In this episode of Mother And …, artist and mother Priya Suresh Kambli discusses her photographic practice and how it is shaped by migration, memory, and the shifting contours of motherhood. Priya reflects on losing her parents young, immigrating to the United States as a teenager, and discovering her artistic voice through the family photographs she carried with her - a makeshift archive that became the foundation of her studio practice. A mother of two, Priya discusses how parenting and artmaking evolve together, each requiring risk, patience, reinvention, and deep attention. She shares how her children have become collaborators and witnesses to her creative life, recognizing her not only as a parent but as an artist with her own commitments and passions.

Kambli also talks about her series “The Idea of Home Follows Me,” created from Midwestern landscapes altered with local clay and handwritten Marathi, merging the geographies and languages that shape her identity. Throughout the conversation, she speaks candidly about navigating residencies, cultural transmission, shifting expectations of motherhood, and the profound value of simply being present - both in the studio and at home. This conversation is part of the Mother And … exhibition, on view at the Leedy-Voulkos Art Center in Kansas City from September 5 through November 21, 2025.