[FR]
Rithika Merchant est une artiste visuelle originaire de Bombay en Inde, où elle est née en 1986. Elle a obtenu un Master en Fine Arts à la Parsons School of Design, New York, en 2008.
Son travail explore à la fois la mythologie comparative, la science et la fiction spéculative, avec des créatures et des symboles qui font partie de son vocabulaire visuel personnel. Elle crée des œuvres qui établissent des liens visuels avec notre passé collectif et imaginent également de possibles nouveaux mondes que nous pourrions habiter. La nature joue un rôle central dans son travail et est mise en valeur par l’utilisation de formes organiques et de couleurs non saturées. Ses peintures et collages sont réalisés à partir d’une combinaison d’éléments découpés et de peinture à l’aquarelle, s’inspirant des gravures botaniques du XVIIe siècle et de l’art populaire.
Dans son travail le plus récent, Rithika Merchant propose une vision holistique de l’univers : elle examine la raison pour laquelle l’humanité a besoin de croire et de vénérer les forces qui la dépassent, et cherche à comprendre pourquoi nous avons infligé tant de destruction à notre planète. Loin d’y voir une fatalité, elle propose une vision optimiste de notre futur, où l’humain est réconcilié avec la planète, en harmonie avec les traditions ancestrales, et où les femmes, puissantes, jouent un rôle majeur.

Entre 2018 et 2020 Rithika Merchant a collaboré avec la maison de couture française Chloé sur plusieurs collections, pour lesquelles elle a reçu le prix Vogue India Young Achiever of the Year Award, lors des Women of the Year Awards 2018, et elle a été nommée l’une des 100 voix créatives du magazine Vogue World. Elle est également lauréate du Sovereign Asian Art Prize 2021 – Vogue Hong Kong Women’s Art Prize, pour son oeuvre «Saudade», et le Prix DDessin Paris ‘21 lui a permis de réaliser une résidence d’un mois à l’Institut Français de Saint-Louis du Sénégal fin 2022.
Ses oeuvres font partie de collections publiques telles que les archives Chloé, le Palais Galliera, le Musée de la mode de la Ville de Paris, la Samdani Art Foundation, la Sarmaya Arts Foundation et le Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, ou privées telles que la collection De Bueil & Ract-Madoux (Paris) et la Collection Aarti Lohia (Londres).
Son travail a fait l’objet d’une première monographie, The Eye, The Sky, The Altar, publiée en 2022 par Galerie LJ et Tarq Mumbai, avec un texte de Fariha Róisín. 

[ENG]
Rithika Merchant is a visual artist from Bombay, India, where she was born in 1986. She received a BFA in Fine Arts from Parsons School of Design, New York. At the crossroads of the East and the West, Merchant’s work reflects her journey as a global citizen. Her art explores both comparative mythology as well as science and speculative fiction, featuring creatures and symbolism that are part of her personal visual vocabulary. She creates bodies of work that visually link to our collective past as well as imagine possible new worlds which we may come to inhabit. Nature plays a pivotal role in her work and is emphasized by the use of organic shapes and non saturated colors. Her paintings and collages are made using a combination of watercolor and cut paper elements, drawing on 17th century botanical prints and folk art.

In her most recent work, Rithika Merchant proposes a holistic approach of the universe: she examines why humanity needs to believe in and worship the forces beyond itself, and seeks to understand why we have inflicted so much destruction on our planet. Far from seeing it as a fatality, she proposes an optimistic vision of our future, where humans are reconciled with the planet, in harmony with ancestral traditions, and where powerful women play a major role.

Between 2018 and 2020 Rithika Merchant collaborated with French fashion label Chloé on several collections, for which she received the Vogue India Young Achiever of the Year Award, at the 2018 Women of the Year Awards, and was named one of Vogue World magazine’s 100 creative voices. She is also the winner of the Sovereign Asian Art Prize 2021 – Vogue Hong Kong Women’s Art Prize, for her work «Saudade», and the DDessin Paris ‘21 Prize gave her the opportunity to carry out a month-long residency at the French Institute in Saint-Louis, Senegal, in 2022.
Her work is part of public collections such as the Chloé archives, the Palais Galliera, the Musée de la mode de la Ville de Paris, the Samdani Art Foundation, the Sarmaya Arts Foundation and the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, or private collections such as the De Bueil & Ract-Madoux collection (Paris) and the Aarti Lohia Collection (London).

