Varsha Manglam

Background

I am currently a Doctoral Researcher at Lancaster University. I graduated in Fine Art at Liverpool Hope University and also completed my Master’s in Contemporary Art and Performance at Liverpool Hope. There, I built a strong foundation in painting and material exploration .The Masters study developed a strong connection to an autoethnographic way of working, which led to a deep interest in research.

Painting has been part of my practice since the beginning. For more than a decade, I worked full-time in the information technology industry after completing my degree at the University of Manchester. Throughout those years, I continued to paint, developed independent projects, and continued learning from various independent artists.

For the past decade, I have dedicated myself fully to contemporary painting, research, and teaching. My main studio is located in Liverpool, UK. Studio visits are possible by appointment.

For inquiries about the work or to arrange a visit, please get in touch.

Conference Papers and Plenary Lectures

 

  • 2026    ‘Return to the roots,how we move forward': Yale University Graduate Conference in Religion and Ecology, Yale. Paper presented:The mud beneath our feet
  • 2025    ‘Creation and Preservation’: Yale University Graduate Conference in Religion and Ecology, Yale. Paper presented: A Vedic Eco-Philosophy: Reimagining the Human–Nature Relationship Through Artistic Practice, 21st February
  • 2025    ‘Erosion – Creimeadh’, University of Galway Biennial Conference, 9th August
  • 2025    Annual Art conference in association with History of Art department, University of York, 11th April
  • 2023    William Blake symposium conducted in partnership with Tate Liverpool and Hope University – Presentation on my artwork  inspired by work of William Blake, 24th September

Awards

2023      

  • Awarded the HOPE Graduate Bursary and Postgraduate Scholarship
  • Liverpool Hope Carter Preston Foundation award
  • TATE Liverpool Commission in response to William Blake exhibition
  • Zari Gallery award, London
  • Cass Art Award,2nd prize, Liverpool

2022 

  • Josephine Butler award, 2022, Painting, 2nd prize Liverpool Hope University
  • HMP2Hope Summer Scholarship award, Liverpool Hope
  • Prof E Rex Makin award, Community work, Liverpool Hope University

2019 

  • Chapel Art gallery, selected artist for Lancashire open Art exhibition, Ormskirk

 2018

  • University of Liverpool, 3rd Prize, Painting