//Intermedia Arts is a catalyst that builds understanding among people through art.//
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//Intermedia Arts is a catalyst that builds understanding among people through art.//
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Art & Healing: Mind FieldsSeptember 27, 2007—January 5, 2008 (Main Gallery) Ambulatory EEG by Rachna Pettygrove Rachna PettygroveI am a 36 year-old artist living in St. Paul, MN. I was born and raised in a family that immigrated from India. Back when I was a child, I often traveled alongside my father, who is a Mechanical Engineering Professor at the University of Minnesota. My mother owned a Health Food Store in St. Paul. After high school, I decided to go to nursing school, in order to help people, but my epilepsy prevented me from graduating in my final year. I then went to Business School, and graduated, but at the time, I didn’t realize that this was not the right choice for me. The corporate world didn’t suit me at all. My main medium is oils on canvas. I have only taken one oil painting class, and have been self-taught ever since. I have been seriously working on my art since 2003. My work celebrates a boundless world of images and figures in soft as well as strong tones. I needed to turn sadness into happiness and replace anger with peace. My paintings express this passion and I try to use techniques that are as diverse as myself. |