Roshani Thakore uses art to broaden an understanding of place, uncover histories, elevate voices, and expand a sense of belonging, all with the hope of reconstructing power. She uses her position to complicate, leverage, and advocate with people who have been marginalized to transform systems of oppression through political and community education and acts of resistance. Through organizing strategies, research, and conversations, she seeks to understand a site and its context, using her skills in collaboration with people or institutions to create work informed by all of the collaborators.

Since 2019, Roshani has been the Artist-in-Residence at the Asian Pacific Network of Oregon, a statewide, grassroots organization, uniting Asians and Pacific Islanders to achieve social justice. Prior to this residency, her work has been supported by the Jade-Midway Creative Placemaking Projects Grant, the Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Foundation’s School of Art + Design Grant (2018), the Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC), the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art’s Precipice Fund, SE Uplift, the Laurels Fellowship, and the Simon Benson Scholarship. She is a 2020 graduate of PSU’s Art and Social Practice MFA program.