AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

  • Art Director for FACE Magazine- a high-end digital lifestyle magazine worldwide
  • Felicitated with the Times of India Femina Pune’s most powerful award 2019-20 in the category of Art (2019).
  • Honored with the prestigious National award- Amrita Shergill Rashtriya Kala Puraskar 2018 by the National Institute of Fine Arts (NIFA) in New Delhi.
  • Felicitated with the National Excellence Award 2018 for an Iconic Achiever in the field of Art by Actress Zeenat Aman in New Delhi
  • Felicitated by the Bharat Nirman Foundation for the most prestigious entrepreneur of the year award category- Art (2018)
  • Felicitated and Awarded as a part of the jury by the Brainfeed magazine for the 5th National conference on teaching, learning and initiative, Pune (2017).
  • Achiever’s Award in the field of Art: Savvy-Magna Publications, Delhi (2016)
  • Women’s Achievers Award in the field of Art: Savvy-Magna Publications, Mumbai (2016)
  • Felicitated by the Women’s Economic Forum 2016 for an Iconic Leader in Art in the field of Art, Design and Entrepreneurship
  • Felicitated by the International Chamber of Media & Industry (ICMEI) in collaboration with International Women’s Film Forum.
  • Awarded the Dr. Sarojini Naidu National award among top 52 women achievers.
  • Invited by Muscat Art & Craft Society for a live demonstration of oil painting (1997)
  • ‘Best Designer’ CEAD Award for the Industrial Calendar Project (1988)
  • Paintings selected by Tata Enterprises for the years 1989, 1992, 1997 along with M.F.Hussain, Ara, Laxman Shreshta, Anjolie Ela Menon, Bikash Bhatacharya for their yearly Art Calendar.
  • Invited for the R.P Goenka Art Camp, Mumbai (2003)
  • Art Camp- Ajay Tuli & Vashu Bhagnani, Switzerland (2008)
  • Workshop- Tata Art School, Jamshedpur (2012)
  • Art Camp for Pulotsav- FTII, Pune (2012)
  • Painting auctioned for Charity by YPO, Pune (2012)
  • Art Camp & Talk- Tata Steel, Centre for Excellence, Jamshedpur (2014)
  • Live demo- Madhu Satavlekar Trust, Pune (2014)
  • Lead the panel discussion at The Women’s Economic Forum (WEF) on the topics Sport’s as an Enabler of Change and Mantra for life. (2016)
  • Live Demonstration of painting at the Women’s Economic Forum (WEF), New Delhi (2016)
  • Smita Art Camp, Talsari in association with Chemould Art Gallery, Kolkata (2016)
  • Invited & honored to be a part of the ‘International Yoga Festival’, Rishikesh to Paint live at the divine Aarti on the banks of Ganga by world renowned spiritual guru Muni Chidanand Saraswati ji, Parmarth Niketan amongst a crowd of more than 500 devotees and performers from 60 different countries across the world (2016)
  • Invited to Judge the Earth Matters Art Competition organized by India House Art Gallery by Christophers Charls Benninger (2016)
  • Radio Interview at Radio Noida 107.4 FM for their exclusive show on women achievers from all walks of life (2016)
  • Talk show on Conceptual Art & Artists, Ivana Art, Jamshedpur (2017)
  • ‘Kara’ Art Camp, Dr. Reddy’s Foundation (DRF), Hyderabad (2017)
  • Invited to Judge the Tiara Mock pageant for Femina Miss India, Pune (2017)
  • Lead three panel discussions at The Women’s Economic Forum at The Hague, Netherlands (WEF) on empowering leadership and inspiring influence on women empowerment on the occasion of International Women’s Day (2018)
  • Radio Interview at 94.3 FM Radio One – Pune themed ‘Colors of Pune’ (2018)
  • Exclusive talk show of my Artistic Journey, Kala Sangam on MSTV (2018)
  • Invited as a speaker on ‘Championing Women’ an initiative by the FAD academy, Pune on the occasion of International Women’s day (2019).
  • Invited to be on the Jury for the art contest themed ‘Horse’ by Jumbish, India (2019).
  • Art workshop on the ‘Moonlight’ series at the Aisha Alabbar art gallery, Dubai (2019)
  • Interviewed on the CEO’s chair by Forethought corporate communications, Pune (2019)
  • Featured by Art & Beyond Gallery, New Delhi as the ‘Artist of the Month- July (2020)
  • Live online art session with actor & anchor Mandira Bedi presented by FACE Magazine and Art Forever (2020)
  • On the panel of ‘Project Sapna’ to support an educational cause for the underprivileged (2020)
  • Art tour and talk at Studio-M, Pune for the entrepreneurship cell of Symbiosis college of Arts & Commerce (SCAC) Pune (2020)
  • Invited by Jumbish as a panelist for an interview to bring together masters and upcoming artists on a platform (2020)
  • Invited by Secure Giving & Concern India Foundation as a panelist to judge ‘Lockdown Diaries’ an art competition for aspiring artists (2020)
  • Invited to be a part of the ‘Family Interiors’ magazine launch as the guest of honor to felicitate some prominent architects of Pune (2021)
  • Interview with world renowned artist Sacha Jafri for FACE Magazine as the Art Director (2021)
  • Paintings used by many charitable organizations like SEC (Society for the education of the crippled), CRY (Child Relief and You) HELP AGE, Concern India Foundation, and CPAA
  • Solo Show auctioned by Christel House for their organization.
  • Work auctioned for earthquake relief fund, Bhuj, Gujarat.
  • Participation in ‘Save the Hills’ campaign for the environment, Pune and for many other Paintings donated to Mata Amritananda Trust, Kochi, V-care (Gujarat).
  • Part of The Finolex Industries panel discussion in Pune.
  • Panel discussion at Novotel, Pune with the Irish Council.