"Princess Pea, the alter ego of the artist Natasha Preenja, has been awarded the inaugural Swali Craft Prize, presented by the Chanakya School of Craft in partnership with India Art Fair. As part of the prize, worth 1.1 million rupees (around $12,000), she will exhibit at the fair a 6ft-tall embroidered wooden sculpture depicting a squatting woman, a pose symbolising "maternal strength", the artist says. It was made during a funded residency at the Chanakya School in Mumbai, in collaboration with local embroiderers."
"The Chanakya School of Craft, led by Karishma Swali, is a non-profit founded by the embroidery house Chanakya International, which works with major fashion brands, including Dior and Loewe. Chanakya has staged several exhibitions in India and abroad to promote the role of artisans in India, including Cosmic Garden, a collateral event at the 2024 Venice Biennale, which brought together the work of dozens of weavers and embroiderers alongside the Indian artists Manu and Madhvi Parekh."
Princess Pea, the alter ego of Natasha Preenja, received the inaugural Swali Craft Prize presented by the Chanakya School of Craft and India Art Fair. The prize, worth 1.1 million rupees, includes an exhibition slot at the fair where she will show a 6ft-tall embroidered wooden sculpture of a squatting woman symbolising maternal strength. The sculpture was made during a funded residency at the Chanakya School in Mumbai in collaboration with local embroiderers. Her practice spans drawing, sculpture, photography and performance and incorporates craft through wood turning with local women artisans. The Chanakya School supports women's education, intergenerational learning and artisan visibility.
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