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And the Award Goes To….

Hey everyone! It gives me great pleasure to share with you all that I have had the honor of displaying my work recently both online as well as offline with a couple of eminent art galleries in my country, India. Also deeply humbled to have been bestowed with awards by these galleries and extremely privileged to have had a chance to showcase my work under their names. My sincere gratitude to both galleries for providing me with the platform to display my work. Thank you very much Manikarnika Art Gallery, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh (India) and Dys Art Gallery, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh (India)!

The online exhibit conducted by Manikarnika Art Gallery was titled “Aakar” National Online Art Exhibition and Competition (5 July – 14 July 2023) wherein I had sent two entries which were exhibited on their social media handles, namely Facebook and Instagram. (Follow these link to view the exhibit) –

https://fb.watch/mKv0vI6A4b/ https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cuvr5lGrqNN/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

It was this exhibit that brought me the honor of the Gold Award and I was conferred with a Gold medal as well as a Certificate. I am thankful to the gallery and the jury members for considering my work worthy of this bestowal. A few snippets from this exhibit:

The poster for the online exhibit and competition
The Award
The honour

The second exhibition I was part of was an offline Group Show conducted by Dys Art Gallery in my city Visakhapatnam. The exhibition was titled ARTists reUNITED 4th Edition 2023 (11 August – 20 August 2023) and a total of 17 extremely talented artists displayed some outstanding masterpieces at the gallery. I had displayed 5 artworks as part of this show. (Follow these link to view the exhibit) –

It was an amazing experience to interact with like-minded people in the field of art and exchange ideas with them. This exhibit was also extremely special for me as it conferred me with the honors of 3rd People’s choice Award on Instagram as well as on Facebook. Once again, my sincere gratitude to the gallerists for this honor. Sharing a few memorable moments from the show:

The Awards
The Feedback

Extremely grateful to both the galleries, the jury and the gallerists for all their support and encouragement.

My first Solo Art Exhibit

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Hey guys!!

I know I have been off the radar for a long time but I have a valid reason for that! The last few months have been extremely busy and exhilarating ones for me and I am super excited to share with you all that I recently had the pleasure of holding my very first solo art exhibition!

It was an incredibly challenging yet invigorating experience for me and nothing I have ever done before can match the thrill of seeing a gallery full of my work. Seeing my pieces on display in a radiant, well-lit space gave me a feeling of elation like none other. I never imagined it would feel so out of the world!

My artworks were on display at Dys Art Gallery, Siripuram Junction in Visakhapatnam from 15 April to 21 April 2022. The exhibit titled “Dragons and Beyond” was launched on the 15th of April 2022 and showcased a collection of 26 original works in all, which have been inspired by various muses, including my all-time favorite, the dragon.

Many of the artworks on display are works from earlier years while others are more recent as I wanted to put up a good mix from the past as well as the present. Most of my works belong to the genre of conceptual art and constitute my way of expressing not just what I feel and believe in, but also sharing the joy and pleasure I get from painting.

As mentioned earlier, the exhibit featured 26 original works for display as well as sale, ranging from small-scale paintings to medium sized ones. I had showcased three different series, namely the Dragon Series, the Navrasas series and the Lockdown Saga series.

Each piece in the collection has its own story to tell and a message to convey. It is my sincere endeavor and attempt not only to emote through my work, but also to send out a social message through my art. I hope my viewers can feel through my paintings what I feel and comprehend the deeper meaning behind each and every piece every time they look at one.

I also had the honor and privilege of being featured in the newspaper, The Hindu, along with my work. Sharing an image of the article and a few snapshots of the collection as well as the show.

The last few months leading up to this solo show have been a roller coaster ride, one full of mixed emotions and ups and downs, but in all, it has been a fabulous learning experience in terms of fine-tuning my creative process and growing as an artist.  This was a life-time opportunity for me, a golden one at that and has been a long time coming. In fact, it’s been a life-long dream, and to see my dream becoming a reality is absolutely thrilling! I am grateful to the gallerists, Ms. Gladys Rathi and Mr. Krishna Rathi for providing me with this opportunity and special thanks to my dear husband for discovering this place..couldn’t have done it without you!

Thanks for stopping by and see you next time!