Bio

Being youngest of 6, I used my sketches as a language to be understood and I was in search of a voice within a family of bold personalities. I was really interested in science also, but my experimenting begged a different non-conforming path.

I used to draw photorealistic portraits from a young age and once I gained an audience, I used this platform to divert my interest into drawing figures from life. My parents created a studio in an unmade bathroom, where I could make a complete mess. This was such a gift to me and unheard of within my Indian culture to encourage this path. 

This ‘permission’ was empowering to my creativity. 

I went on to studying a Foundation course after A levels in 3D design, Fine Art and Biology and then went on and studied a Visual Art Degree where my work discussed the topics of my cultural identity and diaspora. This degree work was catapulted into exhibitions straight after my degree and has continued to tour 20 years on. I mentored freelance in schools for several years, finally settling to practice my own Art after having a family.

I am now based in Kent in a studio in my garden.