Artist Statement
The play between reality and abstraction, between the divine and the mundane, fascinates me. When I make a mask, paint a canvas or just draw en plein air, anything that I create, starts out as an idea, an inspiration, a calling. Then I let go and allow the image to emerge. I work until I feel like it has said what it wants to, then I can stop and start another.
Collections
In private collections in New Jersey, Washington, California, New York, Massachusetts, Texas, Virginia, India, United Arab Emirates & United Kingdom
Exhibitions and Awards
2020 USPS Art Project Group Show, several locations across the USA
2020 Rebirth Exhibition Group Show, The Holy Art, London, UK
2020 Oyster Point Gallery Group Show Curated by Ellen Martin, NJ
2019 Chashama Curated Group Show, Matawan, NJ
2018 ArtSee Open Studio Duo Exhibition, Bridgewater, NJ
2018 Myhelan Artists Group Show, The Atrium, Morristown
2017 “Stop and Smell the Roses” Duo Exhibition, Clinton, NJ
2017 Myhelan Artists Group Show, The Atrium, Morristown
2016 Myhelan Artists Group Show, The Atrium, Morristown
2015 Myhelan Artists Group Show, The Atrium, Morristown
2014 Myhelan Artists Group Show, The Atrium, Morristown
2012 Joined an Art Blog http://artisdates.com/author/artishema
2013 Painting with hand-ground eco paints at Either Or, Pune
2006 Group Show ‘Nuli’, Lincoln Park, NJ
2004 Solo Exhibition, Dancing Goat Cafe, South Orange, NJ
2004 Faculty Art Exhibit, Montclair Art Museum, NJ
2004 Solo Exhibition “Hey-Ma’s Art”, Small World Cafe, Princeton, NJ
2003 Group Show ‘Conversations’, Jersey City Studio Tour, NJ
2003 Monroe Art Center, Hoboken, NJ
2002 “Art Funda”, New Brunswick, NJ
2000 ‘Best in Show Award’ 2000, 36th Annual Art Show, Bergen County, NJ
1999 American Illustration #18 Book
1998 The Art Directors Club, The Turning Page, NYC
1998 Illustration as a Visual Essay Competition, Playboy Magazine, NYC
2020 Rebirth Exhibition Group Show, The Holy Art, London, UK
2020 Oyster Point Gallery Group Show Curated by Ellen Martin, NJ
2019 Chashama Curated Group Show, Matawan, NJ
2018 ArtSee Open Studio Duo Exhibition, Bridgewater, NJ
2018 Myhelan Artists Group Show, The Atrium, Morristown
2017 “Stop and Smell the Roses” Duo Exhibition, Clinton, NJ
2017 Myhelan Artists Group Show, The Atrium, Morristown
2016 Myhelan Artists Group Show, The Atrium, Morristown
2015 Myhelan Artists Group Show, The Atrium, Morristown
2014 Myhelan Artists Group Show, The Atrium, Morristown
2012 Joined an Art Blog http://artisdates.com/author/artishema
2013 Painting with hand-ground eco paints at Either Or, Pune
2006 Group Show ‘Nuli’, Lincoln Park, NJ
2004 Solo Exhibition, Dancing Goat Cafe, South Orange, NJ
2004 Faculty Art Exhibit, Montclair Art Museum, NJ
2004 Solo Exhibition “Hey-Ma’s Art”, Small World Cafe, Princeton, NJ
2003 Group Show ‘Conversations’, Jersey City Studio Tour, NJ
2003 Monroe Art Center, Hoboken, NJ
2002 “Art Funda”, New Brunswick, NJ
2000 ‘Best in Show Award’ 2000, 36th Annual Art Show, Bergen County, NJ
1999 American Illustration #18 Book
1998 The Art Directors Club, The Turning Page, NYC
1998 Illustration as a Visual Essay Competition, Playboy Magazine, NYC
Education
1999 MFA - Illustration as a Visual Essay, School of Visual Arts, NYC
1995 BFA, Sir JJ School of Applied Art, Mumbai, India
1995 BFA, Sir JJ School of Applied Art, Mumbai, India