Her first monograph book, The Eye, The Sky, The Altar, was published in 2022 by Galerie LJ and Tarq Mumbai, with a text by Fariha Róisín.

SELECTED COLLECTIONS

Chloé Archives, Paris
Elisabeth and Hartwig Ochsenfeld, Arthouse Wolfsberg/Garana, Romania
Palais Galliéra | Musée de la mode de la Ville de Paris, Paris
Sir H.N. Reliance Foundation Hospital, Mumbai
School of the Art Institute of Chicago – Fashion Resource Centre, Chicago
Samdani Art Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Sarmaya Arts Foundation, Mumbai
Collection De Bueil & Ract-Madoux, Paris
Collection Aarti Lohia, London
Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, New Dehli
The Bunker Artspace – Collection of Beth Rudin DeWoody, Palm Beach, US

PRIX & RÉSIDENCES

2022
Institut Français – Villa Ndar, Saint-Louis, Sénégal
The Artsy Vanguard 2022

2021
The 2021 Sovereign Asian Art Prize – Vogue Hong Kong Women’s Art Prize
Prix DDdessinParis – Ddessin21

2018
Vogue Women Of The Year 2018 Prize – Vogue Young Achiever Of The Year

2016
Résidence à Arthouse Wolfsberg/Garana Garana, Roumanie

2012
Résidence à Arthouse Wolfsberg/Garana Garana, Roumanie

2008
Résidence à Convento São Francsico De Mertola Mertola, Portugal

SELECTED SHOWS

2025
Tarq, Mumbai – TBA – Solo show

2024
Srishti Art Gallery, Hyderabad – ‘Phantasm‘ – Group show, commissariat V. Solanki
Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane – 11th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art – Group show
Joburg Contemporary Art Foundation, Johannesburg – ‘Ecospheres‘ – Group show
Asia Now, Paris – Représentée par Galerie LJ

2023
Kristin Hjellegjerde, London – ‘Terraformation‘  – Solo show
Dhaka Art Summit, Dhaka (Bangladesh) – ‘Bonna’ – Commissariat Diana Campbell
KIAF, Séoul – Représentée par Galerie LJ

2022
Galerie LJ, Paris – ‘Festival of the Phoenix Sun‘ – Solo show
Asia Now, Paris – Représentée par Galerie LJ
Kristin Hjellegjerde, Schloss Görne (Germany) – ‘Uprising‘ – Group show
Art India, – Dehli – Représentée par Tarq Mumbai
AD Museum, Mumbai – ‘AD Design Show 2022’ – Group show

2021
TARQ, Bombay – ‘Birth of a New World‘ – Solo show
CFHILL, Stockhom – ‘Mentors’ – Group show, commissariat Sandra Weil, avec Olafur Eliasson, The Gee’s Bend, Marie-Louise Eckman, Miki Krastman, Anne Samat et Barbara Kruger
Sovereign Asian Art Prize, Hong Kong – Finalists Exhibition – Group show
Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, Berlin – ‘Rachel Garrard and Rithika Merchant‘ – 2-person show
DDESSIN art fair, Paris – Représentée par Galerie LJ
Galerie Dys, Brussels – ‘Metamorphosis’ – 2-person show avec Benoît Huot

2020
TARQ, Bombay – ‘Inherited Memory’ – Group show

2019
Galerie LJ, Paris – ‘Mirror of the Mind‘ – Solo show
Fortified Church, Cincsor (Roumanie) -‘Fata In Fata/ Face To Face’ – Group show, commissariat Elisabeth Ochsenfeld et Arthouse Wolfsberg/ Garana
National Art Museum of Ukraine, Kiev – Chloe Couture – Group show
Tarq, Bombay – ‘Osmosis : Rithika Merchant, Samanta Batra Mehta, and Savia Mahajan’ – Group show
Galerie LJ, Paris – ‘Spring!‘ – 3-person show avec Howie Tsui et Jason Jägel
Kolkata Centre For Creativity, Emami Art, Calcutta – ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam/ The World Is One Family’ – Group show
The Royal Opera House, Bombay – ‘The Dot that went for a walk’ – Group show

2017
TARQ, Bombay – ‘Where The Water Takes Us’ – Solo show
Galeria Bien Cuadrado, Barcelone – ‘Ancestral Home’ – Solo show, commissariat Diana Di Nuzzo

