An intimate conversation with the artist behind the exhibition

This Meet the Artist session invites you to spend time with Portia Roy, whose work carves lives that history tends to overlook into plywood, recycled cardboard, and raw material. Known for her distinctive use of woodcut and engraving, Portia's practice transforms figures on the margins of global events into presences impossible to ignore.

In this session, Portia will talk about her journey as an artist, her choice of materials, and the questions that have driven her work for decades. She'll share how a piece of cardboard becomes a record of displacement, and how the act of carving is itself a way of insisting that someone existed.

What you can expect from this session:

• A deeper understanding of Portia Roy's artistic practice and her use of woodcut and engraving.

• Insights into the themes of displacement, invisibility, and quiet resilience.

• The personal stories and experiences behind key works in the exhibition.

• Reflections on what it means to make art about those the world has placed in the background.

You'll have the opportunity to speak directly with the artist, ask questions, and engage with her thoughts in real time.

Session Details

Date: 21 April 2026

Time: 8:00 - 9:00 PM (IST) | 3:30 - 4:30 PM (GMT)

Virtual: Google Meet

Whether you are an artist, student, curator, or viewer encountering her work for the first time, this session offers a rare chance to connect with the voice behind the art and to understand why, for Portia, making work about the overlooked is not a political statement so much as a refusal to look away.