Chandni Raithatha moved from London to Wolverhampton due to her art practice being significantly influenced by the Black Arts Group. Chandni is saddened by the persisting racism and injustice in the world. As a woman of colour, she struggled with identity issues as someone born to African Caribbean and South Asian parents. This has led her to pursue work that focuses on breaking down barriers that prevent people from celebrating their blackness today. She uses art to challenge cultural inequalities such as colourism, racism, and hair discrimination in our rapidly evolving world. Chandni is also a founding member of the 'Wolverhampton Togetherness Group,' which has garnered significant media attention. Her work 'The Black Prince' challenges society's admiration for white heteronormative beauty and was featured on BBC Midlands Lunch News and in a BBC article.
EXHIBITIONS
TOGETHERNESS (WOLVERHAMPTON SCHOOL OF ART - OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2022)
POWER OF COLOUR:40 YEARS OF BLACK AND ASIAN ARTISTIC EXPRESSION (WOLVERHAMPTON SCHOOL OF ART - APRIL 2023)
FINE ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW (NEWHAMPTON ART CENTRE - MAY 2023)
YOUNG ARTIST'S SHOWCASE INSPIRED 'THE MORE THINGS CHANGE...' EXHIBITION (WOLVERHAMPTON ART GALLERY - MAY 2023)
SALON HANG (WOLVERHAMPTON SCHOOL OF ART - NOVEMBER 2023)
INTERIM EXHIBITION (WOLVERHAMPTON SCHOOL OF ART - DECEMBER 2023)
ART IN CELEBRATION OF WOMEN ( RITZY CINEMA BRIXTON - MARCH 2024)
MORE ART INC (WOLVERHAMPTON ART GALLERY - DATE TBC)
INTERVIEWS AND ARTICLES
BBC ARTICLE AND INTERVIEW (2023)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-65481580
PROSPER MAGAZINE INTERVIEW
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbCWcUyo7Bw
MORE ART INC INTERVIEW (2024)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYRYI3QgZ-M
KEITH PIPER SPEAKING ABOUT WLV TOGETHERNESS (AT 8;30 MINS)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOsdJGZkOKc&t=567s
PUBLISHED WORK
PROSPER MAGAZINE (AUGUST 2023 EDITION)
https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/68545410/prosper-autumn-2023-yumpu-compressed
EXPERIENCE
PHOTOGRAPHY AT MBCC AWARDS (2023)
MORE ART INC INCUBATOR AND RESIDENCY (2024)
ASSISTING PROSPER SHOOT SPRING EDITION (2024)
DRAMA HEADSHOTS SHOOT (2024)
COLLABORATING ON SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT (WOLVERHAMPTON ART GALLERY 2024)
WARNER BROS. HARRY POTTER TOUR PHOTOGRAPHER (2022 -2024)
FOUNDING MEMBER OF WLV TOGETHERNESS (2021)