BIO
b. 1986 in New Jersey
2008, BFA, Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
2014, MFA, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA
Lives and works in Springfield, MA
SOLO & TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2023
Artifice: New Paintings by Priya N. Green, D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield Museums, Springfield, MA
2020
Fulcrum, East Wing Gallery, Mt. Wachusett Community College, Gardner, MA
Ambidextrous Part II (with Andrae Green), Borgia Gallery, Elms College, Chicopee, MA
2019
Ambidextrous (with Andrae Green), Bing Arts Center, Springfield, MA
Ambidextrous (with Andrae Green), Art for the Soul Gallery, Springfield, MA
2016
Stones of Emptiness, Art Gallery, Western New England University, Springfield, MA
2015
War and Rumors of War, William Blizard Gallery, Springfield College, Springfield, MA
2014
Heard or Dreamed About, Hampden Gallery, University of Massachusetts Amherst
More Malleable Than a Fixed Thing, Kimmel Gallery, New York University, New York, NY
2013
Dizzying Sense of Being Human, The Loft Parlor, Easthampton, MA
2008
Feminist Art Exhibition Space: Priya Nadkarni, Women’s Center, New Brunswick, NJ
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024
WOW: Wisdom of Women, curated by Terry Rooney, Artworks Gallery, Ware, MA
2023
73rd A-ONE National Juried Exhibition, juried by Madeline Cornell, Silvermine Galleries, New Canaan, CT
Art & Design Faculty Exhibition, Central Connecticut State University Art Gallery, New Britain, CT
2022
Annex Fellows 2022 Exhibition, Fountain Street Gallery, Boston, MA
Angels in the Architecture, Talon Gallery, Portland, OR
Undercurrents, curated by Kristina Newman-Scott, Ely Center for Contemporary Art, New Haven, CT
2021
Flat File Exhibition, A.P.E. Gallery, Northampton, MA
Obsidiana, Madlozi Art Gallery presented on Artsy.net, Johannesburg, South Africa
Chasing Light, juried by Leah Triplett Harrington, Gallery 263, Cambridge, MA
Angels in the Architecture/Devils in the Details, Talon Gallery, Portland, OR
We Are For Freedoms, University Museum of Contemporary Art, UMass Amherst
2020
Artists for Artists 2020 Fundraiser Exhibition, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
Be Real Black, For Me, Madlozi Art Gallery presented on Artsy.net, Johannessburg, South Africa
From Sun to Cement: 50th Anniversary UMass MFA Alumni, juried by Laylah Ali, Herter Gallery, UMass Amherst, MA
2019
Fresh Paint Springfield Exhibition, Art for the Soul Gallery, Springfield, MA
2018
Winter Works, Bromfield Gallery, Boston, MA
Red Dot Dash, Art Salon, Northampton Community Arts Trust, Northampton, MA
2017
Seeing Ourselves: Self-Portraits by 50 Women Artists, A.P.E. Gallery, Northampton, MA
Western Mass Biennial, Hosmer Gallery, Northampton, MA
Self-Indulgence, Hampden Gallery, University of Massachusetts Amherst
2016
Pop-up Gallery, Wauregan Gallery at Brick Coworkshop, Hoyloke, MA
Spring Open Studios, Paper City Studios Gallery, Holyoke, MA
Take A Seat, University Museum of Contemporary Art, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Pop-up Gallery, Bing Arts Center, Springfield, MA
2015
Girl Power, Benzine Gallery, Springfield, MA
Wish You Were Here 14, A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Storefront installation, Main Street, Springfield, MA
MassMutual Center, long-term display, Springfield, MA
Honoring Women's History Month, Art for the Soul Gallery, Springfield, MA
Our First Show, SEEN Gallery, Pawtucket, RI
2014
1350 Main Street Gallery, collection on view, Springfield, MA
2013
In-House, Herter Gallery, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA
Ninety-one To Ninety-five, Gallery 102, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
Rondo Scordatura, 4 person collaborative installation, Student Union Art Gallery, UMass Amherst
2012
In the Realm of Folklore, Emery Arts Center, University of Maine, Farmington
Innerworkings, Herter Gallery, University of Massachusetts Amherst
The L.E.G. Show, Lee Edwards Gallery, University of Massachusetts Amherst
2011
Intersections, Herter Gallery, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Open/Close, curator: Maymanah Farhat, Cuchifritos Gallery- AAI NYC, New York, NY
(Dis)Covering the Veil, curator: Jennifer Heath, Concordia College, Moorhead, MN
2010
White, curator: Armisey Smith, Newark School of Arts, Newark, NJ
2009
Investigations of Place, Jersey City Museum, Jersey City, NJ
Colab Film Festival, Zimmerli Art Museum, New Brunswick, NJ
Rebellious Integration, 2009 Southern Graphics Council Conference, Chicago, IL
2008
Never Has She Ever, curator: LaToya Ruby Frazier, Mason Gross Galleries, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Pop Deity, Seed Gallery, Newark, NJ
Gesamtkuntswerk, Mason Gross Galleries, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Art After Hours, Zimmerli Art Museum, New Brunswick, NJ
