The San Luis Obispo Museum of Art (SLOMA) presents India-born artist Siji Krishnan and her solo exhibition, The Secret Place, hanging in the Gray Wing through Sunday, Feb. 22.
“Siji Krishnan’s paintings invite viewers into a world where memory, myth, and daily life intertwine,” SLOMA announced. “Working primarily on delicate rice paper, she builds up translucent layers of watercolor and oil to reveal figures, landscapes, and hidden details. Her images often feel dreamlike—ponds shimmering with light, grasses bending in the rain, or figures dissolving into their surroundings—suggesting the ways that identity, home, and belonging are shaped by both what we see and what lies beneath the surface.”
She also shows her work in LA’s Michael Kohn Gallery, and on her gallery page she explains a little about her process: “Sometimes I give a wash of tea or watercolor, sometimes I paste one more layer of thin rice paper to accentuate the frail quality of the surface. Everything depends on what I need at that moment in my work.”
SLOMA is located at 1010 Broad St., SLO, and is open Thursday through Monday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call (805) 543-8562 for more info. Δ
This article appears in Nov 13-23, 2025.