2018
The Hospital Club Gallery, Londres – ‘We See You, We Hear You’ – Group show
The Michelangelo Foundation, Venise – Homo Faber: ‘Fashion Inside and Out’ – Group show, commissariat Judith Clark
October Gallery, Londres – ‘Portal’ – Group show
Sunaparanta – Goa Centre for the Arts, Goa – ‘Sensorium / The End Is Only The Beginning’ – Group show
Art India, Delhi – Représentée par Tarq Mumbai

2017
Mazda Space, Barcelone – ‘State of Art’ – Group show, commissariat Galeria Bien Cuadrado et Barcelona Young Gallery Weekend
Swiss Cottage Gallery, Londres – ‘This Burning Land Belongs To You’ – Group show, commissariat TARQ Mumbai pour Camden Kala, UK/India Year of Culture
The New Gallery, Calgary – ‘To talk to the worms and the stars’ – Group show, commissariat Natasha Chaykowski
Latitude 28, Delhi – ‘G/rove’ – Group show, commissariat Bhavna Kakar et Adwait Singh
Northrup Gallery, Goldstein Museum of Design, Minneapolis – ‘Roots to Healing’ – Group show, commissariat Lisa Aston Philander

2016
Galeria Combustion Espontanea, Madrid – ‘Intersections’ – Solo show
Arthouse Wolfsberg, Garana (Roumanie) – ‘Hortus Deliciarum’ – Group show
Stephen Romano Gallery, New York – ‘Statim Finis’ – Group show
Stephen Romano Gallery, New York – ‘The Creepy Room’ – Group show
80WSE Gallery, New York – ‘Language of the Birds: Occult and Art’ – Group show, commissariat Pam Grossman

2015
Stephen Romano Gallery, New York – ‘Luna Tabulatorum’ – Solo show
TARQ, Bombay – ‘Reliquaries: The Remembered Self’ – 2-person show avec Suruchi Choksi
The Morbid Anatomy Museum, New York – ‘Opus Hypnagogia: Sacred Spaces of the Visionary and Vernacular’ – Group show
Art*ry Gallery, Fort Cochin – ‘Rite of Passage’ – Group show, commissariat Kanchi Mehta
Summerhall, Edinburgh – ‘Not Man The Less But Nature More’ – Group show, commissariat Michela D’Acquisto et Holly Knox Yeoman
Metro Curates Art Fair , The Metropolitan Pavilion, New York – Représentée par Stephen Romano Gallery

2014
Tiny Griffon Gallery, Nuremberg – ‘Encyclopedia Of The Strange’ – Solo show
Stephen Romano Gallery, New York – ‘Abundantia Cornu Copiae’ – Group show
Helios Gallery, Timisoara (Roumanie) – ‘Diplomatic Art’ – Group show
Galeria Espai b, Barcelone – ‘Collectiva de Petit Format’ – Group show

2013
Gallery Art & Soul, Bombay – ‘Mythography’ – Solo show
India Art Festival, Bombay – Représentée par Gallery Art & Soul
Gospel Flat Farm, Bolinas (USA) – ‘Crest of the Strawberry Moon’ – Group show
Moon Gallery, Singapour – ‘Of The Hand Madder’ – Group show

2012
Swab Art Fair, Barcelone – ‘Mitología Comparada’ – Solo show, représentée par Galeria Espai b
Galleri Christoffer Egelund, Copenhague – ‘Xmas 12/ The Big Group Show’ – Group show
Espaço Santo Antonio, Rio de Janeiro – ‘O Fim’ –  Group show
Galeria Espai b, Barcelone – ‘Sobre El Paper’ – Group show
Fundatia Interart Triade, Timisoara (Roumanie) – ‘Tristesia – Paraphernalia – Memorabilia’ – Group show
Arthouse Wolfsberg, Garana (Roumanie) – ‘Tristesia – Paraphernalia – Memorabilia’ – Group show

2011
Gallery Art & Soul, Bombay – ‘Origin of Species’ – Solo show
Casa Batllo, Barcelone – ‘Barcelona Showcase – Group show
Kala Ghoda Arts Festival, Bombay – Group show
Articule Gallery, Montréal – ‘Snowball’ – Group show

2010
Galeria Espai b, Barcelone – ‘Collectiva Nadal’ – Group show
Guardia Sanframondi, Benevento (Italie) – ‘De Sanguine’ – Group show
Who Galeria, Lisbonne – ‘New Mirror Illustration’ – Group show

2009
Fabrica do Braço de Prata, Lisbonne – ‘Worlds Within Words’ – Solo show
Pois.Cafe, Lisbonne – ‘Conversations With Myself’ – Solo show
Kala Ghoda Arts Festival, Bombay – Group show

