Pragati Sharma Mohanty

At first glance Pragati’s works are an eye-catching blend of vibrant colors, intricate motifs, flora and fauna and human figurines. On a closer look they emerge to be thought-provoking narratives with deeper meanings and influences from cultures around the world.

Pragati was born in India in 1980 and has traveled all over the world with her family. This piqued her interest and has become a life-long journey to draw inspiration from the myriad cultures and traditions. She was tagged as exceptionally creative since childhood, and went on to get a Bachelors Degree in Architecture and a Masters Degree in Product Design, striking the right balance between raw talent and rigorous formal training.She is a globetrotter and a storyteller by nature. After finishing her formal education she lived in Europe and further explored the synergy between Art, Design & Architecture - so similar and yet so different!

She is an artist by passion and a methodical innovator by education and she leverages this special array of skills, knowledge and passion in her exotic works - transparent layers of paint, coming alive with labyrinthine details, within the hem of aesthetics, creating visually appealing compositions.

She divides her time between India and US to get the best of both worlds, and in her studio she blends various forms of fine arts, performing arts & design to create multi-sensory experiences that touch the viewer in positive and spiritual ways.

Bachelors in Architecture (1999 - 2004)
Masters in Industrial Design (2004 - 2006)

EXHIBITIONS

The More the Merrier
Art Ark Gallery,
California, USA Dec 2015

The Wall (Solo)
Charter Oak Cultural Center,
Hartford USA Sept 2014

5th Contemporary Art Fair
'The Tunnel' Manhattan, NYC, USA
May 2014

Brush Strokes
The Lalit Ashok, Bangalore, India
Mar 2014

Royal Sawari (Solo)
Parv, Bangalore, India
Feb - May 2014

Nature's Saga (Solo)
Celeste Lewette Gallery
U Conn, Farmington, CT, USA
Dec 2013 - May 2014

4th Contemporary Art Fair
Jacob Javits Center, New York City, USA
Oct 2013

Mumbaism, Social Media Week
Piramal Art Gallery, NCPA, Mumbai, India
Sept 2013

Brush Strokes
Chitrakala Parishath, Bangalore, India
Dec 2013

Colour Entice
Ministry of Culture, Raipur, India
Oct 2013

Audivaroma
The Claridges, New Delhi, India
May 2013

Vibgyor, ICCR
Azad Bhavan Gallery, New Delhi, India
May 2013

Illuminations, MGH Cancer Research Center Boston, MA, USA
Feb 2013 - May 2013

Best of Twenty Twelve (Solo)
Pond House, Glastonbury, CT, USA
Dec 2012 - Jan 2013

4th Annual Women's Show
Silver Circle Studio, Putnam, CT, USA
Oct 2012

Rangeen (Solo)
Painted You
Milford, CT, USA
July - Sept 2012

Colorful Rendezvous (Solo)
Tea Haunt Canvas
Hartford, CT, USA
July - Aug 2012

Art Takes Times Square
Artist Wanted
New York City, NY, USA
June 18th 2012

Crossing Borders (Solo)
United Technologies Research Center, CT, USA
May 2012

Kathaa: Folklores from India (Solo)
Charter Oak Cultural Center, CT, USA
May 2012

Parallel Connections
South Asian Initiative
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
March - April 2012

One Woman Show (Solo)
Pond House, Glastonbury, CT, USA
March - April 2012

Panache
Artizon @ Indian School of Business,
Hyderabad, India
December 2011

3rd Annual Women's Show
Silver Circle Studio, Putnam, CT, USA
Oct 2011

Restoring Hope (Solo)
Habitat for Humanity, Vancouver, Canada
May - June 2011

ArtSpacific
Della Art Council, Vancouver, Canada
March - April 2011

Stree 2011
Art Mall, Delhi, India
March 2011

Art Bares All
MAC 360, Middletown, CT, USA
November 2010

2nd Annual Women's Show
Silver Circle Studio, Putnam, CT, USA
Oct 2010

Echoes and Evidence
ACTV Media Center, Amherst, MA, USA
Sept 2010

Epoch and Era (Solo)
Charter Oak Cultural Center, CT, USA
Sept 2010

Illustrated Woman
Nacul Center Gallery, Amherst, MA, USA
Aug 2010

Déjà vu (Solo)
South WIndsor Public Library, CT, USA
Aug 2009

Form and Feature (Solo)
Silver Circle Gallery, Putnam, CT, USA
Feb 2009

First Impressions
Galleria Vivace, Stafords Spring, CT, USA
Jan 2009

1st Annual Women's Show
Silver Circle Studio, Putnam, CT, USA
Oct 2009

Frozen Music (Solo)
Sound Crossing Studio, East Windsor, CT, USA
Dec 2008

Bamboo Shoots (Solo)
First Solo Show, Bangalore, India, July 2007

Annual Gala, Winning Art Work
Charter Oak Cultural Center, Hartford
USA 2014

Scholarship
American Art Marketting 2013

Artist of the Month
Indian Art Collectors, India
2012

Panel Member, Art Vs Music/Dance
Harvard University, USA
2012

Artist honour, Illuminations
Massachusetts General Hospital, USA
2012-13

Guest Artist
Univ of Connecticut Health Center, USA
2013-14

Honored at Times Square, Artist Wanted
New York City, USA
2012

Restore Hope. Public Art
Habitat for Humanity, Vancouver, Canada
2011

Board Member & Chair
Woman’s Caucus for Art, PV Chapter, USA
2010

Public Art Project
Verizon Wireless, Maryland, USA
2009

Pride of NID
National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, INDIA
2007

Sponsored Art Research
Rome, Venice, Florence, Milan, Pisa, ITALY
2006

Design Thesis project
Grottini SRL, Portorecanati, ITALY
2006

Best Thesis Award
Redevelopment of INS Vikrant
Faculty of Architecture, Lucknow, INDIA
2004

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