MY JOURNEY

Hello!! I am Shantha Prabhu. Welcome to my creative space!!

shanthaprabhu13@gmail.com

I am an artist and Art Educator. I also practice Art Based Therapy.

Here, you will find a lot of inspiration and creative ideas to try and dabble with art and have fun!!

I am basically a Computer Science graduate and have worked in the corporate sector as a Progress Developer. It was during my stint in the IT industry that I identified a stronger inclination towards my passion for the fine arts. While working, I would receive requests from people for my artwork. So, eventually, I quit my job and decided to make this a full-time profession.
My love for art was initiated at a young age when I would go for drawing classes, slowly venturing into shading, water colours, pencil sketching, portraits and still life.
As a young artist my portfolio of works, range from the traditional ‘Warli’ and ‘Madhubani’ designs to still life paintings that use instant coffee powder as a medium.

I currently work independently as a freelance artist and an Art Educator. I also practice Art Based Therapy for individuals and groups.

MILESTONES:

  1. Designer for Video Content for Itsy Bitsy, 2020.
  2. Craft Associate with Premier Decorations, September 2020
  3. Expert Craft Instructor at FevicreaTV, Fevicreate, 2020 
  4. Design Team member for Itsy Bitsy, 2019
  5. Amazon Affiliate or Associate, 2019
  6. Design Team member for Itsy Bitsy, 2017
  7. Design Consultant and Content Expert for Pidilite Industries, 2017
  8. Fevicryl Specialist at Pidilite Industries, 2017
  9. Fevicryl certified Expert Art Instructor, 2016
  10.  Fevicryl registered Art Instructor, 2015
  11.  Deccan Herald feature as a young artist, 2015
  12.  ‘Balachitra Rathna Award’ in the International children’s art competition, 2005 held by Korasala’s Wonder Art World.

TRAINING:

  • Undergoing formal training for Senior Certification in Fine Arts from Prachin Kala Kendra
  • Formal training at Indian Institute of Psychology and Research, to facilitate Art Based Therapy.
  • Certification course on Entrepreneurship: Do Your Venture from NSRCEL, IIM Bangalore
  • Formal training on working with Oil Colors from the famous artist S. Elayaraja
  • Formal training for working with Water color from the renowned Pune based artist Milind Mullick
  • Courses certified by Fevicryl to work with Acrylic paints

ART CAMPS/WORKSHOPS:
1. Conducted over 50 workshops individually and in association with Fevicryl at leading institutes in Bangalore:

  • International Institute of Fashion Designing
  • JD Institute of Fashion Technology
  • Dreamzone School of creative studies
  • Bloom and Grow-Design and Craft Studio
  • NMKRV Women’s college

2. 12 Day Art Camp at Dreamzone School of creative studies, Bangalore
3. Corporate workshop for Mercedes(MBRDI, Bangalore) and Oracle
4. Corporate in-house workshops for Pidilite Industries Ltd.

EXHIBITIONS:

2021: Tanjore Paintings displayed and available for sale at the BDG Pai Arts and Crafts Emporium, Mangalore

2017: Participant and Exhibitor at the 14th Annual Chitrasanthe, held on 15th January 2017 organised by Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath.

2015: Fundraising art show for the victims of Nepal, organized by Genesis Art Gallerie,
Bangalore, in association with GOONJ.

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