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Artist Sunanda Khajuria’s exhibition, “Beyond Borders: Who I Am Between Homes,” featuring canvas and silk works, will be on view from August 7 to 30, 2026, at IA&A at Hillyer in Washington, D.C.
According to a statement, the exhibition will be accompanied by a special event, “In Conversation: Sunanda Khajuria and Tariq Allana (Art Heritage),” scheduled for August 20 at 6:15 p.m. at IA&A at Hillyer.
Khajuria is among the artists selected through IA&A at Hillyer’s Call for Proposals program. The exhibition highlights Khajuria’s continuing exploration of identity and belonging in an increasingly interconnected world.
“Beyond Borders: Who I Am Between Homes explores Sunanda Khajuria’s ongoing interest in identity and belonging in a globalized world,” the statement said. “Having lived between India and China, Khajuria reflects on cultural displacement and the ways people find a sense of home across different countries, languages, and traditions.”
Through figurative symbolism, the artist examines the emotional dimensions of migration, including “what we carry with us, what we leave behind, and what can emerge between different places and cultures.”
Drawing from South Asian storytelling traditions and contemporary cross-cultural influences, Khajuria also challenges “fixed ideas of origin, nationhood, and cultural identity.”
The exhibition features acrylic paintings on linen, natural pigments and Chinese ink on silk, as well as ink-and-color drawings presented in traditional Chinese book formats.
According to the statement, Khajuria, who was born in Jammu in 1979, is an Indian artist, researcher, and academic currently serving as an Assistant Professor at Wuhan University of Technology in China. She earned a Ph.D. from Wuhan University of Technology, an MFA in Painting from the College of Art in New Delhi, and a BFA in Painting from the Institute of Music and Fine Art at the University of Jammu. She also completed an Advanced Research Program at the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou.
Her honors include the Second National Award from the Chinese government (2024), the Princess Sirivannavari Fellowship in Thailand (2020), and the Suzhou Art Award (2017).
During 2020 and 2021, Khajuria was a Visiting Artist Fellow at Harvard University’s Lakshmi Mittal South Asia Institute. Her work has been exhibited internationally through solo exhibitions, including I Have Lost Me: Birds of Passage (2022) and Moving Landscapes (2016) at Art Heritage in New Delhi. She has also participated in group exhibitions such as the International Triennial of Graphic Art Bitola in North Macedonia (2025), ASEAN Culture and Art Creation Season-6 in Xiamen, China (2025), the Geumgang Nature Art Biennale in South Korea (2025), and exhibitions at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum (2023).
Khajuria’s work has also been featured in Art & Deal magazine, including its 2022 cover story and interview, and in the 2022 Harper’s Bazaar India Art Issue. In addition, she has participated in multiple editions of NADA Miami, the India Art Fair, and the Mumbai Art Fair.
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