about shivangi
I am an artist, creating a variety of artworks while playing and exploring the wildest and most unpredictable medium, i.e. watercolors.
Painting slows down my body & switches off my mind, while also bringing immense calmness to my heart. I paint to feed my innate urge to create while learning to be physically and emotionally attuned to myself.
I hope that my art can communicate a similar sense of peace, safety and flow to you that I experience in the process of creation.
For the first time in six years since I began painting, I am without a studio space in my life right now. So, I paint all over my house, where ever I find some natural light, and also at night, which is the quietest part of the day for me.
I paint mandalas, landscapes, florals and typographic art.
I offer originals, commissioned artwork, and high quality giclee art prints.
Since 2020, my art has found homes to love in India, Dubai, Europe, USA, Canada and Australia.
My roots are in Delhi, and my heart belongs to Bangalore in southern India, where I spent 8 beautiful years of my life.
Bangalore is also the place where I found my way back to art after a decade-long hiatus, set up my first studio, and found the courage to begin selling my art, which was a childhood dream of mine.
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a little bit of history..
As a child, I spent a lot of time by myself, feeling immense loneliness.
I was always surrounded by art and books – drawing, coloring, sketching, typography, collage making, necklace making, paper mache, still life sketching, acrylics, watercolours, photography – the list goes on. Art was one of my main subjects in high school and I excelled at it! The time I spent in the art room at my school continues to be a delightful memory I look back at fondly.
I believe my creativity is inbuilt, and indulging in art in any form is when I feel most alive, when things come to me with a visceral sense of ease and peace of mind. Having this creative superpower has been life-giving for me at some significant turning points in my life.
I got older and completed my degree in Psychology to become a mental health therapist in India. At the time, there was a strong need in me to find answers to questions I had growing up and psychology felt to be the right path to take. Working as a trained mental health professional not only helped me find those answers but also gave me a blueprint to live my life – a life of giving and receiving support & care.
During this phase, I created handmade bookmarks and sold them in local shops in Delhi and Bangalore.
Sadly with time, I lost touch with art and my essence was nowhere to be found.
finding my way back to my art.. to a buried part of myself..
2020 –
I had been working full-time for a few years in Bangalore.
The pandemic happened, and with the right combination of time, space, and new art materials, I found myself painting again.
I joined Trupti Karjinni’s art membership mid-year and restarted my journey with the medium of watercolours. I have not looked back since!
I set up a home studio and painted every day after work for hours.
This period of connecting with (myself through) art continues to be a tremendously joyous time in my life. It was full of play, spontaneity, and rediscovering my creativity. I was sharing my work constantly and carried no expectations or worries about the results.
I started to receive enquires about my artwork and in the last quarter of the year, I was able to accomplish:
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selling paintings - including originals and commissions;
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released 2 collections of work: 10-day Painting Project and "Home" Series;
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20+ art giveways globally.
2021 –
I continued to paint consistently. I found my signature style of painting watercolour mandalas and landscapes. I joined Viddhi Saschit’s art membership to upskill myself with watercolour florals. I connected with like-minded artists worldwide and formed important connections through our shared love of art.
I evolved into an avid sketchbook painter. This helped me travel with my art supplies for the first time in my life to begin painting outside, surrounded by nature. It created new opportunities for me to get outside my comfort zone, challenge myself, and be present for inspiration on the move.
This year, my growth was phenomenal:
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sold paintings – including originals, commissions, and giclee art prints;
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released 4 collections: Misty Mountains, 15-Day Painting Project, a Mini Collection of Landscapes, and The Floral Wreaths collection;
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2 unreleased collections: Misty Mountains 2, Sky Series (they continue living in my archives);
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20+ art giveaways globally.
This period made me question my identity and wonder how I wanted to live my life. I experienced deep loss and looked for answers within.
2022 –
This year saw a transition in my journey.
I decided to take a break from my day job while my identity exploration continued.
I painted only for myself. I did not birth any collections of original art. I landed on my style for typographic art using watercolour florals. I painted extensively in sketchbooks and lost count of how many I filled up. From a place of uninterrupted flow, my art found a way to come alive with my poetry, and I created a signature (unreleased) collection of my paintings with my poetry.
There were opportunities to travel extensively with my partner.
These trips filled me with deep inspiration, lit a fire in me, soothed my soul, helped me connect with deeper parts of my rooh, and provided space for healing & repair.
In the second half of the year, I was able to:
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launch my website and online shop;
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created my largest commission to date;
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released 2 collections: Festive Art Prints and Mandala Series;
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10+ art giveaways globally.
2023 –
The beginning of the year involved a major life shift. I thanked my home studio in Bangalore for holding space for me for 3 years. I packed it up and moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia with my partner.
My first time living outside my home country, it took a while to find connection, intimacy and warmth in this quiet, windy place. I missed Bangalore each day.
I became friends with the ocean and I found containment & safety in this relationship. Halifax provided me with immense space & time to myself, to balm my immeasurable grief that I had been living with for years. Being near the water was immensely healing and as the days passed, my pain found comfort in the mundaneness of life and amongst my sketchbook pages. I created a second signature (unreleased) collection of paintings with poetry.
My limited, and mighty accomplishments this year:
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selling 5 artworks - including originals and commissions;
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making art for my new home.
2024 –
Life as an immigrant was scary and heartbreaking. I was constantly dealing with the unexpected. I was unable to find employment and was exposed to racial-cultural bias and prejudice as an outsider. I found myself standing at the threshold of taking some difficult decisions and growth edges, so I decided to take a leap of faith with my art.
I felt defeated, and with a heavy heart, I began doing in-person markets. Starting spring, I did a market each month, which kept me going. I had something to look forward to every few days. I had my hands and my heart full, while I continued to feel disturbed with life. My heart felt like it was collapsing everyday, and I kept going holding it close. I had no friends that I connected with emotionally. My partner, Rajat, was my biggest support this year, accompanying me to all my markets. I sold a lot of art this year, but I could not make a living or support my life with what I earned.
Going to the markets was the only thing that I had working for me, and this energy carried me in all that I accomplished this year:
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released 3 collections of originals: Watercolor Mandalas, "Skyscapes" Collection & The Quiet Escape Collection;
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displayed my art on-location at a therapist's office for 6 months;
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created a small collection of holiday ornaments for the first time;
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recorded highest number of sales in my artist career - domestic & international sales included;
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attended 9 markets;
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15+ art giveways globally.
2025 –
Life through a googly, and I found myself passing through yet another unpredictable, and demanding life transition. I left Halifax, and moved to Delhi after being away for a decade.
I stopped painting completely this year, because I was in tremendous emotional pain, that caused me to fall ill every month with a new sickness. I also did not have any space to create. My dedicated space for making art was gone, which left me lost, unsettled and helpless.
This season of my life involved me facing some of the harshest, most aching & agonizing truths of my childhood. I fell apart this year, which caused me to connect with my years of repressed anger.
I could not, and was unable to paint and make art. I felt intense loneliness, like I would feel when I was a child. I found myself distanced from my creativity. Somewhere a part of me felt I may not be able to pick up a paintbrush again.
".. even the heart,
your heart,
pauses between two beats.."
- a line from an unreleased work of art
from 2022
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