Sangeetha Alwar lives and practices in Bengaluru – Mysuru. She is a self-taught artist and illustrator by night and a lecturer of English Literature by day. Her art has been published in Maintenant: A Journal of Contemporary Dada Writing and Art, Homegrown.in, Vice Magazine, The Citizen, G5A Magazine, Indian Express, Deccan Herald, Hindustan Times, The News Minute and Huffingtonpost.
She works with diverse materials, both traditional and digital to speak about politics, gender, identity and sexuality. Her recent explorations have been in the field of digital collages dealing with subjects such as body dysmorphia and menstrual health. She operates mainly through her Instagram handle Ms.Alwar where she is currently working on a personal project called 100 days of Joy in which she aims to illustrate short comics on what makes her day brighter!