ABOUT
Artist Bio
Angelina Kumar is an artist, researcher, and educator from India. Her practice weaves together themes of the commons, sustainability, and regeneration, bringing ecological questions to life through playful, site-specific explorations. By shaping collaborations across disciplines and crafting artistic interventions, she nurtures connections that imagine healthier, more balanced ecosystems.
Artist Statement
I am an artist from India, currently based in the Netherlands, with a practice deeply rooted in sustainability, circularity, and ecological concerns. My work explores the intersection of these themes with local communities, fostering artistic interventions that inspire change.
Rather than engaging in the fast-paced art world, I take a deliberate, process-driven approach—one that mirrors nature’s slow, intentional growth. This philosophy informs every aspect of my practice, from material choices to collaborative engagement. In 2017, I founded LDD – Lucrative Dumpster Dives, an initiative promoting circularity in the arts by repurposing discarded materials and fostering sustainable creative practices.
My projects balance playful artistic interventions with rigorous research, addressing pressing environmental issues. One of my key explorations involves working with mycelium, a living organism that offers insights into sustainability and ecological interconnectedness. Through experimentation, I have developed innovative methods to transform waste into artistic mediums, using nature as both material and collaborator.
My work extends beyond traditional art spaces into public spheres, engaging communities in participatory installations, workshops, and interventions. These platforms create dialogue and action, encouraging collective responsibility towards environmental stewardship.
At the heart of my practice is a commitment to empowering individuals to shape a sustainable future. By merging art, ecology, and social engagement, I strive to foster meaningful change—where creativity becomes a catalyst for reimagining our relationship with the world around us.
CV
Directorship & Curation
2023 – Present
Co-Directorship and initiator of Peer Support Program for the art and cultural sector at Stichting Das Spectrum, Utrecht, NL. Link
2023 – 2024
Global Artistic Researcher, and Co-Curator Long Term Art Projects, Million Generations, United Nations, New York Exhibition. Link
2022 – 2024
Program Council Member of Wat Maakt West Program, Co-curating, producing, and
co-envisioning the 10-year program plan for a public art space with Gemene Ground, Utrecht, NL. Link
2021- 2024
Artistic Director, The Waste Bar, La La Foundation, Utrecht, Netherlands. Link
2020 – 2024
Conceptual Designer, Curator, and Organizer, The Creative Playground. A socially engaged art space hosting art residency programs, in collaboration with Perron West, Utrecht, Netherlands.
2017 – 2024
Founder, Lucrative Dumpster Dives (LDD) – A foundation transforming the art and cultural sector into a sustainable circular economy, Utrecht, Netherlands. Link
Selected Exhibitions
2025
Le Guess Who, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Warming Up Festival, Stadsschowburg Utrecht, Netherlands.
Bio Art Lab, Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven, Netherlands.
To Move Like Fungi, Goethe Institute and the Bangalore Creative Circus, Bangalore, India.
Good Ancestors Art and Culture for Future Generations, European Commsion Join Research Centre Brussels, Belgium.
Utrechtse Klimaatverdedigers exhibition, Standskantoor Utrecht, Netherlands.
2024
Het Peukenbos, Coast Busters, Katwijk Netherlands.
Good Ancestors Art and Culture for Future Generations, UN headquarters, New York, USA.
Re_Nature festival and art residency, Ruigoord, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
La La Land Festival, The Magic of India, Amsterdam Netherlands.
Down To Earth, Sonnenborgh Museum Utrecht, Netherlands.
Sa Ladakh, Asia’s Highest Land Art Biennial in Ladakh, India.
2023
SymbioFest, Fort Werk aan de Waalse Wetering, Netherlands.
Selected Residency, Research and Projects
2025
Research – Utrecht’s Creative Climate Leaders, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Be Fantastic, Kaleidoscopic Fields Fellowship, Banglaore India.
Art writer for the Blog for BAK Basecamp, Utrecht, Netherlands.
2024
Letting Go Art Research, Basis voor actuele Kunst, BAK, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Art Residency Re_Nature, Ruigoord, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Art Residency at Kiem Kamer, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Art Residency at Powerhouse RAUM, Utrecht, Netherlands.
2023
Museum of Small Wonders at the Co-Transpose, an art residency in Dikea, Greece.
2021
Residency at De VoorKamer, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Selected Teaching, Workshops & Seminars
2021 – 2024
Conducting sustainable design and art workshops, seminars, and labs for design, fine art, theatre, special design Masters Art, education, and crossover creativity students at HKU Hogeschool voor de Kunsten, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Selected Talks and Interviews
2025
Film Premiere of Sa Beyond Land Art Film Premiere and art talk, at the Babylon theatre Berlin, Germany.
PACT, Diversity and Equality, Utrecht, Netherlands.
2024
Disruptor presentation at the Embassy Culture Day, by Dutch Culture in Den Hague, Netherlands.
For Future Generations workshop at Effective Altruism Global x Utrecht, Netherlands.
Mycelium learnings presentation at the Dutch Embassey in New Delhi, India.
Speaker at “Distributed Design,” Pakhuis De Zwijger, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
2023
Speaker at PRO-WEEK Kunstpunt Groningen, Netherlands.
Speaker at “Regenerate & Activate – Designing Cities for All,” Pakhuis De Zwijger, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
2022
Speaker at “The Design Beyond the Decline – Designing Cities for All,” Pakhuis De Zwijger, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Presenter of a public art project at the Honours Program Towards Regenerative Societies, Utrecht University, Netherlands.
Education
Sept. 2019 – June 2021
MA of Fine Art and Design HKU Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht, Netherlands Sept. 2016 – June 2019 BA of Fine Art HKU Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht, Netherlands
Sept. 2017 – Jan 2017
Art and Economics, Business Modelling Course HKU Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht, Netherlands
Scholarship
Nov. 2019
Awarded for spearheading sustainability initiatives at HKU Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht, Netherlands
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