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Ragini Prasad creates contemporary landscapes that look beneath the surface, breaking the terrain into lines, marks, and repeated forms to reveal its underlying energy. Her work combines a sensitivity to pattern with an intuitive, abstract approach. Inspired by the Bay Area—its hills, fog, and built structures—she explores how these forms hold both structure and movement. At times, the work echoes the rhythm of something iconic like the Golden Gate Bridge; at others, it follows the quieter, shifting flow of the coastal landscape.

Ragini is interested in how patterns can slow perception and deepen the way we experience place. Her work invites viewers to look closely, move through the surface, and form their own connection with the landscape. 

She is accredited by the National Institute of Mithila Art and has studied abstract art at Stanford University. Her work is part of the Stanford Hospital Art Collection and is on view at Sunnyvale City Hall. She works from her studio in the Bay Area.

In her words:
“My work in oil and cold wax is rooted in the California landscape. I’m drawn to the tactile quality of the medium—scraping, carving, and etching into the surface to build layered, rhythmic patterns. In this series, I look at patterns that repeat in nature—hills, salt ponds, shifting fog—and how they echo across places and cultures. I’m interested in how these patterns can slow us down, draw us in, and create space for the mind to wander through a landscape rather than just observe it.”