Insiya draws inspiration from both her birthplace in the desert of Rajasthan and the intensity of her hometown Mumbai. After receiving her Masters in Banking and Economy, she spent 15 years shaping the face of eCommerce.
During the following years, she left her position in the dot-com world to devote herself to art. Her art, a diverse canvas of artist books, paper cutouts, and photography, mirrors the meticulous exploration of patterns, illusions, and storytelling. Her work invites viewers to delve deeper, uncovering layers of meaning within the patterns and scenes she creates.
Her artist books are held at several national and international university collections like MIT, UC Berkeley, RISD and Baylor University among others. David’s Ankles, a collaboration with Bridget McGraw, won the First Place prize at Marin MOCA’s Altered Book Exhibition.
She has served on the board of Baxter St of New York, Focus on Book Arts and Guild of Book Workers. She is currently a board member at Hand Bookbinders of California
Gallery Representation
COLLECTIONS
- Appalachian State University, Belk Library, Special Collections
- Augustana College Library, Special Collections
- Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, Cynthia Sears Collection
- Baylor University
- Bromer Booksellers & Gallery
- Clark Art Institute Library, Williams College MA
- Denver University
- Emory University, Woodruff Library, Special Collections
- Fleet Library at RISD
- MIT, Rotch Library, Art & Architecture Collections
- Phoenix Public Library, Rare Book Room
- Rice University, Fondren Library, Special Collections
- SCAD Atlanta ACA Library
- Scripps College, Denison Library, Special Collections
- Temple University Libraries – Charles Library
- Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, Special Collections
- UC Berkeley, Environmental Design Library, Special Collections
- UC East Bay
- UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library
- University of Toronto, Victoria College, Pratt Library
- University of Utah, Marriott Library, Special Collections
- VCU, Cabal Library, Special Collections