2008
Convento São Francisco De Mertola, Mertola (Portugal) – ‘Collection of Dreams’ – Solo show
Gallery MC, New York – ‘Senior Citizens’ – Group show
Parsons Fine Arts Gallery, New York – ‘I’ll show you mine, if you show me yours’ – Group show

2007
Parsons Fine Arts Gallery, New York – ‘City Symphonies/Urban Muck’ – Group show
Parsons Fine Arts Gallery, New York – ‘Mentor/Meteor’ – Group show

2006
The Hellenic International Studies In The Arts, Paros (Grèce) – ‘HISA Final Show’ – Group show

2004
Grand Central Station, New York – ‘The Armature Project’ – Group show

PUBLICATIONS

2022
Rithika Merchant, The Eye, The Sky, The Altar, Galerie LJ & TARQ Mumbai

2019
Osmosis, Essay by Shaleen Wadhwana, TARQ , Mumbai, India. Print Edition
The Dot that went for a walk, Caterpillar Wings LLP; First Edition, 2019

2017
Where The Water Takes Us, Essay by Skye Arundhati Thomas, TARQ , Mumbai, India. Print Edition

2015
Luna Tabulatorum, Essays by Decadence Darling, Allison C. Meier and Randall Morris, Stephen Romano Gallery, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A. Print Edition
Opus Hypnagogia: Sacred Spaces of the Visionary and Vernacular, Essay by Decadence Darling, Stephen Romano Gallery/ The Morbid Anatomy Museum, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A. Print Edition
Reliquaries: The Remembered Self, Essay by Arshia Sattar, TARQ, Mumbai, India. Print Edition
Not Man The Less, But Nature More, Introduction by Holly Knox Yeoman and Michela D’Acquisto
Summerhall, Edinburgh, Scotland. Print Edition

2014 
Diplomatic Art Exhibition Catalogue, Timisoara, Romania, December 2014. Print Edition

2013
Mythography, Essay by Sumesh Sharma, Edited by Zasha Colah, Gallery Art & Soul and Clark House Initiative, Mumbai, India. Print Edition, Limited edition of 500, Artist Book.

2012  
Bane Singh, Healing The Blue Planet, An Informed Consent, Wordizen Books, Mumbai, India. Print Edition. Cover Image

2011
Snowball, Articule Gallery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Print Edition, Limited edition Art Book.
Barcelona Showcase Exhibition Catalogue, Barcelona, Spain. Print Edition
Origin Of Species Exhibition Catalogue, Gallery Art & Soul, Mumbai, India. Print Edition

PRESS

2024
The Art Newspaper, Artist being electrocuted to show the sinister implications of AI among highlights of the Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art 11, 3 décembre 2024
Les Echos Série Limitée, Asia Now, pluriverselle et partageuse, 3 octobre 2024

2023
Artension, Hors-série spécial dessin, décembre 2023
Marie Claire Korea, 갤러리 엘제이 GALERIE LJ: 리티카 머천트 Rithika Merchant, 9 septembre 2023
Hankyung, Kiaf 2023 하이라이트- 갤러리 LJ의 리티카 머션트, 30 août 2023
AD India, “Rithika Merchant’s monograph commentates on the evolution of myths across the world“, 3 janvier 2023
FTC Mag, “Rithika Merchant transforma mitos e rituais compartilhados por diferentes culturas, em obras intrínsecas“, 15 février 2023

2022
Colossal, Through Mystical Mixed-Media Narratives, Artist Rithika Merchant Explores Intrinsic Connection, 9 novembre 2022
Connaissance des Arts, L’empire du Soleil : les mythologies contemporaines de l’artiste Rithika Merchant, 5 septembre 2022
Our Choices, “Rithika Merchant – Festival of the Phoenix Sun“, September 1, 2022
Monsoon Malabar Iyengar, Radhika “The Magnificent World of Surrealism” Web. July 2, 2022.  view
STIR Kumar, Rahul “India Art Fair presents its 13th edition with over 500 participating artists” Web. May 4, 2022. view
Beaux Arts Magazine Lavrador, Judicaël “Nouvelles tendances: les mondes parallèles du dessin contemporain”, n°455 – mai 2022. Print Edition.
Architectural Digest “The Mood” The Art Issue, January – February, 2022. Print Edition.

