Anvi Stevens — Contemporary Fine Artist & Painter

Based in Wakefield, Massachusetts (Boston Area). MFA in Painting from Boston University, BVA from MSU Baroda.

About the Artist

Anvi Stevens is a visual artist whose works range from small handheld to large scale painting, drawing, sculptural and textile works. She grew up in Gujarat, India, and currently lives and works in Wakefield, Massachusetts. She received a Bachelor of Visual Arts from Maharaja Sayajirao University of Vadodara, India and a Master of Fine Arts from Boston University. Fabric, often acquired from her mother’s collection, serve as surfaces to dye and paint on. Through hand and machine stitching, and mark making techniques, Anvi uses abstraction to navigate the awkward, complex, and humorous experiences in a social setting that lead to growth and transformation.

Featured Artwork

Rooted (2026)

Twill tape, embroidery floss, eyelet, water color, color pencil, charcoal, dyed cotton and silk fabric on raw canvas, 61x35 inches.

Mixed-media textile collage, Rooted, showing a tall deconstructed chair form in earthy beige, ochre, and charcoal with stitched fabric strips and twill tape on raw canvas.

Adorned (2026)

Oil paint and color pencil on canvas and fabric, 40x16 inches.

Mixed-media painting, Adorned, depicting a vertical chair silhouette in muted blue, sage green, and cream with visible pencil lines and sewn fabric panels.

The Burden You Carry (2026)

Eco-printed fabric, thread, charcoal and acrylic paint on linen towel, 31.5" x 16.5".

Mixed-media textile piece, The Burden You Carry, showing an upright chair motif across eco-printed linen in warm taupe, charcoal lines, and sewn botanical patches.

Some blame the air conditioning (2026)

Graphite, Thread, Acrylic Paint and Fabric, 30x22 inches.

Mixed-media drawing on fabric, Some blame the air conditioning, featuring graphite chair contours, stitched dark thread, and beige and olive fabric accents.

Nature of Things

‘Nature of being’ is observed in the symbolic ‘nature of things’ carried by the chairs. The subject of my paintings, the chairs, are vessels of personification while providing the comfort and familiarity a place of rest evokes.

Rooted

2026 · twill tape, embroidery floss, eyelet, water color, color pencil, charcoal, dyed cotton and silk fabric on raw canvas · 61x35 inches

Adorned

2026 · Oil paint and color pencil on canvas and fabric · 40x16 inches

The Burden You Carry

2026 · eco-printed fabric, thread, charcoal and acrylic paint on linen towel · 31.5" x 16.5"

Some blame the air conditioning

2026 · Graphite, Thread, Acrylic Paint and Fabric · 30x22 inches