ABOUT LOHAR PROJECTS
Lohar Projects is an arts and culture agency founded in 2019 by Sheetal Prajapati — offering advising and consulting services for artists, arts professionals, public projects, and cultural organizations navigating growth, change, and transition. Sheetal brings decades of experience as an educator, artist, and administrator together to provide an informed and holistic approach to any challenge as an fractional leader and creative strategist.
ABOUT THE FOUNDER
Sheetal Prajapati is a creative strategist, artist, and educator working across the arts and cultural sector. Sheetal brings a uniquely broad range of experience to her agency practice, with a focus on centering equity building to support people and organizational growth.
Prior to opening Lohar Projects, Sheetal spent 16 years working in education, public engagement, and operational developement rising to leadership roles at organizations including The Museum of Modern Art (New York), Pioneer Works (Brooklyn) and the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. She also taught in M.F.A. programs from 2016-2021 at Moore College of Art and Design (Pennsylvania) and School of Visual Arts (New York). Alongside this, Sheetal continues to practice as an artist and indepedent curator, with recent projects including a critic-in-residence invitation at Wassaic Project (2026), a teaching artist residency at Pocoapoco (Mexico, 2024) and Progressive Diasporas, a curatorial project presented at Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts with co-curator Anna Harsanyi (2022).
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Prior to opening Lohar Projects, Sheetal spent 16 years working in education, public engagement, and operational developement rising to leadership roles at organizations including The Museum of Modern Art (New York), Pioneer Works (Brooklyn) and the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. She also taught in M.F.A. programs from 2016-2021 at Moore College of Art and Design (Pennsylvania) and School of Visual Arts (New York). Alongside this, Sheetal continues to practice as an artist and indepedent curator, with recent projects including a critic-in-residence invitation at Wassaic Project (2026), a teaching artist residency at Pocoapoco (Mexico, 2024) and Progressive Diasporas, a curatorial project presented at Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts with co-curator Anna Harsanyi (2022).
Parallel Current (Eridanus and Srotaswini)
Bindis, wood board, paint, tape, thread, glue, fiberglass screens (2016) [detail image, my work]
Portrait of Sheetal Prajapati, 2025.
Since founding Lohar Projects, leadership, organizational strategy and advising has been a focus of Sheetal’s practice. She draws on her vast on-the-ground experience - with roles as a board member, director, artist, organizer, adminstrator and educator - to provide organizations with fractional leadership and strategy that addresses the perspectives and needs of all constituents with care and connection.
Sheetal’s work is also shaped by a deep commitment to mentorship and advising. Sheetal works with creative people at all stages of their careers to support their development (Creative Capital, NYFA, Museum HUE), with a special focus working with people of color given her own experience. She also regularly gives talks and workshops and works across the field in a range of other capacities. You can learn more about her experience and broader practice at sheetalprajapati.com.
PAST PROJECT TEAM MEMBERS
PAST PROJECT TEAM MEMBERS
Jenna Madison Wixson, Project Consultant
Erica Nyguyen, Archivist
Andrea Gil Garcia, Research
Alexa Smithwrick, Graphic Design
Fernanda de la Torre Ricaud, Editor
Kristel Baldoz, Operations Advisor
Erica Nyguyen, Archivist
Andrea Gil Garcia, Research
Alexa Smithwrick, Graphic Design
Fernanda de la Torre Ricaud, Editor
Kristel Baldoz, Operations Advisor