Rupy C. Tut
{{Short description|Indian-American visual artist}}
{{Infobox artist
| name = Rupy C. Tut
| birth_date = {{Circa|1985|1986}}
| birth_place = Chandigarh, India
| education =
| website = https://www.rupyctut.com/
| style = Indian miniature paintings
| alma_mater = UCLA, Loma Linda University
}}
Rupy C. Tut (born {{Circa|1985|1986}}){{Cite web |last=Corbin |first=Mary |date=2023-10-13 |title=Trained in 18th-century Indian technique, Rupy C. Tut paints women facing today's challenges |url=https://48hills.org/2023/10/trained-in-18th-century-indian-technique-rupy-c-tut-paints-women-facing-todays-challenges/ |access-date=2024-01-06 |website=48 hills |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Le |first=Anh-Minh |date=2023-12-29 |title=Oakland Artist Rupy C. Tut |url=https://www.diablomag.com/people-style/oakland-artist-rupy-c-tut/article_47105bce-a034-11ee-a5cc-932164dad59b.html |access-date=2024-01-06 |website=Diablo Magazine |language=en}} is an Indian-born American visual artist. She specializes in Indian miniature paintings. Tut is based in Oakland, California.
Early life and education
Tut's grandparents were displaced during the Partition of India.{{Cite web |last=Yu |first=Brandon |date=2017-11-13 |title=Unmuting history: in art, the long-hushed saga of the British... |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/performance/article/Unmuting-history-in-art-the-long-hushed-saga-of-12353391.php |access-date=2024-01-06 |website=San Francisco Chronicle |language=en}} She was born in Chandigarh{{Cite web |date=November 28, 2023 |title=Juxtapoz Magazine - A Portfolio: Rupy C. Tut |url=https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/painting/a-portfolio-rupy-c-tut/ |access-date=2024-01-06 |website=Juxtapoz |language=en-gb}} and lived in the state of Punjab in India until her family relocated to Southern California in the United States when she was eleven or twelve.
In 2006, she graduated from UCLA with a degree in evolutionary and ecological biology and a minor in South Asian studies. She then attended Loma Linda University, graduating with a master's in global health in 2009. She married, and in 2011, moved to the Bay Area.
Artwork
While applying for jobs in public health, Tut began painting and studied traditional Pahari painting from 2016 to 2021. She makes her own pigments and uses hemp paper or linen. Her work focuses on women, heritage, and the natural world.{{Cite web |last=Quinn |first=Bridget |date=2023-11-13 |title=Rupy C. Tut's Landscapes of Belonging |url=http://hyperallergic.com/856044/rupy-c-tuts-landscapes-of-belonging/ |access-date=2024-01-06 |website=Hyperallergic |language=en-US}}
Tut's paintings have been displayed at various institutions, including the De Young Museum and the Asian Art Museum.{{Cite web |last=Le |first=Anh-Minh |date=2023-10-02 |title=Renowned and Rising Artists of the Asian Diaspora Are in the Spotlight |url=https://www.nobhillgazette.com/arts_and_culture/visual_arts/renowned-and-rising-artists-of-the-asian-diaspora-are-in-the-spotlight/article_a26d7d6c-5322-11ee-9475-bb2e989a9756.html |access-date=2024-01-06 |website=Nob Hill Gazette|language=en}} She has had solo shows at the Triton Museum of Art, the Jessica Silverman gallery, and the Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco.
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Category:21st-century American women painters
Category:21st-century American painters
Category:21st-century Indian women artists
Category:American contemporary painters
Category:Artists from Oakland, California
Category:Indian contemporary painters
Category:Indian emigrants to the United States
Category:Indian women painters
Category:Loma Linda University alumni
Category:University of California, Los Angeles alumni
Category:Women artists from Chandigarh