Artist Statement

Born in Calcutta, India, Dr. Indrani Choudhury was a biomedical research scientist for 25 years, in India and then many years in the US. She moved to New Jersey two decades ago, raised a family and worked for many years at UMDNJ. Yet her life was incomplete. In 2006, she set up an easel in her guest room and returned to her childhood passion: she began painting full-time.

Entirely self-taught, Indrani works solely in watercolors, transforming the medium beyond its typical constraints to produce the texture and richness of acrylics and oils. Her paintings span her whole universe, from her local supermarket in New Jersey, to her childhood home in Calcutta, to scenes from travels around the world.  In each, she tries to express something specific – a particular color, the interplay of light and shade, a moment we see but never notice, or a memory she has carried since her childhood. She paints to communicate the way she sees the world.

Since 2008, Indrani’s paintings have been exhibited at over a dozen juried art shows and galleries throughout New Jersey. In her second avatar as an artist, Dr. Indrani Choudhury is an inspiration to all those who dream of doing what they truly love. Her works are an affirmation of the power of dreams, long deferred and finally fulfilled.

2023 New Brunswick Art Salon – Watercolor and Mixed Media “See the Forest for the Trees”

2022 New Brunswick Art Salon – Watercolor and Mixed Media “After the Charm: In the Name of Autumn”



New Brunswick Art Salon 2016 Part II Watercolor and Mixed Media Exhibition

“Quiet Monents” New Brunswick Art Salon 2013 Part I Water Color Exhibition

 

