Kesha Dalal is a Brooklyn, New York based oil painter whose work explores how cultural exposure in childhood can shape one’s material memory in adulthood. Though she was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, Dalal grew up greatly influenced by the visual language of her South Asian heritage. From early childhood to early adulthood, Dalal participated in her family’s Indian wedding decoration business where she was surrounded by saturated colors, vibrant embellishment, and ritual display. That early exposure to maximalist creativity continues to inform her sensitivity to texture, patterns, and symbolic objects. With a professional background in fashion, Dalal brings an editorial awareness to composition, studying how the presence of fabric and architecture affect the vibrant colors and cultural visuals that surround them.