Ritu Nanda is an intuitive abstract artist whose multicultural background and experiences in India, New Zealand, and the fashion industry inform her use of texture, color, and layered meaning. Working mainly in acrylics, with pencil, ink, charcoal, and wax crayon, she builds tactile, evolving surfaces that capture memories, emotions, and subconscious impressions.

Her work connects with the theme Obscured Organisms by exploring hidden or overlooked elements of nature and human experience—emotional traces, subconscious echoes, and symbolic forms made visible through abstraction. Oscillating between vibrancy and calm, her paintings invite reflection and personal interpretation, revealing the beauty in ambiguity, transformation, and the unseen patterns that shape our lives.