2021
Elephant, “Re-Making Myths for the Modern Age“, June 28 2021
The Hindu, “Where winged women fly away: The art of Rithika Merchant“, June 18 2021
Le Quotidien de l’Art, “Le prix Ddessin à Rithika Merchant“, June 14, 2021
Ocula Magazine, “Hong Kong Lowdown: Shows To See. 2021 Asian Sovereigh Art Prize”, May 5, 2021 (view)
Tavan Studio Podcast, “Rithika Merchant”, May 2021 (listen)

2020
Firstpost Dhar, Arshia “How the pandemic has urged three Indian artists to reexamine personal, collective identities through their art” Web, September 9, 2020. (view)
Vogue India “Ways of Seeing: The Experimenter” June 2020, Print Edition. (view)
Art Fervour “Gaia as my muse: Art that inspires environmental action” Web. June 10, 2020. (view)
Artnet Brara, Noor “‘Creativity Has to Drive Every Decision’: Chloé Creative Director Natacha Ramsay-Levi on How the Values of Art Guide Her Design Philosophy” Web, May 18, 2020. (view)
Harpers Bazaar Samaha, Barry “Fashion Brands Bringing You the Best in Music and Culture on Social Media” Web. April 15, 2020. (view)
V Magazine Kelly, Dylan “ Chloé launches uplifting Instagram live program amidst Coronavirus” Web. April 14, 2020. (view)
Amica Magazine Rossi, Benedetta “ Eyes On: Le Pittrici Body Conscious” April 2020, Print Edition.
Mumbai Mirror Gehi, Reema “ Young artists to watch out for” March 22, 2020, Print Edition. (view)
India Art Fair Magazine “The wonderful world of Rithika Merchant” 2020, Print Edition.
Artisera Jain, Lisa “19 Artworks We Loved at the 2020 India Art Fair” Web. February 3, 2020. (view)
Lifestyle Asia Uppal, Megha “From Andy Warhol to Amrita Shergill, the must-sees at India Art Fair 2020” Web. January 29, 2020. (view)
Arteviste, “A Review of Rithika Merchant: Mirror of the Mind at Galerie LJ, Paris“, Maya Asha, 10 janvier 2020
Clove Magazine of South Asian Culture, Rithika Merchant Mirror of the Mind, 10 janvier 2020

2019
ELLE, “Merchant de Rêve“, 20 décembre 2019
Version Fémina (le JDD), Icônes hindoues, 9 décembre 2019
Marie Claire Maison, “Oeil protecteur“, novembre 2019
L’Officiel, “Mythes et Légendes“, septembre 2019
Design Pataki India Pereira, Beverly “Navigating Rithika Merchant’s Fantastical Worlds Steeped In Modern Myth” Web. July 8, 2019
DNA After Hours
Kumar, Rinky “The circle of life and death” June 17, 2019. Print Edition. (view)
The Mumbai Mirror
Chanda – Vaz, Urmi “The art-life continuum” June 10, 2019.  Print Edition. (view)
The Hindu
Amiruddin, Zahra “Reflections on ‘osmotic’ ideas” June 7, 2019. Print Edition. (view)
Newfound Journal
Simchak, Courtney “Ancestral Home” Web.  Volume no. 10, Issue 1 “The Fools Journey”, 2019. (view)Vogue India
Chakraborty, Rohit “Kolkata’s latest exhibit is all about unity in diversity” Web.  January 30, 2019. (view)Architectural Digest
Bhuyan, Avantika “ This art exhibition in Kolkata looks at the creative thought that binds humanity” Web. January 25, 2019. (view)
Verve
Shaikh, Sadaf “ Millennials love surrealist art and these 8 artists show us why” Web.  January 10, 2019. (view)
Vogue China “Chloé 2019 中国新年特别系列”  Web. January 8, 2019. (view)
Elle China “Chloé发布2019中国新年特别系列”  Web. January 8, 2019. (view)

