The Bhavan plays host to an exhibition of paintings by Indian artist Priya Singh on 10 and 11 July 2004. Priya is a true ambassador of Modern Art. Residing in London, she is an internationally known artist, illustrator and muralist whose work can be found in public spaces and private collections. At this stage of her life as an artist, her images narrate a story through their form, the mood is set by the colours and creates work of depth and intensity.

ABOUT PRIYA SHAH

My first basic lessons of humanity, intuition, perception and reasoning were gleaned in the beautiful environs of Chandigarh, North India, where I was born to an artist mother and a bureaucrat father, one summer evening on the 24th of May.

Living for a while in the hostel between shimmering snow-clad peaks and mountain scent, I participated in dramatics, debates, declamations, music, dance, headed the base ball team, won art competitions, took the first lessons in French and became the school prefect. The latter part of my schooling was in Modern school, New Delhi, India.

My talent in art soon earned me a reputation in the schools I went and therefore, for my formal training in fine arts, I enrolled as a student in the prestigious College of Art, New Delhi. For four years, under the close guidance of some of the most well known artists' of India, I learnt about photography, etching, silkscreen, lithography, designing, clay modelling, and sculpture. My devotion earned me a degree in first class.

I now live in the midst of the arty culture of Europe and paint the stories from my imagination at my Studio in Kensington, London, U.K.

My life palette radiates beauty, happiness, contentment and hope.

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