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, Boston, India, United Arab Emirates & United Kingdom

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Exhibitions and Awards

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

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Education

1999            MFA - Illustration as a Visual Essay, School of Visual Arts, NYC
1995            BFA, Sir JJ School of Applied Art, Mumbai, India

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