Xe artist bio
Dhairya vaidya - Brandon, CA
who?
& why?
Dhairya Vaidya was born in Gujarat, India in 2002. He started taking drawing classes in grade four, and by the time he was 14, art was his passion. Since then, he has pursued training in a range of mediums and styles, including acrylics, watercolour, oil, graphite, charcoal, and coloured pencil. He takes a methodical approach to art creation, with a structured workflow that is as much as part of his process as the mark-making, considering the artwork conceptually long before putting anything on paper.
Dhairya experiments with hybrid mediums consisting of both traditional and digital art. He is currently working on a series of artworks that tells a story about him, answering who he was before and who he is after he moved to Canada three years ago. He aims to show parallels between being home and being away from home as an international student by exploring themes like time and distance, self-growth, relationships with people and emotional connection.
Dhairya is currently pursuing his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Digital Media and Design in a joint program between Brandon University and Assiniboine College in Brandon, Canada. He has a passion for branding, visual storytelling and design.
2+
disciplines
bfa
in process
घर
fine art practice
∞
curiosity
xe Fine Art practice
घर
. Ghar .
Home
Dhairya's current fine art practice “घर-Ghar-Home” explores parallels between being home and being away from home, with themes like time + distance, emotional connection, relationships with people and self-growth through the lens of an international student.
घर . Ghar . Home is a heartfelt video artwork that captures the emotional journey of an international student living far from home. Each night, as he closes his eyes, memories flood his mind — the warmth of family, the joy of being with friends, and the vivid essence of India, the place he calls home.
This piece reflects the universal longing for connection, comfort, and belonging that resonates with anyone who has ever been away from their loved ones. Through a blend of visuals and emotions, घर . Ghar . Home explores the delicate balance between pursuing dreams abroad and cherishing the roots that define us.
Xe artist statement
where are you
in your Art?
Namaskar (Greetings),
Last month, I came across a quote in my university textbook, and I have never related to anything else to this extent, “Once you leave your place of birth, there’s never a complete sense of centre: you’re always in the state of in between and nowhere completely feels like home”. A curator once asked me, “Where are you in your Art?” Since then, I thought about this question a lot. So, I did what I usually do, introspect. Until now, I experimented with different styles, topics and ideas, but didn’t really have a main concept that I was trying to showcase. There are many feelings that I made works about - happiness, sadness, frustration, love, hope etc. I observe human behaviour, and I am interested in human psychology. Now that I am in my final year of my undergraduate Fine Arts degree, I am focusing on a series of artwork that tells a story about me, answering who I was before and who I am after I moved to Canada almost three years ago. The artworks are about two versions of myself. I want to show parallels between my experiences of being home and being away from home in a different country. I am exploring various themes like time and distance, self-growth, relationships with people and emotional connection. These themes will be shown through the lens of an international student. The artworks will consist of multiple mediums including drawing, painting, video and possibly photography.
Dhanyavaad (Thank you)
