---
title: Garima Tripathi
description: >-
  Visual Artist/Buddhist/Feminist creating Ceramic Sculptures, Prints and
  Installations
url: 'https://www.artsume.com/a/garima-tripathi'
type: artist
createdAt: '2026-05-06'
updatedAt: '2026-09-29'
disciplines:
  - Ceramics
  - Sculpture
  - Public Art
  - Installation Art
location: 'Seattle, WA, United States'
birthYear: 1987
---

# Garima Tripathi

*Visual Artist/Buddhist/Feminist creating Ceramic Sculptures, Prints and Installations | Ceramics, Sculpture, Public Art, Installation Art | Based in Seattle, WA, United States*

## About

Garima Tripathi is an Indian visual artist. She received training under traditional potters in Mumbai and an MFA from the University of Oxford. She also holds a Post-Graduate Diploma in Buddhist Analysis of Mind and studied at the SMFA, Boston. 
She has created permanent installations in Denmark, Harvard University, and IIT Bombay. Since moving to Seattle, she has focused on Project MoTAI (Mother Trees for Asian Immigrants), a community-centered initiative funded by a 4Culture Project Grant.

## Curriculum Vitae

### Education

- **2024** - MFA, Fine Arts, Ruskin School of Art, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, *Distinction*
- **2023** - Post Graduate Diploma, Buddhist Analysis of Mind, K J Somaiya, Mumbai, India
- **2018** - Diploma, Indian Aesthetics, Jnanapravaha, Mumbai, India
- **2013** - Post-Baccalaureate, Fine Arts, School of Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, United States

### Solo Exhibitions

- **2025** - *Tracing Roots*, Momentum Art Gallery, Seattle, WA, United States
- **2024** - *Doormat*, Dolphin Gallery, Oxford, United Kingdom

### Group Exhibitions

- **2025** - *Untitled*, Gallery B612, Seattle, WA, United States
- **2024** - *BITE! MFA Graduating Show*, Ruskin School of Art, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- **2024** - *Niche Installation*, Jaipur Art Week, Jaipur, India
- **2024** - *Marks of Time*, National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA), Richmond, VA, United States
- **2024** - *She Lives with her Anxieties*, Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia, Richmond, VA, United States
- **2023** - *Covid Response, A Proverbial Wardrobe*, Kalakriti, Hyderabad, India
- **2018** - *Bond, Earth Memory*, Gallery Espace, New Delhi, India
- **2016** - *Threads of Time*, Industrial Design Centre, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India
- **2013** - *Annual Ceramic Show*, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States
- **2013** - *Amphora, Anthropomorphic Vessels, Amazing Archaeology at Harvard*, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States
- **2013** - *Time, Award Recipients and Graduating students show*, SMFA Boston, Boston, MA, United States

### Awards, Grants & Fellowships

- **2022** - NCECA Multicultural Fellowship, National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA), Sacramento, CA, United States
- **2013** - Ali Pratt Travel Grant- Given to only One Student in Ceramics, SMFA Boston, Boston, MA, United States

### Residencies

- **2024** - Resident Artist, Vortex Pottery, Seattle, WA, United States
- **2023** - Artist Presentation 'Clay for Contemplation and Healing', National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA), Cincinnati, OH, United States
- **2022** - Resident Artist, The LH Project, Joseph, OR, United States
- **2022** - Resident Artist, Golden Bridge Pottery, Pondicherry, India
- **2020** - Resident Artist, Golden Bridge Pottery, Pondicherry, India
- **2014** - Visiting Artist Lecture, Ceramic Studio, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States

### Commissions

- **2025** - Mother Trees for Asian Immigrant, 4Culture, Seattle, WA, United States, In Progress
- **2020** - Ujala, Community, Mumbai, India, Community art, Permanent Installation in Dharavi, Mumbai. Collaboration with Boston-based artist Ross Miller & local potters
- **2019** - Positions, IIT Mumbai, Mumbai, India, Permanent Installations of metal & ceramic chair sculpture in collaboration with Prof. Raja Mohanty at IIT Mumbai, India
- **2017** - Cave, Dharavi Community, Mumbai, India
  Note from the artist: Site Specific temporary installation in Raw Clay for local community in Dharavi, largest slum settlement in India, Mumbai
- **2015** - Conversations with the Wall, IIT Mumbai, Mumbai, India
  Note from the artist: 200+ Terracotta pots installed in 3 floor building facade. Installation acquired by IIT Mumbai, India

### Lectures & Presentations

- **2025** - Teaching Artist, AIM Seattle | Adaptive and Inclusive Movement Initiative, Seattle, WA, United States
- **2025** - Sculpting in the Dark, Art Zowie Cafe, Seattle, WA, United States, Sculptor & Facilitator
- **2023** - Clay for Contemplation and Healing, National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA), Cincinnati, OH, United States
- **2019** - Industrial Design Centre, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India
- **2014** - Teaching Assistant to Allison Newsome, Ceramic Studio, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States
- **2013** - Teacher's Assistant to Kathy King, School of Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, United States