Dr. Chhaya Kumari Q1. How did your career start? Or Who/What inspired you to start this Art Journey? I started as BDS Lecturer in ITS ...
Dr. Chhaya Kumari
Q1. How did your career start? Or Who/What inspired you to start this Art Journey?
I started as BDS Lecturer in ITS –CDSR Dental College Ghaziabad in 2009, gave resignation in 2011 and opened my own clinic in the name of Chhaya Dental Care.
Had a keen interest and passionate
about folk paintings since childhood my inspiration my guide my mentor is my
mother Vimal Jha I got inspired by seeing her folk paintings from childhood.
Gradually I became passionate about different folk paintings of our country.
Q2. Kindly share some information about your Arts, products and services here.
I do several
folk paintings of our country including Mithila ,Warli ,Gond , Bastar, Tikuli,
Kalamkari ,Sohrai ,Paitkar,Saura ,Bhil etc.I love to paint on big canvases with
acrylic colours, made so many warli paintings on Tassar silk cloth ,made paintings
on PVC board ,Wood ,Canvas board ,Fabric etc .Exhibited my paintings Nationally
and Internationally Offline as well Online.
I have several awards and have participated
in several exhibitions. I have Guinness World Record on my Name for – Maximum Tribal
& Folk Art Painting made by an Individual.
I have my name in India Book of
Records and Asia Book of Records for Largest Madhubani Canvas.
Also, have a Guinness World Record as
group for most photos of people painting uploaded on Facebook in 1 Hour.
Q3. What kind of challenges did you face
while starting/doing your arts?
Being full fledged Doctor ,Being
women , Wife and Mother there were so many priorities before arts but full
cooperation and support of my family always help me to get rid of all the
challenges.
Q4. Are you an Art Entrepreneur?
At first I am folk art promoter, lover, secondly I am an art entrepreneur.
Q5. Do share with our readers about your discovery
period when you were facing difficulties?
I always believe that hard work and
patience always pay off and these two qualities always help you to face all the
unfavorable situations and difficulties in our life. Apart from clinical
obligation and household activities many times it was difficult for me to
pursue my passion of promoting and practicing folk paintings and take them at
higher level but family’s great support always worked as pillar of strength for me.
Q6. Share with our readers about your experiment period after the discovery
period?
When I started making of largest Madhubani painting on canvas of size 15 feet/ 6 feet many times I thought that I have done blunder by starting doing mithila painting on such a huge canvas how could I complete this ,unless and until the half of the paintings got finished I was regretting but once I finished with half of the canvas than my energy of creativity level boosted and till today I am receiving appreciation and achievements for that.
Q7. How have you empowered other people?
I have empowered people by making them realize their true potential and
also helping them create artforms.
Q8. What are your future plans? Or now what is your vision for next five years?
By seeing the present situation of
our country its very difficult to plan but I hope for the best and I wish
situation could be normal and the people should lead normal fearless life. I
want to promote and revive as much folk art as I can I want to take them to reach
the zenith of success. These tribal arts are our cultural heritage and we
should preserve them. I wish to organize workshops and exhibitions of various
folk arts of our country, conduct different webinars and art talk
series which will be based on promotion and revival of folk art.
Q9. How would you advice/suggest new artists/entrepreneurs who want
to start & sustain?
Be your Own self and have confidence and exhibit your art and also feel free to take help and give help. Reach out to people.
Q10. Facebook profile URL link
https://www.facebook.com/chhaya.kumari.5220
Q11. Twitter profile URL link
https://www.twitter.com/drchhayakumari
Q12. Instagram profile URL link
https://www.instagram.com/@chhaya2600
Interviewed by - Nisha
Nikam Bhagwate
Editor
- Interior Vista e-Magazine
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