Spriha Gupta

About Spriha Gupta

Spriha is a narrative mixed media artist bringing organic forms and textures into her body of work. She uses iconic symbolism to exemplify concepts close to her heart that are influenced by personal, societal and environmental changes. She is fearless in her use of colors and majority of her compositions are built around found objects. The almost three-dimensional pieces of her work suggest that art has no boundaries and being limitless in nature the colors and forms flow from one space to another.

Artist Statement

Spriha is a narrative mixed media artist bringing organic forms and textures into her body of work. She uses iconic symbolism to exemplify concepts close to her heart that are influenced by personal, societal and environmental changes. Strongly influenced by her Indian cultural roots she is fearless in her use of colors and weaves them into her creations. She likes to use art as a tool of communication wanting to break man-made barriers. She feels that art can pull one out of isolation in so many ways and illuminate the interior world that resides in each one of us while engaging in dialogue. The uniqueness of her works comes through various textures that she creates by building layer upon layer with a variety of materials most of which are found objects. Materials are layered and washed with acrylic paints in some areas and other gels and modeling mediums are also used to give it an almost three-dimensional feel. Techniques of decoupage can also be seen in some pieces. She is always learning and experimenting with new materials. None of the paintings are preconceived and flow from her brush onto the canvas with freedom of the mind and soul. One can feel transported into the painting living and breathing each color and mood.

She has her works in private collections across the globe and has exhibited in National and International exhibits. She currently has her studio at Princetonmakes, an artist cooperative in Princeton.

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

Education

2020 Mixed Media and Composition under Donna Payton, ArtsCouncil of Princeton, Nj
2018 Encaustic Workshop, Lorraine Glessner, Hunterdon Art Museum,NJ
2018 Water Colors under Barbara Di Lorenzo, Arts Council of Princeton, Princeton, NJ
2016 Drawing and Painting under Charles David Viera, Arts Council of Princeton, Princeton, NJ
2012 Certification in Interior Design, Delaware College of Art and Design, Wilmington, De
1995 M.A. English Literature, South Campus, Delhi University,India
1992 B.A. English Literature, Lady Sri Ram, New Delhi, India

