{"id":9,"date":"2014-02-06T08:15:34","date_gmt":"2014-02-06T08:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sanjnasrikanth.com\/ver2\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2018-07-14T10:31:01","modified_gmt":"2018-07-14T10:31:01","slug":"biography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sanjnasrikanth.com\/ver2\/biography\/","title":{"rendered":"Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1295″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_shadow_border_circle” onclick=”zoom” css_animation=”fadeInLeftBig” el_id=”sanjna-photo”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]Sanjna Srikanth <\/strong>is a young artist who graduated from high school, class of June 2015 through a private learning program at The Learning Community International School, Maryland, USA.<\/p>\n

In 2016, she finished a one year course in Diploma 3D animation, from the Picasso Animation College, Bangalore.<\/p>\n

Born in Boston, USA, her parents noticed her penchant to experiment and an immense fascination with colors at a very tender age of 3. When they moved to California, Sanjna was enrolled in drawing and ceramic classes to continue her interest in Art. When the family shifted to Bangalore, and she started attending the BIS (Bangalore International School) as a part-time student after finishing her homeschool studies. Her talent was spotted and groomed by the school. Since then, she has been under the tutelage of art teachers Mr. Dodamani, Ms. Malamma Patil and Mr. Vinodh Shahpuri.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1530265993354{margin-top: 30px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Sanjna is known for her spontaneous art expressions of pure, brilliant colors and simple, abstract forms. Sanjna is extremely creative and uses mediums such as pencil, charcoal, dry pastel, oil pastel, pen, ink and acrylic paints with equal \u00e9lan. Over the years, her work has evolved in terms of boldness of the lines she uses, compositions and force of dynamism in her artistic manifestations.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1530266589796{margin-top: 30px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Exhibitions” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%236582c3″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css_animation=”fadeIn” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fsanjnasrikanth.com%2Fver2%2Fhome%2Fexhibitions%2F|title:Exhibitions||” el_id=”sub-title-01″ css=”.vc_custom_1531563917319{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_text]Sanjna held her Solo Sculpture show <\/strong><\/em>at the reputed Kala<\/span> Academy<\/span>,<\/strong><\/a> Panaji, Goa on Dec 23-24th, 2017. It was inaugurated by Chief Guest Shri.Mahesh Vengurlekar,<\/span> <\/strong>Principal, Goa College of Art. The Guest of Honor<\/strong> was Shri.Sanjay Harmalkar,<\/strong><\/span> Chairman, Institute Menezes Braganza. The Special Guests<\/strong><\/span> for the event were Mr. Alexyz Fernandez<\/span>,<\/strong> renowned Goan Cartoonist and Stacey Rodriguez<\/span>, <\/strong>a self-taught visually impaired artist from Goa. <\/span><\/p>\n

Sanjna presented her third Solo exhibition<\/em><\/strong> at one of the historic landmarks of Bangalore, the<\/span> Venkatappa Art Gallery<\/span><\/strong><\/a>, between Mar 18-26th, 2016. The function was graced by<\/span> Hon’ble Governor of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana Shri. E.S.L. Narasimhan and his wife Smt. Vimala Narasimhan. <\/strong><\/span>The Rio Olympic canvas was unveiled, and Sanjna’s art teachers including respected Mr. M.G. Doddamani, Ms. Malamma Patil and Mr. Vinod Shapure were given special honours during the inauguration.<\/span><\/p>\n

She also held her second Solo exhibition<\/em><\/strong> at the prestigious Lalit Kala Akademi, Chennai<\/a><\/span> <\/strong><\/span>between Dec 22-28th, 2014. The opening ceremony was inaugurated by Mr. Sandeep Sareen, Executive Vice President, IndusInd Bank, Chennai. More than 80 artists and art students, and many visitors attended the exhibition throughout the week.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sanjna participated in the India Inclusion Summit, 2014<\/a>,<\/strong><\/span><\/span> for the second time in a row on Nov 28-29, 2014, by giving two of her paintings to be used as a backdrop for the event. She was awarded a plaque for her contribution to the summit. This summit is a community-driven initiative that brings together thought leaders from the field of inclusion to deliberate, discuss and take forward diverse talents available in our society.<\/span><\/p>\n

In Nov’13, her paintings were displayed in the India Inclusion Summit, 2013<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, and one of them was sold in a prestigious auction along with India’s prominent artists and celebrities. And, in February 2013, one of Sanjna’s works of art was profiled at the World Economic Forum<\/a><\/strong>,<\/span> held at Davos. <\/span><\/p>\n

In the year 2012, when she was 16 years old, Sanjna held her first<\/strong> Solo Art Exhibition<\/span> <\/a><\/strong><\/span>with a collection of over 40 painting and drawings, proceeds of around Rs. 40,000 which went to the Sunshine Autism school, Bangalore. Several prominent international artists attended the exhibition and gave testimonials of her work.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”Awards” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%236582c3″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css_animation=”fadeIn” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fsanjnasrikanth.com%2Fver2%2Fawards%2F|title:Awards||” el_id=”sub-title-02″ css=”.vc_custom_1531563934367{margin-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_text]In September, 2016, Sanjna had the immense honor of being a Torch Bearer for the 2016 Rio Summer Paralympics<\/a>. She went to Rio De Janeiro and took part in the Torch relay event.<\/p>\n

As a sponsor of the Rio Olympics, 2016, Cisco systems chose Sanjna because she fulfills the vision of the Paralympic Games, which are “a symbol of courage and inspiration to what is possible.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

In August 2014, Sanjna has been recognized as an “Inspiring Role Model for the Community”<\/em> by The Diana Award UK<\/a>,<\/span> established in memory of Princess Diana. This organization is a living legacy to Diana, the Princess of Wales\u2019 belief that young people have the power to change the world for the better. Since 1999, the Diana Award has recognized over 40,000 inspirational and socially active young people.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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