Shweta Bist (b. 1980) was born in New Delhi, India, and currently lives and works in New York. She earned her master’s degree in commerce from Delhi University and is an alumna of the School of Visual Arts Continuing Education in New York. Inspired by personal narratives, her photographic work is an exploration of maternal subjectivity. Her professional career began in the financial sector but assumed a creative direction after she became a mother to her two daughters.

Recent exhibitions include  Naissance, curated by Hettie Judah for Unit London’s Voices platform; Oh, Mother, Hera Gallery, Wakefield; Time/Space, Compère Collective, Brooklyn; Maternal Interior, A2AC, Ann Arbor; Procreate Project Archive, with Buildhollywood, London (all 2023) and Constructions/Connections, South x Southeast Gallery, Molena (2022).  She has also presented her work at academic and art conferences on motherhood studies and is an artist mentor with Spilt Milk Gallery, Edinburgh.