I was born in a midsize town in India in a middle class family. I had a great passion for art from early child hood. I started taking art lessons when I was 8 years old. People called me a child prodigy. When I was young I used to sit on the canvas and paint because the canvas was bigger than me. From childhood I participated in many art competition I usually won 1st prize. When I was only in 8th grade I started teaching painting at local Art school in my home town and continued teaching untill my 12th grade.

Due to my love for the arts and painting I decided to take art as a profession and joined one of the finest art Institutue in India, the JJ School of Arts. I was even awarded scholarship for all five years of my BFA. In my BFA I came either 1st or 2nd in my class and I was the validictorian of my graduating class. I was awarded “Best Illustrator of the year” (Waghulkar prize) for my final year project.

After graduating in 1988 I continued at JJ for my Masters. I moved to USA in 1990 and started my carrier as a Creative Designer. I worked for various advertizing agencies in Austin in the Art department. I worked several years as a Creative Director designing various print material, multimedia, websites, and eventually into Software User Interface designs. The pieces I worked on won several national awards on design.

Art is my true passion and it comes from my heart. It tells a story and teaches me how to be aware of silent space. It is from this quiet space that paintings emerge. From last couple of years I have focused more on self-expression. My paintings are really about my exploration of life with color, contour and design.