Recent interviews:
April 19, 2019: https://www.faa.illinois.edu/ramanathan
September 10, 2018. Artist Spotlight feature article in Miami Art Scene Magazine: ” THE ELEGANT & PEACEFUL ABSTRACT ART OF CHITRA RAMANATHAN”:
August 2017: Video Interview with Artist Chitra Ramanathan by Art Specifier, Boston, MA, Natick TV Station: https://www.artspecifier.com/featured-interior-artist-chitra-ramanathan-click-here-cms-1587
Current Public Art Selection: Selected to Pre-qualified artist pool by the City of Palo Alto Public Art Commission, 2019/2020.
PUBLIC/PRIVATE ART COMMISSIONS:
February 2018: Painting measuring 3 ft. (H). X 5 ft. (W), with mixed media on canvas for private client, Boston MA.
August 2016: Triptych painting with acrylics on canvas measuring 36 in. (H) x 24 in.(W) size and commission requested by CEO, Biaggis Restaurants, Bloomington Illinois
March 2008: Public Art Commission: Wall mural, 13.8 feet wide, 4 feet high wall mural in the front lobby of Crooked Creek Elementary School, Marion County, Indianapolis. Project made possible through a grant to the school by the Washington Township, Indianapolis. Style: My signature style of abstraction. Theme: Global
August 2006-February 2007: Public Art Installation: “Picture Windows 2006: Urban Interpretations”, venue Chase Towers, Indianapolis. A project by the Arts Council of Indianapolis, supported by the Indianapolis Cultural Development Commission
2007: “En plein air” painting created and sold at the White River Garden, Indianapolis, Indiana, to benefit the Indianapolis Zoo and White River Garden.
2006: Set of 5” X 7” custom postcard paintings for Florida International University, Miami Florida, USA
2005: Set of ten 6.5″ X 5″ paintings, Indianapolis Museum of Art/Arts Park created for the “Gallery of the Machine” vending machine project to support the museum
2004: Pair of 4′ X 6′ paintings for the MGM Resorts International/Mirage, on permanent display inside the Conservatory Gardens of the Bellagio, Las Vegas
EDUCATION
University of Illinois,
Urbana-Champaign, IL
Master of Business Administration
Concentration: Arts Administration & Human Resources Art Internship: New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York
1997
University of Illinois,
Urbana-Champaign, IL
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honors) Major: Painting, 1993
FOREIGN STUDY
Paris, France
Contemporary French Art History, and Painting (Studio)
1992
PRIVTE\PUBLIC ACQUISITIONS:
Madam C.J. Walker Theater Center, Indianapolis, Indiana USA
Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA
MGM Mirage Design Group, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
The College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA
The University of Illinois Foundation, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA
Corporate collection, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe
Several private collections in the United States, Europe, India
PROFESSIONAL ARTIST RESIDENCIES:
July 2012: Professional Artist residency, Studio Internatiozonale di Grafica, Venice, Italy,
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