The artist has been painting for the last 15 years. Her paintings have become part of private collections in Muscat, Dubai, India, Hong Kong, New York and California. She graduated from The School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi, and studied Fine and Applied Arts under eminent artists: Shri O. P. Sharma and Shri Biren De. In the mid seventies while studying Architectural Design and Indian Architectural History, a chapter on Vastu Shastra made a life long impact in her mind. "All lines drawn for any Architectural building can have either positive or negative impact on the inhabitants." In India, the science of Vastu Shastra is a living tradition. It permeates into geometry, drafting, stone sculptures, wood carving, and painting. In the consciousness of Indian people, a home or a place of work or worship has prime importance. Sacred architectural forms (as presented in the Vastu Shastra) have the ability to uplift the human consciousness from the mundane reality to the super-natural, as also in ancient Indian art. This basic ancient Architectural discipline is what she has being putting on canvas for over a decade. She employs a water color technique of short, choppy strokes. Her colors flow spontaneously, with the acrylic paint being mixed directly on the canvas. Alongside her painting, she teaches Art and Graphics for college students at her alma mater, the School of Planning and Architecture. She further teaches a course in Architectural Design at the University. Vandana plays the sitar, having studied under Shri Rafat Khan and the late Shri Arvind Parikh, direct disciples of the late Ustad Vilayat Hussain Khan, and has performed in Bombay and Pune. The artist lives and works in Delhi. 2009 Bharatiya Vidya Bhavans New York A Jain Marunouchi Gallery New York 2008 Bait al Zubair Museum "Strokes and Shades" exhibition in Muscat Aicon Art Gallery "Middle Edge" exhibitionin Paolo Alto Judge for Concern India children's art competition in Delhi 2007 Plan India Utsav by Surina Narula aucton in Mumbai 2006 Pratham "October Gala" auctioned paintings for Indian children benefit in New York 2005 United Nations Visual Art Center "Promoting Women in Art" exhibition in Delhi Director General publishes work in Indian Horizons, Summer Issue vol.52 Indian Council of Cultural Relations 2003 Golden Sands Art Gallery "Sadhana" exhibition in Dubai Visual Art Gallery in Habitat Center exhibition in Delhi Painting Workshop for Spastic Society of India, Delhi Benefit for Underprivileged Children, United Nations Women's Organization, Delhi 2002 e-Paintings Gallery exhibition in Delhi 1999 Nehru Center "Affordable Art" exhibition for C.R.Y. (Child Relief and You) in Mumbai 1998 Y. B. Chavan Centre for Arts exhibition in Mumbai |
