About the Artist
"Art for me is expressing the unexpressed, the ethereal and the metaphysical."
Artist Dr. Vimmie Manoj, selected amongst 'World Women Artists' in the magazine SACHET MIXTE Vol III, is a Painter, Academician, Poet, and Sculpture. Her qualification includes a Masters in Arts, Ph.D. in English Literature, M.B.A. in HR, and Diploma in Fine Arts.
Passionate about creative works like driftwood sculpture, paintings, and poetry, she has a deep interest in research and many of her research papers are published in books and journals. She likes experimenting with various forms, styles, color schemes, and textures. Her sustainable and recycled creative works define the conscious and subconscious rhythm of the human soul, wherein the state is often juxtaposed with Nature as a symbolic element.
She has exhibited in over 75 National and International group shows and 8 solo shows in India, Germany, South Korea, Hungary, Russia, England, Turkey, Switzerland and USA. She has been invited for Lecture Series at Hungarian Center in New Delhi. and also invited to attend the 52nd International Colony of Artists of Hajdu Region, Hajduboszermeny, Hungary in July 2015.
Serving as an Art Director at LitChowk, Indore, she is also a coordinator of the Jaipur Art Summit and has curated Lalit Kala Akademi Art Camp. She was invited to exhibit at Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi. Her works have been selected for the 88 Annual All India Art Exhibition 2015, AIFACS and NDMC All India Art Exhibition 2014, AIFACS, Pune Biennale 2015, and Jaipur Art Summit 2016. Her installations have been a part of Project ‘Artist Toys’ in December 2016 in Berlin, Germany, and Project “PASSport Britannica” in July 2017, London.
She has been included in Artists of India, Modern & Contemporary Art, 2018.
Her numerous papers and articles have been published in Books and International Journals.
She won the Kaushik Bhai Gosalia Award for Best Work in Mixed Media Category in 2013.
From the artist
Art for me is a mode of expression that helps in seeking unraveled truths. I love to experiment and work in different mediums as it does not restrict my artistic process. Art & Poetry is my genre.