Education

MFA Interdisciplinary Art, Media, Design, 2022 OCADU, Toronto, ON.

BFA Drawing and Painting (with distinction), 2020 OCADU, Toronto, ON.

Fine Art Advanced Diploma(with honours), 2015 Georgian College, Barrie, ON.                    

Arts Fundamentals, 2012 Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Oakville, ON.

BA(honours) 3D Animation, 2008 University of Wales, Chennai, India.


Solo Exhibitions

2024 the stories we don't tell,  Eastern Edge, St John's. (UPCOMING).

2024 tba, Craft Ontario, Toronto (UPCOMING).

2023 Par Nair Solo Show, The Drake Hotel, Toronto (UPCOMING).

2022 dear amma,  The Public Gallery, Toronto.

2022 home sick, Graduate Gallery OCADU, Toronto.


Group Exhibitions

2023 No(body), Hamilton Artists Inc, Hamilton (ONGOING).

2023 Letters of HauntingCommissioned Project for Nuit Blanche at Scarborough Civic Centre, Scarborough.

2023 Traces of Us, Nuit Blanche, The Drake, Toronto.

2023 Unguarded MomentsRiverdale Hub, Toronto.

2023 Reclamation, Third Shift Festival, Saint John, New Brunswick.

2023 Ascension of AbundanceXpace Cultural Centre, Toronto.

2023 Untapped, Artist Project '23, Toronto.

2023 GatheringTextile Museum of Canada, Toronto.

2023 makeshift (46th Annual AHVA Graduate Exhibition), AHVA Gallery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver.

2023 How I see you, Propeller Art gallery, Toronto.

2023 Stitching in your shape, Riverdale Gallery, Toronto.

2022 Raga Collective in collaboration with Kochi Biennale,  Kochi, India.

2022 Letters of Haunting, Anything is Possible on Barton Storefront Project, Hamilton.

2022 At a distance - from within, Project Casa, Montreal.

2022 It’s personal, Parkview Gallery, Etobicoke.

2022 sister, sister, live performance with Vridhhi C, The Public, Toronto.

2022 Circularity of (un)knowing, Mayten’s Gallery, Toronto.

2022 All of a sudden, Annual juried show, Propeller Art Gallery, Toronto.

2022 Gradex 107, OCADU's annual grad show, Toronto.

2022 Echoes , Dignam and Ruth Upjohn Gallery, Toronto.

2022 Salon 16: Love is in the air. Propeller Art Gallery, online show.

2022 Why do you create?, Visual Arts Mississauga Gallery, Missisauga .

2022 Select Paintings displayed at Metro Condo Lobby, Toronto

2021 Diaspora Babes, CGAC, online show.

2021 Collective Experience, Propeller Art Gallery, Toronto.

2021 Pop Up Members Show, Propeller Art Gallery, Toronto.

2021 Spring SU Festival, online show.

2021 Salon 15, Propeller Gallery, online show.

2021 Sanitized Activity, Propeller Gallery, online show.

2020 BFA Thesis Exhibition, Social Distance Gallery, online.

2020 Summer 2020 Exhibition, Gradcurate, online show.

2020 Grad Ex 105, Propeller Gallery, online show.

2020 Painting the other,Isolation x Creation​, online show.

2020 Class of 2020, Gathered Gallery, online show.

2020 Festival of the Body, OCADU, Toronto

2020 ArtProm, OCADU, Toronto

2019 Off the hook silent art auction, Maclaren Art Centre, Barrie

2019 Archiving Deconstructed Identities, Ada Slaight Gallery, Toronto

2019 [Click here to edit], Learning Zone OCADU, Toronto

2016 Off the hook silent art auction, Maclaren Art Centre, Barrie

2015 #interrogate, two person show, Art in house, Barrie

2015 SDVA Sholarship Show, Georgian College, Barrie

2015 Off the hook silent art auction, Maclaren Art Centre, Barrie.

2014 By the dozen, group show, Georgian College , Barrie.

2014 SDVA Scholarship show, Georgian College, Barrie.

2014 Suddenly Strung, the front room gallery, Barrie.

2013 Hot off the press, Georgian College, Barrie.


Awards/Grants

2023 Visual Artists Creation Projects Grant, Ontario Arts Council.

2023 Exhibition Assistance Grant, Ontario Arts Council for "unguarded moments".

2021-22 Ontario Graduate Scholarship, OCADU, Toronto.

2022 Career Launcher Prize, The Public, Toronto.

2021 TSA Bursary, OCADU, Toronto.

2021 William & Phyllis Waters Bursary, OCADU.

2021 Charles Patcher Bursary, OCADU.

2020 Emerging Artist Award, Propeller Gallery, Toronto.

2020 Project 31 - Drawing and Painting Award, OCADU, Toronto.

2015 Excellence in Studio Award, Georgian College, Barrie.

2015 Barrie Arts Club Scholarship, Georgian College, Barrie.

2014 William Moore Award, Gerogian College, Barrie.

2014 Barrie Arts Club Scholarship, Georgian College, Barrie.

2013 Peer Print Making Award, Georgian College, Barrie


Work/Related

2023 Portfolio Workshop Instructor, Figurative Painting, OCAD University, Toronto.

2023 Summer Instructor, Expanded Painting, OCAD University, Toronto.

2020-22  Marketing Team member, Propeller Art Gallery. 

2021 Multimedia Editor and Social Media Manager, Beyond the Frame Podcast, Toronto 

2020-22 Sponsored Member, Propeller Art Gallery, Toronto. 


Publications/Related

2023 "Scarborough Town Centre for Nuit Blanche" Interview with  CBC News

2023 “Par Nair:Silk Saree from India” Interview with Textile Museum of Canada

2023 Panelist on "Ritual and Tradition in decolonial practice" for CADN Conference '23, OCADU.

2023  "The sari as Canvas" for The Hindu Newspaper by Priyadarshini S.

2022 “(Un)familiar Resemblances” review for Femme Art Review by Dana Snow.

2022 “OCADU Student work on view at Public Gallery” for OCAD News by Shauna Doherty.

2021 Artist Interview on Beyond the Frame Podcast, Toronto

2021 Painting mention in Artoronto article, " Propeller Art Gallery celebrates 25 Years"

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