2018
Vogue India
Siganporia, Shahnaz “Meet the 40 artists under the age of 40 you need to know about ” December 2018, Print Edition. (view)
Grazia India
Mehta, Tanya “Art Beyond Borders” December 2018, Print Edition.
Vogue India
Bhuyan, Avantika  “An exhibition of unique horse sculptures hopes to empower women” November 27, 2018 (view)
Vogue India
Khanna, Priyanka “Rithika Merchant’s work explores the commonality between cultures” November 2018, Print Edition. (view)
Harpers Bazaar India “Bazaar Style: 6 Artisans of Luxury” October 2018, Print Edition.
Vogue India “Presenting the winners: Vogue Women Of The Year 2018”  Web.  October 28, 2018. (view)
Verve
Thomas, Skye Arundhati “Behind the Brush” July – August 2018. Print Edition (Cover Story) (view)
The Earth Issue “Artist Highlight: Rithika Merchant” Web. May 2018. (view)
Elle India
Bhandara, Neville “Elle Radar Art: We Are The World” May 2018. Print Edition
Vogue India
Mahindru, Megha “The New Order” May 2018. Print Edition (view)
Arts Illustrated
Kumar, Rahul “Stories that Speak in Colour” April – May 2018. Print Edition
Marie Claire France
Mahler, Lily “Phénomène : la mode dessine”  Web. April 27, 2018. (view)
Wall Street International Magazine “Portal” Web. April 16, 2018. (view)
Platform Magazine
Jacob,Tony “Rithika Merchant On breaking all mythical boundaries” Web. April 16, 2018 (view)
Harpers Bazaar India “Fashion News: Indian in Paris” April 2018, Print Edition.
Homegrown
Sachdeva, Maanya “Exploring Rithika Merchant’s Unique Brand Of Mythical & Fantastical Art” Web. April 5, 2018. (view)
Blouin ArtInfo “Group Exhibition ‘Portal’ at October Gallery, London” Web. March 20, 2018. (view)
Vogue
Taylor, Elise “VogueWorld 100: Artist Rithika Merchant Gives a Whirlwind Tour of Her Favorite Cities, From Barcelona to Mumbai” Web. February 27, 2018. (view)
Vogue “Introducing VogueWorld 100: These Are the People Who Are Inspiring Us Right Now”  Web. February 27, 2018. (view)
Elle
Hyland, Veronique “Natacha Ramsay-Levi Begins Her Journey at Chloé by Looking Back” Web. February 15, 2018. (view)
CNN Style
Jagpal, Jagdip “India Art Fair: The female artists leading the country’s art renaissance” Web. February 10, 2018. (view)
DSSC
Kaur, Sumeet “India Art Fair 2018:What to expect at the subcontinents biggest art fair” Web. February 6, 2018. (view)
The New Indian Express, Indulge
Sen, Jaideep ““It’s an urgent time”: Rithika Merchant on making art in response to social issues” Web. February 5, 2018.  (view)
The New Indian Express, Indulge
Sen, Jaideep “Politics of art and the real artpolitik: Artists in discussion for India Art Fair 2018” February 1, 2018. Print Edition  (view)
Vogue India
Chaudhri, Shweta “Meet the Indian artist behind Chloé’s folklore-inspired collection” Web. January 29, 2018. (view)
Architectural Digest
Bhuyan, Avantika “Here’s what to expect at the 10th edition of the India Art Fair” Web. January 16, 2018. (view)
WWD
Diderich, Joelle “Chloé Pre – Fall 2018”  Web. January 10, 2018. (view)
The Hindu
Amiruddin, Zahra “Poetic mosaic of myths” January 10, 2018. Print Edition (view)
Art Radar
Kini – Singh, Amita “Where the Water Takes Us”: weaving histories through time and space with Rithika Merchant in Mumbai – in conversation” Web. January 5, 2018 (view)

2017
Verve
Tata, Huzan “ Why you must catch Rithika Merchant ‘Where The Water Takes Us’ exhibition” Web. December 28, 2017. (view)

Kerosene Digital “Rithika Merchant’s art: bizarre, beautiful and brilliant” Web. December 18, 2017. (view)

Mumbai Mirror “The articulate list” December 4, 2017. Print Edition. (view)

Art a un Click
Abadia, Mila “III Young Gallery Weekend despide el año en el Mazda Space Bcn” Web. December 4, 2017. (view)

Art Radar
Jamieson, Anna “3 young Indian artists to know” Web. December 3, 2017. (view)

Architectural Digest “Tarq’s This Burning Land Belongs To You comes to London” Web. November 2,2017. (view)

New York Times
Friedman, Vanessa “Instead of Changing the Woman, Change the Standard” September 28, 2017. Print Edition (view)

L’Officiel “A quoi ressemble la nouvelle femme Chloé?” Web. September 28, 2017. (view)

Mid Day “Mumbai Diary” Wednesday Dossier, September 20, 2017, Print Edition (view)

Verve Magazine
Tata, Huzan “Explore Questions of Geology at G/rove” Web. February 16, 2017. (view)

Visual Melt “Rithika Merchant” Web. January 25, 2017. (view)

