As a self-taught mixed-media artist, Grishma invites audiences to engage with her work through a combination of senses. With a background in psychology and a relationship with disability from a young age, her artistic practice serves as a deliberate act of resistance—rejecting medical frameworks to embrace the social model, which understands disability as a natural part of the human experience. To learn about the social model of disability, click here.
At the center of Grishma's creative research are the nuanced intersections of navigating life as a disabled woman of color, with her South Asian heritage regularly surfacing as a vital visual motif.
A 2021 3Arts Bodies of Work resident, Grishma also completed a six-week solo exhibition in 2025 at the Bridgeport Art Center titled, Dissonance: Physical Discomfort. Mental Disconnect. Merging Contradictions. Spanning 5,000 square feet, her show featured over sixty artworks from a decade-long project documenting Grishma's artistic evolution as she navigated societal labels alongside her self-defined identities. To learn more about Dissonance, click here.
Featured Artworks
A Poster of a Workshop titled "Legacies & Lasting Impressions" with details of when the when the workshop was to be held. Two women appear on the poster. Upon deeper reflection, it appears to be the same woman, her image is mirrored.
As a part of the 3Arts Bodies of Work Residency, Grishma invited the community to reflect on legacy and the impressions they leave behind. Students and community members explored questions such as, How do we artists, consider our legacy when creating new work? How do we think society will remember us? How do we want to be remembered?
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DISSONANCE Art Exhibit Video
2025
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Advocate Health Care Research Institute - Grishma's Story
2019
Grishma Shah has crowd-funded a project with 3AP
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Dissonance is Grishma Shah’s upcoming solo art project. This exhibit invites audiences to take a deeper dive into the contradictions that shape our identities and communities. The artworks will highlight parts we have no control over and the truths we …
Read more about Dissonance /dɪsənəns/: Physical Discomfort. Emotional Disconnect. Merging Contradictions.