Exhibition

2022: MerwickCare and Rehabilitation Center, NJ
2022: Return to Art, Montgomery Arts Council, October, NJ
2022: Beyond Pink, YWCA BCRC, YWCA , Princeton, NJ
2022:1stPrize, Trashed Art Contest, Mercer County Library, NJ
2022:Kaleidoscope, Group show at Heights Town Brewery, April-June,NJ
2022:Juried International Exhibit “Femina”, March-April, online
2022: Juried Show, 100% Plant based, Trenton Social, Trenton,April-May, NJ
2022: Live and Color Gala, one of the 20 featured Artist, WestWindsor Arts Council, March, NJ
2022:Manifesting Beloved Community, West Windsor Arts Council, Princeton, NJ
2021: Side Walk Banner Juried Show, METC, Madison,November, NJ
2021: The Heart, Outdoor Art Gallery, Hamilton,October, NJ
2021:West Windsor Off the Wall,West Windsor Arts Council,November, NJ
2021: Return to Art, Montgomery Juried Show, October, NJ
2021:Unique minds: Voices through Art, Princeton University, Princeton, November, NJ
2021:New Jersey Arts Annual: ReVision and Respond, Newark Museum of Art, Newark, NJ
2021:Gallery at the Straube Center, Pennington,NJ
2021:“Serendipity”, Gallery at Ficus, Princeton,NJ
2021 Return to Love, Galerie Westerhoff, Metuchen, NJ
2021:Special Invite, West Windsor Gala, Princeton, NJ
2020:Monroe Township Juried Show, Virtual Exhibit due to COVID
2020:“Grateful”, Hamilton Township Cultural Commission, NJ
2020:Makers Alley 1stJuried Show, Frenchtown, NJ
2020:Unique Minds: Voices through Art, Princeton University( November-December),NJ
2020:Color of Music, Virtual Show
2020:“Art is Healing”, West Windsor Arts Council JuriedShow, West Windsor
2020:“This too shall pass” Member exhibit, Hopewell Valley Arts Council, Hopewell, NJ
2019:What’s Afoot, Arts Council Member Show, Princeton(Nov-December), NJ
2019:BeingHuman Festival, Princeton University, Arts Council of Princeton,Princeton (7th-14th of December), NJ
2019:Community Art Show, Master Gardeners 25th Anniversary, Rutgers CooperativeExtension, Ewing (November), NJ
2019:Unique minds: Voices through Art, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ(Nov 2nd-29th), NJ
2019:Summer Salon Artists, New HopeArts, New Hope, PA(August 2019), PA
2019:Ez to Steal, New Hope Arts, PA(May)
2019:Artists of Yardley Juried Show, Yardley, PA(April)
2019:Homefront’s Art Jam, Pop-up gallery, Princeton,NJ(April)
2022: MerwickCare and Rehabilitation Center, NJ
2022: Return to Art, Montgomery Arts Council, October, NJ
2022: Beyond Pink, YWCA BCRC, YWCA , Princeton, NJ
2022:1stPrize, Trashed Art Contest, Mercer County Library, NJ
2022:Kaleidoscope, Group show at Heights Town Brewery, April-June,NJ
2022:Juried International Exhibit “Femina”, March-April, online
2022: Juried Show, 100% Plant based, Trenton Social, Trenton,April-May, NJ
2022: Live and Color Gala, one of the 20 featured Artist, WestWindsor Arts Council, March, NJ
2022:Manifesting Beloved Community, West Windsor Arts Council, Princeton, NJ
2021: Side Walk Banner Juried Show, METC, Madison,November, NJ
2021: The Heart, Outdoor Art Gallery, Hamilton,October, NJ
2021:West Windsor Off the Wall,West Windsor Arts Council,November, NJ
2021: Return to Art, Montgomery Juried Show, October, NJ
2021:Unique minds: Voices through Art, Princeton University, Princeton, November, NJ
2021:New Jersey Arts Annual: ReVision and Respond, Newark Museum of Art, Newark, NJ
2021:Gallery at the Straube Center, Pennington,NJ
2021:“Serendipity”, Gallery at Ficus, Princeton,NJ
2021 Return to Love, Galerie Westerhoff, Metuchen, NJ
2021:Special Invite, West Windsor Gala, Princeton, NJ
2020:Monroe Township Juried Show, Virtual Exhibit due to COVID
2020:“Grateful”, Hamilton Township Cultural Commission, NJ
2020:Makers Alley 1stJuried Show, Frenchtown, NJ
2020:Unique Minds: Voices through Art, Princeton University( November-December),NJ
2020:Color of Music, Virtual Show
2020:“Art is Healing”, West Windsor Arts Council JuriedShow, West Windsor
2020:“This too shall pass” Member exhibit, Hopewell Valley Arts Council, Hopewell, NJ
2019:What’s Afoot, Arts Council Member Show, Princeton(Nov-December), NJ
2019:BeingHuman Festival, Princeton University, Arts Council of Princeton,Princeton (7th-14th of December), NJ
2019:Community Art Show, Master Gardeners 25th Anniversary, Rutgers CooperativeExtension, Ewing (November), NJ
2019:Unique minds: Voices through Art, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ(Nov 2nd-29th), NJ
2019:Summer Salon Artists, New HopeArts, New Hope, PA(August 2019), PA
2019:Ez to Steal, New Hope Arts, PA(May)
2019:Artists of Yardley Juried Show, Yardley, PA(April)
2019:Homefront’s Art Jam, Pop-up gallery, Princeton,NJ(April)
2018:Sauce for the Goose, Arts Council ofPrinceton, Princeton, NJ(December)
2018:“Joy in the Everyday”, Healing Gallery , Capital Health Hospital, NJ(November-March)
2018:“Member’s Musings”, Grounds for Sculpture, NJ(October)
2018:Solo exhibit, Small World Coffee, Princeton,NJ(July)
2018:Art All Night, Trenton, New Jersey
2018:Solo exhibit, Blawenburg Café, Skillman, NJ(May)
2018:Solo exhibit, Tulpehaking Nature Center, Trenton, NJ(Jan-April)
2017:Juried Show, Hope for the Holidays, Monmouth Museum, Lincroft, New Jersey(Nov-Dec)
2017:Juried Show, Off the Wall, West Windsor Arts Council, NJ(November)
2017:Juried show, Dharma in the 21stcentury, West WindsorArt Council, West Windsor, NJ(May)
2017:Exhibit, Blue Pomegranate, Cooks Hall, Blawenburg Reformed Church, Skillman,NJ(May)
2017:Juried show, Ellarslie Open 34, Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ(May)
2017:Solo Exhibit, Hopewell Creative Studio, Hopewell, NJ(April)
2017:Juried Art Show, The Natural Muse, West Windsor Art Council,West Windsor, NJ(March)
2016:YWCA Crafter’s Marketplace, Princeton, NJ(November)
2016:West Windsor Art Council-Off the Wall, Princeton,NJ(November)
2016:Arts Council ofPrinceton Member show

Contact Information: designsbyspriha@gmail.com

Personal Website: www.sprihagupta.com