JAINA Convention 2007 07 NJ Edison Program Guide

Author(s): Federation of JAINA
Publisher: USA Federation of JAINA

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Artist's Gallery
The Jain Artist's Gallery includes the work of seven artists from around the country, as well as that of the Jaina organization. The artists include a cartoonist, an oil painter, an acrylic artist, a water color painter, and a mixed media artist. Subjects show tremendous variance by artist, but include topics such as peace, Jain deities, astrology, and humor.
SHEFALI AJMERA, for whom, art has always been her passion, was first recognized for her work on the media of earthen pot. Currently, she creates artwork based on the concept of the nine planets, eight karmas, and astrology based on the scriptural studies of Jainism. http://www.gauravarts.com/
ALKA DALAL has been painting since 1988 and started her current 'Paintings for Peace' series in 2001, which aims to spread the message of peace. Dalal currently works in a broad cross-section of media; including oil, watercolor, acrylics, mono print, collage, and mixed media. http://www.artsitsparadise.com/
CHANDU DESAI has always had a passion for the arts and after his retirement from the healthcare and technology industries, he chose the fields of oil and acrylic painting for his artistic expression. His paintings aim to explain the principles of Jainism through both literal and symbolic forms. http://www.geocities.com/chandudesai
SURBHI PANDYA, who has been studying Jain principles for the last few years under Munishri Kshama SagarJi, has created a series of paintings entitled the Scientific Approach of Jain Dharm.' Her exhibitions have been held in Washington DC, California, Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey. http://www.surbhi.photosite.com.
YOGENDRA SETHI, who started exhibiting his works in the 1970s, currently concentrates on giving human form to certain objects such as rocks. He aims to display aesthetic pleasures in the paintings of mountains, cliffs, and valleys, while simultaneously displaying human behavior in a set of flowing, transparent colors. http://ysethi.photosite.com/
Cartoonist MAHENDRA SHAH has been drawing for almost 30 years, and originally published his work in the Gujarati Samaj of Greater Pittsburgh Gurjar. His works now appear in publications around the world, and he just recently published his first book, entitled 'American Amdavadi.' http://www.ameamericanamdavadi.com/
PRAVIN K. SHAH has developed a portfolio of Jain-inspired art for the JAINA organization. http://www.jaina.org
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