Padma Rajendran

Mid March Bloom, pink, orange, green, textile, floral, texture

2024

Silk, wool, and thread Padma Rajendran was born in Klang, Malaysia. She studied at Bryn Mawr College and received her M.F.A. from Rhode Island School of Design. She has exhibited at...

acrylic on paper

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