The Ford Family Foundation has named WSU Vancouver Associate Professor of Fine Arts Avantika Bawa one of five Oregon Hallie Ford Fellows in the Visual Arts for 2018. Bawa will receive a $25,000 unrestricted award for her excellent work and potential for significant advancement of her practice of art.
The Ford Family Foundation said in a release, “Bawa’s practice is grounded at the intersection of geographic, architectural and cultural differences in landscape, influenced by minimalism with an emphasis on reductive form, modularity and experimentation with scale. She is particularly known for her dedication to researching and responding to sites, often through wall drawings, paintings and repurposed functional objects, to create temporary site-based installations.”