2016
Verve Magazine “ A Day in the Life of Artist Rithika Merchant” Web. November 14, 2016. (view)

Elle Decor India
Tolia, Raisa “15 young Indian artists to follow right now” Web. July 26, 2016. (view)

Yorokobu
Mendoza, Virginia “Ilustraciones que reclaman el espacio de la mujer en la mitología” Web. July 14, 2016. (view)

Madrid Art Process “Rithika Merchant : Intersections” Web. June 7, 2016. (view)

Tendencias del Mercado del Arte
Paredes, Tomas “Rithika Merchant, fusion” nº 93, May 2016, Print Edition

Goldworld
Di Nuzzo, Diana “Rithika Merchant: Dall’India con amore” Web. April 26, 2016. (view)

La Vanguardia
Paredes, Tomas “Rithika Merchant, fusion y exotismo” April 10, 2016, Print Edition

Las Cosas Del Querer
Dubcovsky, Bettina “Rithika Merchant: Intersections” Web. March 28, 2016 (view)

Cultura
Feten Garrido, Isabel “La galería Combustión Espontánea presenta “Intersections” Web. March 27. 2016. (view)

Ladder and Key
Priority, Christopher “ 10 Point Profile: Rithika Merchant” Web. March 21, 2016. (view)

O Studio Barcelona
Calvo, Javier “Cosmogonia Lunar” Web. February 22, 2016. (view)

The Huffington Post
Frank, Priscilla “Delving Into The Shadowy World Of Occult Art” Web. January 27, 2016. (view)

2015
Manifesto of Decadence
Darling, Decadence “Modern Myth: An Interview with Rithika Merchant” Web. December 26, 2015. (view)

The Huffington Post
Frank, Priscilla “Magica Sexualis: Your Quick And Dirty Guide To The Erotic Occult”  Web. November 10, 2015. (view)

Hyperallergic
Steinhauer, Jillian “ArtRx NYC” Web. October 13, 2015. (view)

Quantum Art Review
Power, Kim “Lexicon Infernali at Stephen Romano Gallery” Web. October 11, 2015. (view)

The Huffington Post
Frank, Priscilla “Exploring The Moon-Centric Mythology Of The Feminine Occult” Web. October 9, 2015. (view)

Blopop Magazine
Martinez, Luciano “ Blopop Magazine, Features Artist” Web. September 28, 2015. (view)

Savant Garde
Scher, Robin “The Thin Line Between Nightmares and Reality” Web. September 11, 2015. (view)

Cultartes Magazine
Baldovin, Nicolae “Cultartes Presents Luna Tabulatorum by Rithika Merchant” September 8, 2015. (view)

Phantasmaphile
Grossman, Pam “Rithika Merchant show and more”  Web. September 2, 2015. (view)

Disinformation “Rithika Merchant: At The Dusk of Identity by Decadence Darling” Web. September 2, 2015. (view)

Charivari “Pinturas Esotericas Exploram a Espiritulidade da lua e as Mitologias da Feminilidade” Web. September 2, 2015. (view)

Beautiful/Decay
Evans, Hayley “Rithika Merchant’s Mysterious And Symbolic Paintings Explore The Mythologies Of The Moon” Web. September 1, 2015. (view)

Beautiful Bizarre Magazine
Triebsee, Kim “Rithika Merchant ‘Luna Tabulatorum’ at Stephen Romano Gallery” Web. August 30, 2015. (view)

High Fructose
Caro “OPUS HYPNAGOGIA” Presents Surreal New Works by Kris Kuksi, Martin Wittfooth, and More” Web. July 16, 2015. (view)

Widewalls
D. Anika “Opus Hypnagogia: Sacred Spaces of the Visionary and Vernacular presented by Stephen Romano” Web. July 16, 2015. (view)

The Hindu “Capturing on canvas the passages of life” June 15, 2015, Print Edition (view)

The Times of India M. Neelima. “Of internal journeys, shifting perception” June 15, 2015, Print Edition (view)

–Disinformation “Rithika Mrchant – Mosaics of Myths” Web. May 19, 2015. (view)

Art Tehelka  Sabnis, Sushma.“The Memory Crucible” Web. April 9, 2015. (view)

 TARQ blog “When Memories Become Myths” Web. April 4, 2015. (view)

TARQ blog “An Interview with Rithika Merchant” Web. March 25, 2015. (view)

The Indian Express Lakhe, Amruta. “Remember The Time” March 23, 2015, Print Edition. (view)

Brown Paper Bag Mumbai “Easel Money: The Beginners Guide to Buying Art” Web. March 19, 2015. (view)

Sunday Mid Day “The past is here” March 8, 2015, Print Edition.

