Rahkee Jain Desai
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Into the Light -
Piecing It Together
Select Public Art Commissions + Acquisitions
Forthcoming Austin-Bergstrom International Airport Concourse B, Sensory & Respite Space: Austin, TX
2025 The Houston Endowment, "A Sturdy Tree Has Depp Roots": Houston, TX
2025 Connect Communities, ‘The Gathering’, Collaborative Textile Mural: Houston, TX
2025 Connect Communities, ‘Revival’, Collaborative Textile Installation: Houston, TX
2023 Pharr Tennis Center, Austin Art in Public Places, "Harmonic Strings" Sculpture: Austin, TX
2022 Alief Community Center, Houston Arts Alliance, 'Folding Stories' suspended sculpture: Houston, TX
2018 Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, Batik Mural - "A Place to Call Home": Austin, TX
2015 Astra International, Batik Mural: Jakarta, Indonesia
2013 Four Trimesters Birthing Center, Mixed Media Mural: Singapore
Select Exhibitions
2026 Dougherty Arts Center, Buid Me Garden, "From Soil to Surface" Solo Exhibition: Austin, TX
2026 ICOSA Collective's Semicentennial Breakdown, "Window Dressing at 50": Houston, TX
2021 G-Spot Contemporary Art Gallery, "Making Lemonade" Group Exhibition: Houston, TX
2021 The Contemporary Austin, "Facing Each Other" Group Exhibition: Austin, TX
2021 DORF, "Own It, Examine It, Confront It" Group Exhibition: Austin, TX
2020 Femme Abstract, Juried Group Exhibition: Austin, TX
2020 Grayduck Gallery, Critical Group Exhibition: Austin, TX
2020 "Window Dressing VII," ICOSA Collective: Austin, TX
2020 "Thread Count," Croud Tree Studios Group Exhibition: Austin, TX
2018 Femme Abstract Juried Group Exhibition: Austin, TX
2016 Sensing Singapore Seasons Group Exhibition: Singapore
Select Acclaims + Awards
2024 XTANT Leadership Scholarship for Sustainable Textile Practices: Mallorca, Spain
2023 SheStories Grant, BigWe Foundation: Memphis, TN
2023 Elevate Grant, City of Austin Cultural Arts Division: Austin, TX
2020 Community Initiatives Grant, Austin Cultural Arts Division: Austin, TX
2019 Community Initiatives Grant, Austin Cultural Arts Division: Austin, TX
2018 Capacity Building Grant: Austin, TX
2016 Imago Mundi Benetton Foundation's Singapore Art 21st Century & Beyond Featured Artist: Singapore