Born in India, I was raised in Germany, New Zealand, and Saudi Arabia and returned to India as a young adult. I received a degree in German and trained as a Special Education teacher in Bangalore and Pune India (1999 - 2003).
I come from a matrilineal line of creatives, in particular textile artists: going back four generation.
I consider myself primarily a painter and mixed-media artist, the textile arts continue to be a foundational inspiration for my work.
I’ve worked in the Indian textile industry for 8 years starting in 2006, where I designed and produced my own brand of clothes and ran a successful boutique which focused on promoting Indian textiles and traditional embroidery techniques.
In 2010, I co-founded the Art House Trust, a not-for-profit organization that worked with artisans across India, especially textile and handicraft artists, promoting their craft and businesses. The trust also ran an art center in Bangalore which engaged with people in the local community through art projects and classes.
Under the mentorship of the gallery founder, I worked as a co-curator at Mahua Gallery (Bangalore) for a year as I learned about the Indian art market. It was there that I developed my own visual language and where I had my first solo show in 2015.
I’ve participated in numerous juried groups shows, have been featured in various Indian News Papers, presented work at the Bangalore Poetry and Literature festival (2016) and in 2019 did a featured show with Sidestreet Arts in Portland and a group show with Guardino Gallery.
I am represented by Waterstone Gallery in Portland, Oregon.
I am represented by Mahua Gallery and Art Collective (for giclee prints) in India.
I currently live and work in Portland, Oregon.
Resume
Juried Group Shows
2020 Dec "In This Moment", Waterstone Gallery, Portland, OR
2019 Sep ”The Day of The Dead”, Guardino Gallery Portland, OR
2019 Jul NW Marine Open Studios Portland , OR
2019 Jun ”Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts” Lake Oswego, OR
2018 Dec NW Marine Open Studios Portland, OR
2018 Jan ”Time Stops for No One “, CKP Art School Gallery Bangalore, India
2017 Dec ”Big 500”, Pioneer Place Portland. OR
2016 Nov Annual Show, Mahua Gallery Bangalore, India
2016 Mar “Art : India”, Sublime Gallery Bangalore, India
2016 Feb ” Art Collective”, Art chutney Bangalore, Surat, India
2015 Dec Opening, Mahua Gallery, Leela Galleria Bangalore, India
2014 Aug Art Bengaluru (National Art Fair) Gallery Art Salon Bangalore, India
2013 Oct ”Faces”, Mahua Gallery Bangalore, India
2013 Jul Showing at Alila Hotel, Art Salon Bangalore, India
Solo / 2 Person Shows
2021 Mar Solo Show, "The Lotus Pond", Waterstone Gallery, Portland, OR
2019 Apr Feature Show, Sidestreet Arts Portland, OR
2018 Sep Feature Show, Wine 30 Portland, OR
2015 Dec ”A Kiss in Time “, Mahua Gallery Bangalore India
Art Projects/Presentations/Talks
2017 Dec Installation - Titan Art Grant in collaboration with “Aim for Seva”
2017 May ”Found Poetry” Talk, Atta Gallata, Bangalore, India
2016 Oct Artist Talk, Bengaluru Poetry Festival
Co-Curatorial Projects/Mahua Gallery
2014 Feb Shibu Arakkal, Solo Show
2014 Sep Seema Kohli, Book Launch
2013 Oct “Faces”, Group Show
Publications
2016 Jun Nigaahart Magazine, Article by Lina Vincent Sunish, Art Historian
2015 Dec “Concoction of Poetry and Art”, “The Hindu” (National Newspaper)
2015 Dec “Mini Giri finds Poetry through Shakespeare’s Books”, Indian Express