Education

1977 – PhD, Biochemistry, Calcutta, India

1971 – M Sc, Physiology, Calcutta, India

1969 – B Sc, Physiology, Calcutta, India

Exhibitions

  • 2022 Middlesex county senior Art show
  • 2022 Juried Show, Garden State Watercolor Society
  • 2022 Members Show, Garden State Watercolor Society
  • 2020 Invited show, Highland Park Public Library 
  • 2020 Juried Show, Garden State Watercolor Society
  • 2020 Members Show, Garden State Watercolor Society
  • 2020 Middlesex county senior Art show
  • 2019 Juried Show, Alfa Art Gallery, New Brunswick, NJ
  • 2019 Solo Show, Monroe Township Public Library, Monroe, NJ
  • 2019 Members Show, Garden State Watercolor Society
  • 2019 Juried Show, South Brunswick Art Commission, South Brunswick, NJ
  • 2019 Suburban Artists Guild Members Art Show
  • 2019 Invited Show, South Brunswick Art Commission, South Brunswick, NJ
  • 2019 Middlesex county senior Art show
  • 2018 Juried Show, Garden State Watercolor Society
  • 2018 Juried Show, Alfa Art Gallery, New Brunswick, NJ
  • 2018 Solo Show, Highland Park Public Library, Highland Park, NJ
  • 2018 Members Show, Garden State Watercolor Society
  • 2018 Juried Show, South Brunswick Art Commission, South Brunswick, NJ
  • 2018 Suburban Artists Guild Members Art Show
  • 2018 Invited Show, South Brunswick Art Commission, South Brunswick, NJ
  • 2018 Middlesex county senior Art show
  • 2017 Juried Show, Medford Art center. Medford. NJ
  • 2017 Spring Juried Show, South Brunswick Art Commission, South Brunswick, NJ
  • 2017 Suburban Artists Guild Members Art Show
  • 2017 Juried Show, South Brunswick Art Commission, South Brunswick, NJ
  • 2017 Invited Show, Medford art Center Medford, NJ
  • 2017 Invited Exhibit, Dish Café, Highland Park, NJ
  • 2017 Members Show, Garden State Watercolor Society
  • 2017 Middlesex county senior Art show
  • 2016 Juried Show, Alfa Art Gallery, New Brunswick, NJ
  • 2016 Spring Juried Show, South Brunswick Art Commission, South Brunswick, NJ
  • 2016 Members Show, Garden State Watercolor Society
  • 2016 Juried Show, South Brunswick Art Commission, South Brunswick, NJ
  • 2016 Solo Show, Highland Park Public Library, Highland Park, NJ
  • 2016 Suburban Artists Guild Members Art Show at Gourdgaud Gallery
  • 2016 Juried Show, Ridgewood Art Center, Ridge wood, NJ
  • 2016 Middlesex county senior Art show
  • 2015 Juried Show, Alfa Art Gallery, New Brunswick, NJ
  • 2015 Spring Juried Show, South Brunswick Art Commission, South Brunswick, NJ
  • 2015 Associate Members Show, Garden State Watercolor Society
  • 2015 Juried Show, The American Artists Professional League, New Jersey Chapter
  • 2015 Solo Show, Monmouth Beach Cultural Center, NJ
  • 2015 Middlesex county senior Art show
  • 2014 Juried Show, Garden State Watercolor Society Annual Show
  • 2014 Solo Show, Highland Park Public Library, Highland Park, NJ
  • 2014 Juried Show, The American Artists Professional League, New Jersey Chapter
  • 2014 Spring Juried Show, South Brunswick Art Commission, South Brunswick, NJ
  • 2014 Invited Exhibit, Dish Café, Highland Park, NJ
  • 2014 Summer Juried Show, South Brunswick Art Commission, South Brunswick, NJ
  • 2014 Associate Members Show, Garden State Watercolor Society
  • 2014 Associate Members Show, New Jersey Watercolor Society
  • 2014 Middlesex county senior Art show
  • 2013 Juried Show, Alfa Art Gallery, New Brunswick, NJ
  • 2013 Juried Show, The American Artists Professional League, New Jersey Chapter
  • 2013 Fall Juried Show, South Brunswick Art Commission, South Brunswick, NJ
  • 2013 Associate Members Show, Garden State Watercolor Society
  • 2013 Juried Show, Garden State Watercolor Society Annual Show
  • 2013 Suburban Artists Guild Members Art Show at Gourgaud Gallery
  • 2013 Spring Juried Show, South Brunswick Art Commission
  • 2013 Juried Show, The American Artists Professional League, New Jersey Chapter
  • 2012 SAG Members Art Show at Monmouth Beach Cultural Center, Monmouth, NJ
  • 2012 Spring Juried Show, The American Artists Professional League, New Jersey Chapter
  • 2012 Solo Show, Highland Park Public Library, Highland Park, NJ
  • 2012 Summer Juried Show, South Brunswick Art Commission, South Brunswick, NJ
  • 2012 GSWS Associate Members Show
  • 2012 Fall Juried Show, The American Artists Professional League, New Jersey Chapter
  • 2012 Fall Juried Show, South Brunswick Art Commission, South Brunswick, NJ

Membership

  • Philadelphia Watercolor Society(PWCS)
  • Garden State Watercolor Society (GSWS)
  • New Jersey Watercolor Society (NJWCS)
  • Suburban Artists Guild (SAG)

Awards

  • Honorable Mention (Professional Category), Middlesex County Senior Art Show, 2021
  • Second Place (Professional Category), Middlesex County Senior Art Show, 2019 
  • Second Place (Professional Category), Middlesex County Senior Art Show, 2018
  • Second Place (Professional Category), Middlesex County Senior Art Show, 2016
  • Second Place (Professional Category), Middlesex County Senior Art Show, 2014
  • Honorable Mention Award, Garden State Watercolor Society, Associate Members show    2013
  • Merit Award, Garden State Watercolor Society Associate Members Show, May 2011
  • Winner’s Circle, East Brunswick Fine Arts Festival, June 2011

PRESS:

Profile in webzine Courageous Creativity, http://www.flyingchickadee.com/zine.html. Forthcoming, October 2011 

“Edison Artist Inspired by Travels: Left Career as Scientist to Focus on Passion for Painting” Home News Tribune, August 2010

“When Dreams Are Fulfilled,” India in New York, August 2010 


Artist Contact: cindrani@yahoo.com

Artist Website: https://indranisgallery.com/