Meghna Sharma

Artist Statement

I am a self taught artist based in the San Francisco Bay area. Originally from India I had a keen interest in art from my childhood. As a child I would spend hours drawing portraits of my family members. My interest in art had to take a back seat when I joined the Civil Services and embarked on a career with the Indian bureaucracy. During the Covid pandemic , I took up my brushes again and started painting again. After shifting to California, I feel very inspired by the contemporary art space. Having been part of a co-operative art gallery and with the interaction with local artists in the Bay area California, I was exposed to myriad talented artists and their artwork has been an inspiring influence on me.
I am deeply inspired by brief moments in time- those ordinary glimpses of daily life that, though often unnoticed, brim with profound beauty and emotional resonance. I feel that every human face tells a complex story awaiting interpretation and through my paintings I try to bring people and their stories to life.

Biography

Meghna Sharma is an artist based in the San Francisco Bay Area, California. Though she works with several mediums she now specializes in oil painting with a penchant for portraits. The human form and face interests her immensely and she loves to observe people in their natural settings. Through her paintings she likes to look at people in different walks of life.
Her paintings are on display at the Cupertino Library and she also exhibited her work at The Gallery House, Palo Alto for a year (Feb 2023 to Feb 2024). She has previously exhibited her art at several solo and group exhibitions in India. Her painting titled ‘The Wait’ is on permanent display at The Indian Railway Institute of Financial Management (IRIFM) Hyderabad, India.
Her painting ‘Lazy Afternoons’ was selected for The DeYoung Open 2023 and displayed at The DeYoung Museum, San Francisco. Recently her painting “The Flower Seller” was chosen for the Silicon Valley Open Studios/CSMA preview show “Renewal & Resilience” March 30- April 28th 2024 at The Mohr Gallery, Mountain View. Two of her paintings were selected for SFWA’s show ‘Identity I Am’ April 9th -3rd May 2024, where her painting ‘As I am’ got Juror’s Choice. She has also been selected for the City of Sunnyvale Exhibit Program 2024. She is currently a member of The San Francisco Women Artists (SFWA) gallery in San Francisco. Recently she was selected for the 100 emerging artists 2024 Women’s edition of the Arts to Hearts project.
Her work is available for view on her Instagram account https://instagram.com/artbymeghnasharma

As I am , Oil on Canvas, 24 X 30 inch, 2024
Ennui, Oil on Canvas, 24 X 30 inch, 2024
Morning News, Oil on Canvas, 24 X30 inch, 2024
Lazy Afternoons, Oil On Canvas, 24 X 30 inch, 2023
Ennui 2, Oil on Canvas, 18 X 20 inch, 2024
Mini Me, Oil on Canvas, 16 X 20 inch, 2024
Book Club, Oil on Linen, 20 X 24 inch, 2024