Anjali Kapoor Kohli

Anjali Kapoor Kohli, artist

Born and raised in India, Anjali immigrated to Montreal, Quebec at the tail end of the 70s. Originally trained as a teacher, she now works as an interpreter for asylum seekers and new immigrants. She is confronted with the hardships of starting over on a daily basis and this keeps her connected to her own journey. All of this—the people she works with, the sights, the voices, the beauty around her, and the depth of healing she found within her art after her mother’s passing—strongly influences her painting and her poetry.

Creating During Covid: Lessons Learned — Volume 5, Issue 1 (09/20)

Anjali Kapoor Kohli (cover artist from our September 2019 issue) was forced to examine and reshape her creative practice when the global pandemic rendered her low on supplies. In Creating During Covid: Lessons Learned, we see the ways she has reinvented what it means to live creatively when life is inconvenient, turning hardship into artistic opportunity.

Continuity — Volume 4, Issue 1

Continuity by artist and poet Anjali Kapoor Kohli (cover artist) uses bold colours and figures to represent the people she interacts with in her daily role as an interpreter for asylum seekers in Quebec. She meets many different people with unique stories but they all share the common thread of beginning a new life. She chooses vibrant colours to represent the life and hope they bring to their new start.

Some Days — Volume 4, Issue 1

Through art and poetry, Anjali Kohli reflects on the life she sees around her as she navigates the world through her various personas. She is an interpreter, a wanderer, a mother, a soul brimming with passion, hopes, and dreams. In her poem, Some Days, paired with her artwork, we catch a glimpse of that passion and worldview.