International Arts Practitioner
Diploma in Fine Arts, Class of 1992
International Artist Kumari is a prominent artist in the region of Southeast Asia – her practice encompasses inter-disciplinary genres, painting, sculpture, and installations. She has forged a reputation for effectively reconciling the language of “international contemporary art” with her own vocabulary and developing a visual identity that is decisively shaped by her cultural roots and beliefs.
Her works have been exhibited at the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, Singapore Art Museum, Seoul Art Centre in Korea, Museum Rudana in Indonesia, as well as in gallery exhibitions in Sweden, Germany, London, Italy, New York, Australia, Hong Kong and China.
Kumari has received commendations in the Philip Morris ASEAN Art Awards and UOB Painting of the Year. She holds the honour of being the first foreigner and female artist to be conferred the Ksatria Seni Award (2004) by the Museum Rudana in Bali.
In 2011, she won the Artist of the Year Award in the 15th edition of the Shanghai Art Fair and was identified as a notable female artist in the book Women Artists in Singapore (2011). She was also awarded the Singapore Indian Artist Icon Award 2014 by Act For Hope organisation.
