Manu Saluja is a contemporary figurative and portrait painter. Her current work shares narratives of women in her life, diverse in age and lived experiences. At times, the subjects in her work represent the artist’s own personal narrative reflecting on themes of femininity, familial bonds, cultural identity, and social perception. The figures are often shown in ethereal environments based on Saluja’s lived experiences - inspired by childhood memories and spaces in and around her native city of New York. These environments also become the subject of her work.