Claire-Ania Virgile is a PhD student in English studies and a photographer of Indo-Martinican origin. Her academic research focuses on the memory of Caribbean women of Indian descent, through the lenses of Comparative Literature, Gender Studies, Postcolonial Theory. Virgile is the author of the photobook Sacred Vision on Indo-Caribbean and Rastafari communities. In August 2025, she was appointed as Cultural Ambassador of Tamil Nadu by the state government as part of  Reaching Your Roots program. 

Instagram @indianaania

Photos Exibitions :

  • Collective exhibition THRIVE IN NYC 2026: MANY ROOTS, ONE BREATH a multidisciplinary art experience exploring identity across the diaspora. In Partnership with Jahajee: Indo-Caribbeans for Gender Justice,. New York City, USA. 2nd May 2026.

  • Collective exhibition Au rythme de la Jamaïque Fonds d'Art Contemporain. Curated by Pauline Bonnet & Magalie Dumoulin Guadeloupe, 5-31 December 2025

  • Photos Chemins de guérisons‍ ‍with artist Patricia Donatien - Tropiques Atrium, Martinique. 7 June to 15 July 2025

  • First Solo exhibition Sacred Vision- La Station Culturelle. Martinique. May 6 2022.

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Mumbai, India

Pune, India