About

Hello, I am Anu.

I welcome you to my world of art! I hope you enjoy browsing through it and find it interesting. Art is my passion. I like doing new things and experimenting with things around me, you’ll see these experiments in my work.

Well, what can I say about myself? So my name is Anu,  I am a self taught artist and an art teacher.  I grew up in Kharagpur, which is in West Bengal, India and have been living in Bangalore since 2015.

I create paintings using a variety of media – watercolor, acrylic, fabric, glass, poster, oil-pastel, pencil and charcoal. The subjects of my paintings are varied, as I love to learn and to experiment, focusing primarily on nature and in my paintings one can see a lot of detailed work which is my signature. I have also done customized artwork for people all over the world.

I have been conducting both online and in-person art classes for both children and adults – art being both my passion and something that I want the world to embrace more, I absolutely love being an art teacher! 

Education

Because of the lack of special schools in my area, I have had no formal education. I  received my primary education from my parents & siblings at home. I taught myself computers and other subjects at home.

I completed the Chitra Visharad Bhaskar and won a gold medal in Fine Arts conducted by Pracheen Kala Kendra, Chandigarh. I also received a GED certificate (certificate of high school equivalency from American Council on Education). 

Exhibition

My first  solo Art exhibition was “AnuDarpan: Anu’s Reflections”: at Gallery G, Bangalore in 2008. The exhibition was  a tremendous success and it gave me a great exposure to my professional art world and also conducted an art workshop for kids during this exhibition.  In 2016, I had another solo Exhibition, Canvas Narratives, also in Bangalore. In addition, I have done several successful group art exhibitions in recent times and conducted many art and craft workshops for children as well as for adults. As I was saying I am an Art teacher and am currently conducting virtual art classes. I absolutely love being an art teacher! 

Awards

I have received several awards like : 

1. Sapphire Award by – Shiny Colors at Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, Bangalore. 
2. Youth artist and a role model Award by – Rotary Indiranagar Bangalore.  etc. 

Association in the recent years

In the recent years, in Bangalore, I have been working with some really good people and organizations like India Inclusion Summit, Atypical Advantage, Access for All, Goethe  Institute & Artabalities 4 All – in their initiatives that has also helped me grow as an artist and as a person. 

I have been working with other artists too. Both taking their help and helping them and working on joint projects, has opened up new avenues for me. I have come to a realization that the more I accept challenges, the farther I am able to move. I am also a strong proponent of the fact that we should not consider anyone as a disabled person but we should  consider that all of us are human beings and different.

PS: Some people don’t believe I am able to create all these works of art in my “condition” (Did I mention that I have arms that extend only till my elbows and legs till knees?), but the truth is, when something gives you joy, the pieces turn out beautiful themselves, as if the happiness one gets on creating these converts into a beautiful end result. I have set up a small page which describes how I do some of the things. Have a look, who knows you might find a handy tip or two :)