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Mrs. Shivani Rajpal Artist Profile

Born: 13th June 1980 at Bathinda (Punjab)

About the Artist

Mrs. Shivani Rajpal is an all round creative force as a mixed-media artist. She has synthesized her first love of painting with her passion for arts from class 6^th.

Against all odds from family she stood strong to complete her desires for becoming a famous artist by competing out with great zeal and enthusiasm in various competitions from 7th class onwards. The more resistance she faced, the craving for art became even stronger. Looking back to childhood, she used to be fascinated by the figures and objects in the surroundings and what came into her way to the school. She started sketching her feelings and images about the life with whatever pen, pencil and paper she had in hand. She had an aspiration to create art which she indulged in her initial attempts at scribbling and drawing the image that touched her.

Though very good with pen and pencil during the early childhood, she had a fear to hold brush and colors in her hand, which she believed was not her media. But this myth about herself was broken by Mr. Ram Kumar Sharma (who later became her Mentor) by simply saying “Just believe you can, and you will”. These words of inspiration from a renowned personality in the field of Arts by the name “Mr. Ram Kumar Sharma” became a launch pad for her. Later under his guidance she started blossoming at his art academy “Bama Academy of Fine Arts” in Panchkula. After that she never looked back. Since the day she has been working under the guidance of her mentor, he not only helped her work towards perfection in the field of art but she also had been following his foot steps for being a splendid human being and a superb mentor for others also. She constantly feels his presence, power and blessings every single moment of her life.

By the time she completed her schooling, her inclination for arts had become even stronger. She opted, against the wishes of my parents, to pursue her studies as a Bachelor and later as a Master in the field of Fine Arts from Arts College, Chandigarh and Kurukshetra University. Amongst the Indian and international painters and artists, she admired the work of Shobha Singh, Raja Ravi Verma, Milind Mulick and Boris Vallejo.

The versatility and create power mark her as a supreme example of Renaissance genius. She depicted in her drawings, scientific precision and consummate artistry. As a mixed-media artist, Shivani is a born experimenter, blending and transforming both traditional and unexpected items into meaningful pieces of self expression is her passion. She considers art to be a true form of devotion and meditation and a strong platform to establish connection of the soul with the Almighty. According to her, an encounter with the pictures of life, women and figures is an unsettling and empowering experience. It brings out our hidden humanness, which in fact becomes an experience of self-realization. It opens a reservoir of fellow feeling amongst us

Presently Working

Apart from being a fine artist, Shivani Rajpal also had a passion for teaching and imparting her artistic talents to others. She has a vision and mission to light the path of many in the field of art and painting. This mission was highly supported by her guru and mentor Sh. Ram Kumar Sharma who motivated to continue her passion for arts even after she got married.

This passion for mentoring and imparting knowledge of arts became the foundation stone of Bharat Academy of Fine Art, Ambala (of which she is a Director), which came into existence in the year 2002. Bharat Academy of Fine Art is a well known name in and around Ambala. Since its establishment it has catered about 700-800 students in the field of art. The academy deals in various courses including courses in oil paintings, sketching, glass painting, murals, portrait, fabric art, clay modeling, pot painting etc where every individual is given proper depth knowledge of every art work which enriches them with innovative skills. The academy also provides guidance to the students appearing for AIEEE and NATA exams.

Bharat Academy of fine arts, Ambala, is a group of art lovers and art seekers who sincerely work in the direction of promotion of art. It has students from all age groups and all strata of society, including school and college going students, house wives, professionals in different fields, army personnel etc. The students who are less privileged but are artistically rich are also given full financial support and guidance.

Educational Qualifications:

Bachelor of Fine Arts Government College of Arts, Chandigarh
Post Graduation from Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra
Diploma in Art and Craft from Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra

Participations:

Consistently taking part from past 14 years in the exhibitions conducted by Bama Academy of Fine Arts, Panchkula

Awards

In 1998 gold medal for Face Art Work in Youth Festival in Laser Valley, Chandigarh.
In 1999 First prize in inter school zonal competition (handed over by Sd. Parkash Singh Badal and Sh. Vinod Khanna (actor).
Apart from the above she has won many more awards in rangoli making, poster making, tattoo arts and pencil sketching which were judged and appreciated by most versatile, famous and renowned artist and high profile dignitary.

Work shops, Camps and Exhibition:

Bharat Academy of Fine Art has been constantly conducting various art activities like workshops, demonstrations, exhibitions and discussions which have helped many students to rise high in life in the field of artistic environment.

Apart from running art classes throughout the year, special summer and winter vacation camps are organized every year. Various competitions are arranged from time to time to motivate the students and inculcate the urge of winning among them.

Art exhibition was held by the Academy in Ambala in Dec. 2012 for 4 days, which was inaugurated by Dr. Jai Dev, Chairman, Ambala College of Engineering and Applied Research. About 35 students from all age groups exhibited about 250 paintings and other magnificent work of fine arts.

The exhibition was highly appreciated by the people and received a very good response. It was also covered by the local media enthusiastically.