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Radha (Kim) Hendi

Working in acrylic, mixed media, clay, and block printing, Radha (Kim) Hendi blends playful aesthetics with contemplative depth. Her practice is informed by formal training in design, drawing, color, and ceramics in Argentina and Canada, as well as by meditative and philosophical studies in prana-ontology and breath-based practices with Berdhanya Swami Tierra. Born in Montreal, raised in Buenos Aires, and living between Ottawa and Argentina, Radha is a multidisciplinary visual artist whose work explores states of being, transitions, and layered identities. With heritage spanning Syrian, Turkish, Danish, British, and Argentine lineages, her art reflects a life shaped by cultural movement, migration, and multiple cosmologies. Her ongoing project Holy Cow! – The Exhibit reimagines the Holando-Argentina cow as a symbolic figure moving between sky and earth, appearing among clouds and within everyday scenes. Through vibrant color, mandala elements, and serene movement, her work explores how humor and contemplation can coexist, inviting viewers into gentle visual worlds where imagination, spirituality, and belonging intersect. Radha has exhibited in Ottawa and Buenos Aires and is scheduled to showcase work internationally. Her work is held in private collections across the Americas, Asia, and Europe. Artist Statement: I paint at the intersection of memory, migration, and metaphysics. Born in Montreal and raised in Buenos Aires, with roots spanning Syrian, Turkish, Danish, British, and Argentine traditions, my work emerges from a lived experience of transitions, cultural movement, and layered identity. Using acrylic on canvas, mixed media, and sculpture, I create symbolic portals—visual spaces that suggest passage between inner and ancestral landscapes. Color is central to my practice; I treat it as both material and vibration, carrying emotional and spiritual resonance. Influenced by contemplative practices and philosophical inquiry, I approach painting as a form of exploration rather than explanation. My work seeks to hold space for stillness, humor, and complexity, inviting viewers to pause, reflect, and sense the subtle connections between the visible and the invisible.

Working in acrylic, mixed media, clay, and block printing, Radha (Kim) Hendi blends playful aesthetics with contemplative depth. Her practice is informed by formal training in design, drawing, color, and ceramics in Argentina and Canada, as well as by meditative and philosophical studies in prana-ontology and breath-based practices with Berdhanya Swami Tierra.

Born in Montreal, raised in Buenos Aires, and living between Ottawa and Argentina, Radha is a multidisciplinary visual artist whose work explores states of being, transitions, and layered identities. With heritage spanning Syrian, Turkish, Danish, British, and Argentine lineages, her art reflects a life shaped by cultural movement, migration, and multiple cosmologies.

Her ongoing project Holy Cow! – The Exhibit reimagines the Holando-Argentina cow as a symbolic figure moving between sky and earth, appearing among clouds and within everyday scenes. Through vibrant color, mandala elements, and serene movement, her work explores how humor and contemplation can coexist, inviting viewers into gentle visual worlds where imagination, spirituality, and belonging intersect.

Radha has exhibited in Ottawa and Buenos Aires and is scheduled to showcase work internationally. Her work is held in private collections across the Americas, Asia, and Europe.

Artist Statement:

I paint at the intersection of memory, migration, and metaphysics. Born in Montreal and raised in Buenos Aires, with roots spanning Syrian, Turkish, Danish, British, and Argentine traditions, my work emerges from a lived experience of transitions, cultural movement, and layered identity.

Using acrylic on canvas, mixed media, and sculpture, I create symbolic portals—visual spaces that suggest passage between inner and ancestral landscapes. Color is central to my practice; I treat it as both material and vibration, carrying emotional and spiritual resonance.

Influenced by contemplative practices and philosophical inquiry, I approach painting as a form of exploration rather than explanation. My work seeks to hold space for stillness, humor, and complexity, inviting viewers to pause, reflect, and sense the subtle connections between the visible and the invisible.