Vishwa Patel

Vishwa Patel is a Toronto-based interdisciplinary artist and curator. She has a BFA (Honours) from OCAD University in Drawing & Painting. Her practice blends traditional South Asian techniques, such as miniature painting, embroidery, and textile design, with contemporary materials to explore diasporic memory, cultural continuity, and emerging ecological concerns. She works with upcycled acrylic, gouache, and thread, layering sacred geometry and textile-inspired forms to reflect the quiet labor embedded in both craft and lived experience.

Rooted in slow, material-based storytelling, her work bridges Eastern visual history and contemporary life, creating space for non-linear, intergenerational narratives. Vishwa is increasingly interested in ecology and sustainability, experimenting with natural pigments, reclaimed materials, and visual language that reflects interdependence and care. Her evolving practice seeks to engage more deeply with the environmental impact of materials and processes.

After partaking in an exhibition fellowship, Vishwa has curated multiple exhibitions. She has participated in an artist residency in Thailand, and took part in multiple exhibitions including the DesignTO festival and the AGO (Art Gallery of Ontario). She is passionate about community arts programming and is on the committee of Friends of Global South Asia at the ROM (Royal Ontario Museum).