Vinatha is an Indian-born British artist based in London, England. Being immersed in two cultures has influenced all aspects of her life, including her creative side. This can be seen in her choice of colors and her layering of paint, which adds texture and makes her work unique and personal. She works with acrylic and mixed media, employing techniques such as impasto and sgraffito. Vinatha is passionate that her work should depict the beauty of the natural world and foster the desire to preserve it for future generations. She equates abstract art to a beautiful piece of music – eliciting emotions, memories, thoughts and feelings which is specific and personal and different for every individual.
Outside of art Vinatha is a practicing physician. She has a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) and a Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP). Her work in the medical field involves gathering information from different sources and converging to a single diagnosis. Conversely, when painting she starts from a central focus point and diverges outward to wherever her imagination takes her. This reversal process allows her to relieve the stressors of her demanding role and enter an imaginary world of her own making.
Vinatha has exhibited her artwork in several art fairs in London, Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition 2022, Agora Gallery, New York City, Galleria De’ Marchi, Bologna, Italy. She has launched her wearable art in collaboration with Empório Aragoã in Japan recently. Before she was able to donate 57 of her paintings to raise money for a local charity in London, England to help people struggling financially during the Covid pandemic. Vinatha’s art work has been bought by art collectors in Europe, Asia and North America.
Artist Statement
I draw inspiration from the beauty I see on our amazing Planet Earth: the flora, the fauna, the colors and shapes of the natural environment. Having grown up in South India and lived half of my life in the UK, I depict subjects and use a chromatic range that express the complexity of my bicultural identity, enriched by my personal experience as a world traveler, physician, and woman. A holy ritual by the Ganges river, a rose garden, a muggy winter afternoon, or the wild flames of a fire exert equal fascination over me. I marvel at the wonders that surround me and let feelings of passion, gratitude, love or sadness filter through the canvas onto the eye of the beholder.
“The only thing for certain
Is nothing is for sure
Who knows about tomorrow
And what the fates have in store
So be still for a moment
Look and truly see
Beauty is all around us
To make us smile and set our minds free”
Vinatha Reddy
18th July 2021
Royal Academy of Arts
My painting “Tragedy of the Amazon” has been selected for the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition 2022 . Painting was sold on the first preview day.
Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest is choking our beautiful planet Earth.
Once our home is destroyed, we have no other home to go to.
My picture depicts the vibrant colours of the natural world contrasted with the bleakness of the area which we have destroyed.
Exhibitions
Current:
- São Raphael Galleries, Lisbon, Portugal January 2025 to Date.
- Blue House Art Space Esher, Surrey March 2024 to date.
Past exhibitions:
- Hogarth Club Chiswick, London, January – March 2025
- Japan Fashion Week launching my wearable art collection in collaboration with Sao Rafael gallery with their art wear brand, Empório Aragão in Osaka, Japan, 15-17th November 2024
- Brough of Ealing Art Trail 14-15 th and 21 -22 nd September 2024 11am -6pm,
- Hogarth Club Chiswick, London, April – June 2024,
- Flux Exhibition 178 St James Piccadilly, London 7-10 December 2023,
- Trevesian International Art Exhibition
“Little Treasures” Galleria De’ March Bologna, Italy, 25 November – 6 December 2023, - W4 Art Group Winter Art and Design Fair 17- 18 th November 2023,
- Borough of Ealing Art Trail 9 -10th and 16 -17th September 2023,
- Hogarth Health Club Chiswick, London, April – June 2023,
- Frontier Gallery Sheffield UK, April – May 2023,
- Hogarth Club Chiswick, London, January – March 2023,
- Placrylic Art Fair York, England, November 2022,
- Agora Gallery Chelsea, New York, November 2022,
- Sustainability Show Fair at Business Design Centre, London, represented by Placrylic, October 2022,
- Royal Academy Summer Exhibition Belgravia, London, June – Aug 2022,
- Parallax Art Fair Kensington, June 2022,
- Kidney Research UK auction, April 2022,
- Surrey Contemporary Art Fair London, March 2022,
- W4 Art Fair Chiswick London, November 2021
- Open studios – Borough of Ealing Art Trail BEAT Ealing, London, September 2021,
- Charity Garden Exhibition Ealing, London, September 2022
Collaboration’s
Wearable art in collaboration with Empório Aragoă
Collaboration Series for Brooklyn-Japan Fashion Week 2024 with the Portuguese brand, Empório Aragão. This unique collection blends art and fashion, showcasing contemporary abstract designs that celebrate the harmony of monochrome textures and modern elegance.
The theme for fashion week is “Godai” the five natural elements in Japanese Buddhist philosophy:Earth, Water, Fire, Wind, and Air which interlocks seamlessly with my inspiration from my artistic process.
Moon Jar in collaboration with talented ceramist Roz Wallis
“Whispers of light”
This unique piece is adorned with sgraffito patterns that evoke natural textures and movement.
While the ancient Gayatri mantra is inscribed on its surface, the glaze has softened its lines, creating a subtle, almost whispered presence.
The Gayatri mantra is 4000 year old Sanskrit verse that expresses gratitude for the divine source of transformation and inner growth. It honors Gayatri, the radiant energy of the sun and the nurturing force of the universe.
The piece invites people to feel both rooted in the present and open to positive change.
Press & Social Media
ROIDX MAGAZINE
PARIS
My art wear brought to life in this stunning editorial of Roidx a French Art and Fashion Magazine.
Flux Magazine
London
Galleria De Marchi
Bologna, Italy
Agora Gallery
Chelsea, New York
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