Bhavna Mehta

Bhavna Mehta (born 1968) is an Indian-American visual artist specializing in cut paper and embroidery. She has exhibited widely throughout Southern California and lives and works in San Diego, CA.

Early life Mehta was born in Ahmednagar, India. At age seven she contracted polio, which forced her into a wheelchair. She completed a B.A. in physics from Ahmednagar College in 1987 and a M.S. in electronic science at University of Poona in 1989.

At age 22, Mehta immigrated to the United States. 2017 Once Upon a Body, Art Produce, San Diego, CA 2018 Leela - Portrait of a Woman in a Green Dress, Timken Museum of Art, San Diego, CA

Awards San Diego Art Prize, 2014 Creative Catalyst Grant, San Diego Foundation, 2015 Artists Activating Communities Grant, California Arts Council, 2016-2017