Shweta Bist is a lens-based artist born in New Delhi, India, and currently living in New York. Rich in implied narrative and informed by a politics of care, Shweta’s work explores the emotional lives of women and mothers. Her career began in finance, but took a creative turn after she became a mother of two daughters.
Community building is integral to Shweta's practice. In 2022, she co-founded Mother Creatrix Collective, an egalitarian group of artists engaged in critique, skill-sharing, and the curation of exhibitions addressing caregiving, matricentric, and ecofeminist themes. She has also served as an artist-mentor with Spilt Milk Gallery in Edinburgh, supporting artist-caregivers through exhibitions, residencies, and professional development.
Shweta's work has been exhibited in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, and she has presented at academic and art conferences on M/other Studies in both the US and UK. She is a 2025 New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) Fellow in Photography and the 2025 Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation Fellow. Currently, she maintains an independent studio practice in New York City.