Anoushka Mirchandani at the ICA San José

Solo Exhibition: My Body Was a River Once
Anoushka Mirchandani's debut institutional solo exhibition, My Body Was a River Once, will be on view at the Institute of Contemporary Art, San José, CA, from January 16 through August 23, 2026. The show is curated by Zoë Latzer and presented in partnership with Jonathan Carver Moore Gallery and showcases an entirely new, multi-sensory body of work.
 
From the ICA San José:
For nearly a decade, Mirchandani has developed a distinctive visual language centered on translucent, introspective female figures often situated within domestic interiors. In My Body Was a River Once, these figures break free from built environments, merging with waterfalls, flora, stones, and tree bark in fluid metamorphoses that blur the boundaries between body and landscape.
 
Drawing inspiration from the Apsaras—celestial beings in South Asian mythology whose name translates to “one who moves flowingly in the waters”—Mirchandani reimagines these mythic figures as vessels of intergenerational movement, carrying ancestral stories across terrains both real and imagined. Expanding her practice beyond painting, she incorporates diaphanous silks, sculpted wooden thorns, and subtle aromas to create a multisensory environment. Together, these works form a living archive that reflects on belonging, inheritance, and transformation through the lens of mythmaking and migration.
 
Learn more on the ICA San José's website.
Opening January 16, 2026