Series: "Know our Member Artists"

VISHAL MISRA

Background:
Vishal is a Canadian artist of South-Asian origin. Growing up in India, he had a traditional upbringing which sets the undertone for his work. Over the years, he has travelled across many cities in Asia, Europe and Americas which further expanded his experience through multitude of cultural influences. In his drawings and paintings he portrays the varied experiences, emotions and events in his life from his unique perspective.

Illustrations:
As an introduction to art, he began his career as an illustrator for local college publications. His illustrations have also featured in the National newspaper and magazines. Currently, on a regular basis, he makes commercial illustrations for professional publications in Hong Kong, Singapore and other countries in the South-East Asian region.

Sketching and Painting:
Vishal does not have an art related degree / education however, he has attended a few workshops and demos by artists in the Canadian art circle. In his sketches and paintings he attempt to capture a myriad of human experiences from the past, activities of the present and expectations from the future.
His sketches and paintings have featured in Juried shows, publications and are also part of private collections.

Associations:
Mississauga Art Society (MAS), Member & Vice-President
SAVAC, Member
Visual Arts Mississauga (VAM), Member
Mississauga Arts Council (MAC), Member

Past exhibits:

• Artscape Gallery (Resident artist), Mississauga
• Springbanks Visual Art Centre, Mississauga
• Arta Gallery @ Distillery district, Toronto
• CNE, Toronto
• Emily Carr Gallery, Mississauga
• Credit Valley Hospital, Mississauga
• Lorne Park Studio, Mississauga
• Deloitte & Touche LLP, Toronto
• South Asian Heritage Festival, Toronto
• VoV Fair, Richmond Hill
• International Cultural Festival, US & Japan
• Port Credit Library, Mississauga
• MOSAIC 2007, Civic Square, Mississauga

Upcoming exhibits:

• HYC Conference, Toronto, July 22007
• Port Credit Library, Mississauga, July 2007
• CNE, July 2007
• Artfully Yours, Novotel

For his body of recent works and enquries please visit http://www.vishalmisra.com