaking open, bending, twisting, folding, and arching, while bridging physical and ancestral connections. Her vibrant assemblages transform acts of making into meditation, challenging systems of erasure while celebrating resilience and care.
Photo by Jalen Marlowe
Preetika Rajgariah is a multidisciplinary artist whose works examine the complicated intersections of queer identity, belonging, and cultural commodification while referencing her traditional upbringing as an Indian-born, Texas raised American. Notable residencies attended include the Houston Contemporary Craft Center, the Golden Foundation, the Momentary at Crystal Bridges, Oxbow School of Art, and the Vermont Studio Center. Performances at the Asia Society Texas and Untitled Art Fair Miami, installations at Women & Their Work, Art League Houston, Material Fair in Mexico City, and a large-scale public art commission at Rice University have all shaped her multimedia practice. Her work has been reviewed in the Brooklyn Rail, and she was the recipient of an Artadia Award and Idea Fund grant in 2021. She received her MFA from the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign and currently lives and works in Houston, TX.