Will This Entanglement Ever Resolve? an exhibition of watercolors by New Delhi–based artist Natasha Sachdeva, will be on view from March 7 to 29 at International Arts and Artists (IA&A) at Hillyer in Washington, DC. An opening reception is scheduled for March 6.

Sachdeva was selected through IA&A at Hillyer’s Call for Proposals. Her exhibition will open alongside two additional shows by Esha Sadr and Abol Bahadori, also debuting on March 6.

Organizers have also announced a special program, In Conversation: Natasha Sachdeva and Tariq Allana of Art Heritage, to be held on March 19 at 6:15 p.m.

In a statement, Sachdeva described the conceptual foundation of her practice. “My practice is rooted in an ongoing exploration of the female body and the layered realities of womanhood. My work questions long-standing notions that dictate how women should look, act, and exist within society, drawing from personal experience while extending into a broader collective context,” the statement noted.

The exhibition brings together works from multiple series that explore themes such as weight gain, aging, and marriage. The paintings examine companionship and stability while also reflecting on compromise and the evolving sense of individuality within shared relationships. According to the statement, her figures, often voluminous and unposed, challenge conventional standards of beauty and grace, presenting what is described as both personal reflection and social critique centered on agency and identity.

In a “deeply personal” inquiry, according to her “Will this entanglement ever resolve?” unveils her “layered engagement with the realities of growing up and living within a middle-class family” in New Delhi, India.

In her artist statement, Sachdeva traces the origins of this body of work to a deeply personal experience. “My journey as an artist began with a small series of paintings in 2018 that gave me a sense of liberation and contentment as I dealt with a difficult and unpleasant relationship with my own body that began with a sudden weight gain caused by Polycystic Ovarian Disorder,” she noted.

Reflecting on the evolution of her work, she added, “my practice has grown and is rooted in an ongoing exploration of the female body, limited not just to its physicality, but also to the numerous layers that lie beneath the surface—emotional states, public perception, notions of ‘beauty’ and ‘grace,’ and societal expectations.”

Sachdeva further explains that her artistic process functions as a form of self-examination, engaging with different life stages, including aging and personal transitions such as marriage and divorce, while situating these experiences within a middle-class South Asian context. She notes that turning the lens inward and toward her immediate social environment requires honesty and risk-taking, which often results in a visual rawness. She says she feels empowered when viewers leave her work with a sense of “being seen,” “accepted,” and “confident.”

Over the years, Sachdeva has participated in numerous group exhibitions across India. These include Abir First Take 2022 at Bikaner House, The Inner Self at Art Heritage in New Delhi, the 30th Ravi Jain Memorial Foundation Annual Exhibition at Dhoomimal Art Gallery, Akshaypatra at Lalit Kala Akademi, and annual exhibitions at the Birla Academy of Art & Culture in Kolkata. Her work has also been featured at Kala Mela at Lalit Kala Akademi, the Watercolor Exhibition at Kala Srot Gallery in Lucknow, the 100th Annual Exhibition of the Art Society of India at Jehangir Art Gallery in Mumbai, and annual exhibitions at Dhoomimal Art Gallery and Sahitya Kala Parishad in New Delhi.

She has participated in the India Art Fair in 2026, 2025, and 2023 with Art Heritage, as well as NADA Miami in 2025. Earlier, she exhibited at the India Art Fair in 2017 with Amity Art Foundation.

Sachdeva is a recipient of the Lalit Kala Akademi Painting Scholarship for 2020–21. Her honors include the Abir First Take Award in 2022, selection by the French Institute in India for La Nuit des Idées in 2021, the Prafulla Dahanukar Art Foundation Award in 2021, the Delhi State Award for Painting in 2018, the Delhi State Proficiency Award for Drawing in 2018, and the Women Merit Award for Painting in 2017. Her works are part of the Alkazi Collection of Art, Dhoomimal Art Gallery, and the Reserve Bank of India collections.

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