Chitra - contemporary artist

Indianapolis U.S.A Fun City Finder "Chitra Ramanathan: Freelance Indianapolis artist and art educator" by Katelyn Coyne: Arts, People February 17, 2010

For Indianapolis artist Chitra Ramanathan, happiness is a "universally encompassing entity possessing form on a mental level" yet indescribable in terms of physical characteristics."You can never really capture it", you can only express it." "- "Creative Pursuit of Happiness: Paintings Give Form to the Ephemeral", section: Women in Business. Interview by Della Pacheco, the Indianapolis Business Journal, April 9, 2007 

"Says a recent collector, an art connoisseur and former staffer of the Indianapolis Museum of Art: "Chitra is a wonderful teacher who helps each individual student. As an artist, she is inspiring. Her work is in great collections, including the Bellagio in Las Vegas. I proudly own one of her works. Anyone would be proud to add one of her works to a collection." Service Category: Artist/ Teacher Year first hired: 2004 (hired more than once)Top Qualities: Expert, High Integrity, Creative"--Alice Irvan, President, AirVanConsulting LLC, Indianapolis. Source: LinkedIn

"E/Motions" Group exhibition at Agora Gallery, Broadyway, New York: Chitra Ramanathan employs paint, anodized aluminum, and Plexiglas to create tactile works that resonate with a quiet harmony. Originally from India, her work reflects that spiritual culture". -Reviews & Previews by Gordon Dane for Manhattan Arts International magazine, New York, Fall 1995

"Chitra's paintings exemplify her love of nature as well as the subjectivity of each individual's unique pursuit of happiness. Her painting procedure often entails making mental notes of a scene in nature, including the lighting, colors, and textures. She then uses these impressions in her studio to replicate the subject matter in an abstracted form, using rich physical textures, intense colors, and varied media". Interview with Chitra Ramanathan, University of Illinois School of Art and Design Alumni Foundation 2005

"Chitra's artwork invokes emotions through her layering of color and texture"- Karla Becker, Indianapolis. Co-author of textbook, "Composing Technical Documents", previously used at Indiana University–Purdue University, Indianapolis.

 Saatchi Online: A message from Charles Saactchi:
On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 9:39 PM, Charles wrote:
Hello,
Very happy to see your work on the gallery site.
I am thrilled that the standard is so high from such a variety of artists such as yourself, and hope it will be interesting to gallery owners, exhibition curators and collectors to see such diverse work.
All my best,

CCharles Saatchi
visit saatchi-gallery.co.uk The Saatchi Gallery - Contemporary Art in London

 "I feel fortunate that my work has got accepted so favorably-people who come across my paintings on various web sites have been writing to me, and many of them have become collectors of my work. I have also done a fair amount of donating work to worthy causes particularly auctions to benefit children's causes globally. I wish to continue painting as long as I live, and would like to work on more public and corporate art commissions, maybe liven up buildings and offices that people see every day to provide an example"-Interview with Chitra Ramanathan by Kasey Jackson for the Indianapolis Star newspaper's Fishers|Geist Magazine, June-July 2007

"A Melodious Dream" - "ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL .." Terry Wiley, Artist, www. fineartamerica.com