Priyanka Rana
It was tiime to leave — a charred black wooden sphere split by a carved electric-blue bird in flight, photographed against a deep grey studio wall
Sculptor — untreated California redwood · thread · fire

Priyanka
RANA

San Francisco Bay Area — pictured: “It was tiime to leave” View the work
Dream — a carved cylindrical wood form incised with abstract figures, warm red-brown surface against a moss-green studio backdrop
New work — stills & film

Dream

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Collection 01 — one pool, every hierarchy

Selected works
2018 — 2026

“Her process spans the physically dangerous to the meticulously delicate” — from chainsaws and grinders to silk threads, thorns harvested from her backyard, and hand tools. Untreated California woods, especially redwoods; charring she calls painting with fire; fabric, thread and found material carried from three continents of living.

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Dream — top view of a carved cylinder incised with figures, deep red and black 01DreamNew work — stills & film Healing 3 — a tall charred monolith stitched along its spine with copper thread, against a blue-grey wall 02Healing 3New work New growth — a densely carved, charred redwood vessel with knotted whorls and an acid-green carved rim 03New growthNew work It was tiime to leave — charred black sphere with a carved electric-blue cleft, front view 04It was tiime to leaveNew work Wood Blocks — ink and charcoal study of hanging carved panels and a winding root-line drawn below 05Wood BlocksWorks on paper Reeds — a round pale redwood form with concentric growth rings, sprouting a sheaf of green anodized-aluminium reeds 06ReedsDyed anodized aluminium, wood — 2022 Memory Palace — twelve carved and charred redwood pillars in a row, interwoven with bands of colored handwoven thread 07Memory PalaceRedwood pillars, handwoven threads Two Bodies, Healing — a slender charred wooden blade standing upright against a grey studio wall 08Two Bodies, HealingUntreated wood, charred — 2022 Kos Minar — a pale carved wooden tower with curving channels holding rows of green fabric memory pods 09Kos MinarGreen fabric Memories — a curled wooden form like a rolled leaf, its charred inner face studded with fabric memory pods 10MemoriesWood, sari fabric, polyurethane Holding Hope — a carved redwood vessel of layered whorls with a bright green carved crown, shown outdoors on a plinth 11Holding HopeLocal California redwood, charred Invitation to Play — a monumental charred redwood triangle wound with multicolored threads, standing on a public lawn 12Invitation to PlayRedwood, multicolored threads — outdoor Monsoon — a carved redwood teardrop with striped charred grain, resting in a bed of sand in a bright gallery 13MonsoonRedwood, water-jet shaped, sand Distancing — three black ceramic torsos, each split vertically down the center, standing on a redwood base 14DistancingCeramic, wood Destiny — Lines That Walked With Me — a termite-carved wooden pillar with blue-white fabric pods tracing its hollows 15Destiny — Lines That Walked With MeWood, fabric Dear Child, Safe Space — a rounded charred arch sheltering a small warm-lit hollow 16Dear Child, Safe Space“A stubborn act of cultivating hope” Born of Wood — a dense cluster of carved wooden whorls forming a standing organic mass, on white 17Born of Wood Taming the Expectations — a jagged charred column opening to reveal a polished amber wooden core 18Taming the Expectations What’s At Play — a carved redwood arch holding a mass of pink spray-painted toys, installed in a playground 19What’s At PlayRepurposed toys, wood, spray paint
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19 works catalogued. More in the studio, and more underground.

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Priyanka Rana in ear protection, leaning over the top of a monumental charred redwood form on a ladder, outdoors among trees
The practice
“Rana’s work requires proficiency with power tools, technical gear and equipment, and intense upper body strength. While her final forms evoke beauty and often have delicate features, the underlying danger of these processes is intrinsic to her work.”
From “Behind the Scene” About the artist