AWARDS & GRANTS
2023
Springfield Cultural Council Grant
2022
Fountain Street Gallery Annex Fellowship
2019
Springfield Cultural Council Grant
2017
Springfield Cultural Council Grant
2015
MASS MoCA's Assets for Artists Matched Savings Program
2014
UMass Arts Council Single Project Event Grant
2013
University of Massachusetts Graduate School Fellowship
Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant
UMass Arts Council Mini Grant
Dedalus Foundation 2014 Nominee
Art Institute of Chicago, Ox-Bow Merit Scholarship
Vermont Studio Center Residency space
Blue Mountain Center Residency
2011
Awarded 3-year teaching position and MFA scholarship at University of Massachusetts Amherst
2008
Giza Daniels-Endesha Award for Visual Art
ART FAIRS
2021
Investec Cape Town Art Fair (represented by Madlozi Art Gallery), Cape Town, South Africa
AUCTIONS
2020
Artists for Artists, presented by Sotheby’s and New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
PUBLIC ART & SPECIAL PROJECTS
2021
Bloom, mural on Easthampton Feed, Easthampton, MA
2020
Love Prevails, commissioned mural at Bay Path University, Longmeadow, MA
2019
Victory, Large-scale mural organized by Fresh Paint Springfield Mural Festival, Springfield, MA
2017
Like A Splinter in Your Mind, Large-scale public mural and internship program, Bing Arts Center, Springfield, MA
2016
A Case for What We Have, Live Mural, Springfield Jazz & Roots Festival, permanent display at Court Square, Springfield. MA
Ikat Box, "Unexpected Beauty" Utility Box Mural, Bridge St. and Main St., Springfield, MA
Take A Seat, University Museum of Contemporary Art, University of Massachusetts Amherst
2015
Peep This: Art in Springfield Storefronts, Main St., Springfield, MA
RESIDENCIES
2013
Blue Mountain Center Residency, June- July
BIBLIOGRAPHY & PRESS
2023
More Disruption: Representation in Flux by John Seed, Foreword by Nicholas Wilton
Silvermine Galleries 73rd A-One National Juried Exhibition Catalog, September 2023
Artifice: New Paintings by Priya N. Green Exhibition Catalog, April 2023
WWLP’s Mass Appeal, TV interview, April 26, 2023
2021
Donabelle Cassis, Interview, WHMP Radio, Art Beat Report, Bill Newman show, Feb 26, 2021.
2020
From Sun to Cement Exhibition Catalog, Herter Gallery, UMass Amherst, March 2020
2019
Donabelle Cassis, Interview, WHMP Radio, Art Beat Report, Bill Newman show, Nov 15, 2019.
The Reminder, June 18, 2019
WGBY Channel 57 “Connecting Point”, June 17, 2019
MassLive, May 28, 2019
NEPR Radio news, April 5, 2019
WWLP news, April 4, 2019
2016
Studio Visit Magazine, Winter 2015/2016 issue, Vol. 32.
2015
Assets for Artists, "Artist Spotlight: Priya Nadkarni," April 7, 2015.
Interview for New England Public Radio
Interview for City Beat TV
Hampshire Gazette, Print and Web, March 18, 2015.
MassLive, Web, January 20, 2015.
2014
Hyperallergic Labs, Web, May 2014.
MassLive, Print and Web, April 23, 2014.
2013
I Am Art, Episode 17, August 2013.
Route 9 Literary Magazine, Issue 4, January 20, 2013.
2012
1Op Emerging Artist, May 17, 2012.
ARTIST LECTURES
2023
Springfield Museums A La Carte Lecture Series, D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, MA
2022
Ely Center for Contemporary Art, New Haven, CT
Carberry Conversations, Springfield Technical Community College
2021
Greenfield Community College Art Department, Greenfield, MA
We Are For Freedoms, University Museum of Contemporary Art, UMass Amherst
2020
Panel Discussion for From Sun to Cement: MFA Alumni Juried Exhibition, UMass Amherst
Mount Wachusett Community College Art Department, Gardner, MA
2019
Community College of Rhode Island Art Department, Lincoln, RI
Central Connecticut State University Art Department, New Britain, CT
2016
Mt. Holyoke College Art Department, South Hadley, MA
Western New England University, Springfield, MA
2015
UMass Dartmouth, College of Visual and Performing Arts
ArtSalon: Springfield, Bing Arts Center, Springfield, MA
2014
The Mural Project, Springfield, MA
Panel Discussion for Pour It On, Herter Gallery, University of Massachusetts Amherst
2013
Junior Seminar, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Painting III, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Blue Mountain Center, NY
2011
South Asian Women’s Creative Collective Seminar, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
2009
Panel Discussion, Colab Film Festival, Zimmerli Art Museum, New Brunswick, NJ
COLLECTIONS
Anchor Graphics, Columbia College, Chicago, IL
Forbes Library, Northampton, MA
Southern Graphics Council International Print Collection
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Printmedia Department, Chicago, IL
Springfield Museums, Springfield, MA
University Museum of Contemporary Art, Amherst, MA
Western New England University, Springfield, MA