Photo courtesy of Rafael Zurita

Linda Khatri (b. 1972), a US-born, London-based artist, earned a BFA in Surface Pattern Design from Syracuse University in 1995 and went on to develop a 15-year career across the textile and interior design professions, cultivating a rich understanding of colour, pattern and texture that continues to inform her work.

Pulling things apart and putting them back together lies at the heart of Khatri’s practice. Her sculptural painting serves as a vehicle that repackages concepts to which she attaches great importance: environmental change, conflict, reincarnation and legacy. By using an elevated painting surface and layering boldly coloured, hard-edged shapes alongside softly blended, repeating patterns, she embeds symbolism within each layer. She gives equal attention to the edges and spaces between the layers of her work, while allowing colour to activate the sculptural surface as an integral component of the form. Always manifesting in the form of a feather, the motif functions as a conceptual and symbolic device, invoking religious narratives of resurrection while exploring themes of legacy and spiritual transformation.

Khatri has been commissioned for numerous large-scale, site-specific installations, most notably by The July (Amsterdam) and Convene (London). Her work is held in numerous residential collections worldwide, including in the UK, Singapore, the Netherlands, Germany and the USA. Private clients include renowned actors, fashion models and artists. Exhibitions include presentations at Ken Artspace (London), ING Discerning Eye at Mall Galleries (London), White Conduit Projects (London), and Irving Gallery (Oxford). Khatri regularly curates exhibitions, most recently at Ken Artspace (London) and Acme Glassyard’s Two Plus Two Gallery (London).

Khatri is a member of High Vis Projects, a London based artist-run collaborative initiative that fosters dialogue among several contemporary artists whose practices engage with abstraction and non-representational art. She is also the co-founder of UK Friends of I-India, which supports I-India, a Jaipur based NGO dedicated to delivering life changing programmes for street children.