Education & Related experience

  • Vice-President, Colored Pencil Society of America, Seattle District Chapter (2009-present)
  • Instructor , Colored Pencil Workshop (2006-present)
  • Diploma in Web Design, Loyola College, University of Madras, India (2003)
  • Bachelors in Mathematics, University of Madras, India (2002)

Awards

2009
  • Third Place winner – Southwest Arts magazine “21 under 31” contest
  • 2008
  • First place in ‘Drawing’ category at Edmonds Arts Festival Juried show, WA
  • 2007
  • Second place winner in Derwent Coloursoft 175th anniversary competition
  • Best of show, Kenmore 9th Annual Juried show, WA
  • Best of show, Women Painters of Washington Non-member show, WA
  • Third place in ‘Colored Pencil’ category in American Artist Magazine
  • 2006
  • Merit Award, 8th Annual Juried art show in Art Port Townsend, WA
  • Honorable Mention, Kenmore 8th Annual Juried show, WA
  • Publications

    2009
  • Southwest Arts Magazine ( September 2009 )
  • 2008
  • International Artist Magazine (April – May 2008)
  • 2007
  • American Artist Magazine (December 2007)

  • Shows

    2010
  • Colored Pencil Society of America 18th International Show, Los Gatos, California
  • CPSA group show- Seattel District Chapter - Kaewyn Gallery, WA
  • Juried show EAFA - Columbia winery , Woodinville, WA
  • 2009

  • CPSA group show- Seattel District Chapter - Semantics Gallery, WA
  • Solo Show – Kaewyn Gallery, Bothell,WA
  • Colored Pencil Exhibit, Schmidt Art center , IL
  • 2008
  • Associated Arts of Ocean Shores Juried show, WA
  • Solo show, Semantics Gallery, Edmonds, WA
  • 2007
  • SALMANGUNDI 3Oth Annual Non-members Juried show, New York city, NY
  • 'Leading Masters of Contemporary Realism' , International Guild of Realism, MA
  • International Juried show, ‘Explore this 4!’, The City of Brea Gallery, Brea, CA
  • Jack Richeson Still life 75 Juried show, Kimberly, WI
  • 2006
  • 3rd Annual Juried Art show at Arts of Snohomish, WA
  • 14th Annual International Colored Pencil Juried show, Albuquerque, NM
  • Professional Affiliations

    • Signature Member, Colored Pencil Society of America(CPSA), (2005-present)
    • Juried Memeber, Women Painters of Washington
    • Member, East Side Association of Fine Artists(EAFA), WA , (2008-present)
    • Member, ArtEast, WA, (2008-present)

     

     

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