Sunayana Malhotra

Sunayana was born and brought up in central Delhi, and hails from a family of
engineers, doctors and professionals. She is the youngest of three children and
she was always encouraged to express herself in the arts. As a girl she spent
many evenings after school, Modern School, Barakhamba Road, to study
Hindustani Classical music and singing, easel painting, life studies in graphite and
charcoal. She went on to study art at the Triveni Kala Sangam, Sri Ram centre
and has spent many evenings at the Kamani Auditorium and the Lalit Kala
Akademi, absorbing the arts. She graduated in English Honours from Indraprastha
College . She continued to write poetry but began painting passionately and with
focus by 2005. Sunayana had her first exhibition at the Ashoka Hotel Art Lounge
where she displayed 25 works and has grown from strength to strength since
then. She has displayed her works at Visual art gallery, Habitat centre, Triveni kala
Sangam, Lalit kala Akedemi, many five star hotels, her paintings are in many
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Australia. The artist is also associated and works along
many leading interior
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designers to create works of art enhancing various homes and offices in Delhi and
NCR.
My work is a spontaneous overflow, I work with paintbrushes and palette knives, I
like the figure to be visible, yet hidden behind layers of paints. A lot of the surface
is scratched off and then repainted on canvas.
I am deeply influenced by ancient Indian art found in caves, temples and palaces
reflecting the rich heritage of my country, India.
Lotuses are in my sub conscious mind they fascinate me with their symbolic
beauty and mythological significance.