Pragati Mathur
Textile artist
Pragati Mathur is one of Bangalore’s most well-known weavers, textile designers and experimental weaving artists. With a degree in Textile Design and Technology from the Sophia Polytechnic, Mumbai, she has over 20 years of experience. A degree, a gold medal and a loom were the beginning of her romance with handlooms. With a passion for natural fibres and diverse yarns and materials, she worked with various products like tapestries, rugs, scarves, stoles, hand-crafted textiles, sarees and metal installations.
She has created individual-style fabrics as yardages for leading designers, successfully showcased at various prominent hotels and art complexes in Bengaluru, Kolkata, Mumbai, and Goa, and has created installations for Vinita Chaitanya, Shernawaz Barucha, Gitu Hinduja for The Fine Art Company, ‘The Ancient Star Map’ for Gitanjali Maini for Gallery G, NAURASPUR for The Bangalore International Airport Terminal 2, Sone Ki Chidiya and Colour me India for Sutr Santati National Museum in New Delhi, NGMA in Mumbai and Melbourne Museum in Australia.
