Background

Since​ ​​childhood, I​ ​have​ ​been​ ​very​ ​much​ ​in​ ​love​ ​with​ ​the Arts​ ​and​ ​have practiced art,​ ​observing​ ​my​ ​interest​ ​and​​ ​skills​ ​in​ ​drawing​ ​and​ ​painting, my parents sent me to ​ ​College of Art  in India, ​​​I completed​ ​5​ ​graduation​ ​courses​ ​in​ ​fine​ ​arts​ ​and​ ​one​ ​year Masters​ ​in​ ​Fine​ ​Arts.​ ​

​During​ ​and​ ​after​ ​my college​ ​days,​ ​​I continued to expand my painting skills.  I completed many landscape oil paintings, which sold very quickly in galleries.  This lead to my undertaking of​ ​bulk​ ​painting​ ​projects​ ​for​ ​hotels​ ​and​ ​resorts. Subsequently, ​I ​then learnt Graphic Art​ ​and​ ​worked ​as a​ ​graphic​ ​designer.​

Later, due​ ​to​​ ​full time​ ​work​ ​and​ ​​family​ ​commitments, ​my​ ​participation​ ​in exhibitions​ ​and​ ​competitions​ was put on hold. ​ ​After​ ​migrating​ ​to Australia, ​I completed​ ​my​ ​Masters​ ​in Education​ ​and​ began ​​teaching​ ​visual​ ​arts​ ​in​ ​high​ ​schools. ​ ​

Since​ ​2016, I have been​ ​running an​ ​art​ ​school​ ​at​ ​my​ ​home​ ​for​ ​children, and have ​also ​resumed my participation in​ ​exhibitions​ ​and​ ​competitions in which I won several awards.

Qualifications

EDUCATION & SKILLS

ACU,​ ​​Sydney​ ​—​ ​​Graduate Diploma in Education 2006​ ​–​ ​2007

TAFE,​ ​​Hornsby​ ​​ ​—​ ​​CIV in Interactive Multimedia 2000​ ​-​ ​2001 

Master​ ​of​ ​Arts​ ​–​ Annamalai University India 1992​ ​-​ ​1993

Bachelor​ ​of​ ​Fine​ ​Arts​ ​,​ ​​Government College of Arts and Crafts - India 1982​ ​-​ ​1988 

Adobe​ ​Photoshop​ ​CSS,​ ​​ ​Adobe​ ​Illustrator​ ​CSS,​ ​Adobe​ ​Indesign​ ​,​ ​3D​ ​Maya.

EXPERIENCE

VCOD,​ ​​Surry​ ​Hills​ ​—Academic​ ​Manager 2008​ ​-​ ​2014

Kent​ ​Institute​ ​of​ ​Business​ ​and​ ​Technologies​ ​,​ ​​George​ ​Street​ ​​ ​— Trainer Web Design 2007​ ​-​ ​2008

Cerdon​ ​College,​ ​​Merrylands​​ ​​—​ ​​Teacher ​​ Visual  Arts 2006​ ​-​ ​2007