Memory Cafe in Marin—7/16/2026

Join us as we explore In Dialogue exhibit and Layers of Belonging solo exhibit by Nimisha Doongarwal at ArtWorks Downtown in San Rafael.

Please RSVP to Amy Takemoto at Memorycafe@jfcs.org. Please indicate the date of the event, participant and caregiver’s name and which event you are responding to in the email.

About this outing: In Dialogue exhibit invites you into a conversation—where memory meets imagination, identities unfold across time and place, and art becomes a space for connection, reflection, and transformation. Featuring Bay Area artists of the Indian American Artists Association (IAAA), this exhibition brings together works shaped by layered exchange: between tradition and experimentation, personal history and collective memory, material and meaning. Rooted in diverse cultural lineages, these artists bring forward the richness of Eastern sensibilities and Western contexts, creating visual languages that are both grounded and evolving. Layers of Belonging exhibit explores identity as something shaped through memory, migration, culture, and lived experience. Through mixed media portraits layered with collage, textiles, painting, and archival imagery, these works reflect the complexity of belonging between places, histories, and generations. Many pieces incorporate fabrics and materials connected to personal and cultural memory, transforming each portrait into a layered narrative of inheritance, transformation, and human connection. Rather than presenting identity as fixed, the exhibition embraces the evolving nature of who we become through movement, experience, and the stories we carry with us.