Asian in NY Ng, Alison. “4th Annual Metro Curates Show at the Metropolitan Pavilion” Web. January 24, 2015. (view)

2014
Tiny Griffon Gallery blog Simion, Cristina. “Master of the Imaginary” Web. November 6, 2014. (view)

The Economic Times Balapurwala, Tasneem.“3 easy steps to buy affordable art: Artists you can invest in” July 10, 2014, Print Edition

Artium Oxide “Art of Rithika Merchant : Myths, Rituals, and Folklore” Web. July 4, 2014. (view)

Platform Magazine Malhotra, Shruti Kapur. “Forecast: Exploring The Arts” January/February 2014, Print Edition

2013
Art & Deal Magazine Sabnis, Sushma. “Her Myths To Graph”December 2013, Print Edition

Better Interiors Mehemdabadwala, Alifiya. “Art Walk: Rithika Merchant” December 2013, Print Edition.

The Morning News Rabarison, Karolle. “The Origin of New Species” Web. November 11, 2013. (view)

Blouin ArtInfo D’Mello, Rosalyn. “3 Emerging Indian Female Artists to Follow and Collect” Web. October 31, 2013. (view)

DNA After Hours Gupta, Boski. “Woman as a hero” October 4, 2013, Print Edition.

 The Indian Express Lakhe, Amruta. “Of Myths & Legends” October 3, 2013, Print Edition. (view)

Homegrown Menon, Mandovi. “Rithika Merchant’s Mythography” Web. October 1,  2013. (view)

Sunday Mid Day Dalal, Phorum. “She’s the real hero” September 29, 2013, Print Edition.

Boy Magia Oliveira, Edu. “Inspiracao Art Parte II” Web. September 5, 2013. (view)

The Review Review Hoffman, Emily, “New Online Mag Cuts Sharply Through the Din – Review of Cleaver Magazine” Web. July 14, 2013. (view)

Cleaver Magazine Rile, Karen. (Editor) “Works on Paper: Comparative Mythology” Issue no. 2,June 2013. (view)

Drowning Dogs “Hand written Interview with Rithika Merchant”February 22, 2013. (view)

2012
Arte Manifesto Magazine “La Energia Natural y Geometrica de Rithika Merchant” Web. December 5, 2012.

Anormal Magazine Escobar, Felipe. Rithika Merchant: “Creo en la energía de la naturaleza y el universo” Web. November 25, 2012. (view)

One Giant Arm Williams, Joe. “Rithika Merchant” Web. November, 3, 2012.

Modernism Romania Nasui, Cosmin. “Tristesia-Paraphernalia-Memorabilia” Web. August 13, 2012. (view)

Observator Cultural Plamadeala, Michael. “Tristesse – Paraphernalia – Memorabilia, creative camp in the summer heat”Web. August 2012. (view)

Zupi Magazine “Mitologia Comparada de Rithika Merchant” Web. August 10, 2012. (view)

Art and Science Journal Jones, Lee. “Origin of Species” Web. August 7, 2012. (view)

Reteaua Literara Ionita, Adrian. “A Woman For all Seasons” Web. July 3, 2012 (view)

The Montreal Review Tung, Robin. “Rithika Merchant” Web. July 2012. (view)

Juxtapoz Magazine “Drawings by Rithika Merchant” Web. March 11, 2012. (view)

Daily Serving Dailey, Celie. “Rithika Merchant”Web. February 25, 2012. (view)

2011
Metropolitan Barcelona “An Inside Look” October 2011. Print Edition.

DNA After Hours Mazumder, Jayeeta. “Bringing Folklore To Canvas” August 30, 2011. Print Edition.

Danadoias “Lo Folclorico de Rithika Merchant” Web. May 15, 2011. (view)

HAND Drawing Pryor, Kimi. “Artist Focus: Rithika Merchant” Web. May 3, 2011 (view)

Megamagro“Rithika Merchant” Web. April 7, 2011.

Art Sponge Caire, Patrick. “Magnificent Works on Paper by Rithika Merchant” Web. March 17, 2011 (view)

2010
Of Indian Origin Rao, Nisha John. “Mixing It All Up” Web. Nov 2, 2010. (view)
Doodlers Anonymous Okat “Dream Are Necessary” Web. April 21, 2010. (view)