Payal Kumar

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Payal Kumar ( , ), better known by her pen name payal kumar (stylized in lowercase), is an Indian-origin multidisciplinary cultural worker, sexual and reproductive health justice advocate, abortion doula, and organizer. Their work explores the in-between spaces of coloniality, trauma, queerness, and embodiment, through illustrations, zines, spoken word pieces, and workshops that invoke the power of intergenerational community building.

Currently based on Massachusett, Pawtucket, and Wampanoag territories, Kumar's visual work alchemizes Madhubani folk art from their ancestral villages in Bihar with traditional Americana motifs to amplify grassroots movements. They were 2021 recipient of the Boston Foundation's LAB grant and part of the 2024-25 cohort of Harvard Ed Portal's Artist Pipeline Program. Provided by Wikipedia