HER STORY
Sweta Shah is an artist specializing in abstract and semi-abstract styles in mixed media. Her work has been showcased by numerous art galleries around the DC metropolitan area, including The Torpedo Factory Art Center, The Athenaeum, Mclean Projects for the Arts, The Target Gallery and The Gallery B to name a few. She has been represented by The Amsterdam Whitney Gallery in New York since 2020 and has participated in over 50 group shows at local and international galleries.
Sweta has been featured in the Washington Post Art and Style section on multiple occasions and her work has been recognized by the Katzen Arts Center at American University. Her work, “Requiem for a Dream”, an abstract interpretation of the mind, was published in 2021. During the pandemic she worked on the “Embrace” series for which she received multiple Best in Show Awards. “Caste” and “Black Lives Matter” are collections of abstract paintings bringing to light socially relevant causes and have been showcased by international galleries going on to receive numerous recognitions. After studying economics with a minor in art in Mumbai, she came to study at The Massachusetts College of Art in Boston and completed her studies at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. Sweta currently resides in Northern Virginia.