Artist
Ria Krishnan
United States
Born in 1984
Joined Artisor: November 2024
Artist Stats
Total pieces for sale: 1
Bio
Ria Krishnan was born (1984) and raised in India. She has been drawn towards painting since her childhood. Although she graduated as an Engineer and worked as a software engineer for a few years, she continued to be an artist at heart. Her career took a different path in 2010 when she moved to the U.S with her husband. She decided to pursue her passion full time. Since then there has been no looking back. In hindsight, this was the best decision of her life. Ria has been a student of this craft for a little over a decade. Her skills are a result of countless hours of dedicated practice and workshops/apprenticeships with living masters like Scott Christensen. Her paintings are inspired by her experiences and travels. Making critical decisions with almost every mark, she strives to improve her craft with every new painting she paints. As she puts it, “Painting is my lifestyle. It is a journey of a lifetime, and I am just getting started.”
- Artworks
- Curriculum Vitae
Awards/Critical Acclaim
● 2024: “California Winter” – Honorable Mention & Selected in Top 20 Sep/Oct Modern
Impressionist Magazine. Printed.
● Semi Finalist – Almenara Art Prize 2024 (“Bombay is Waking Up” & “The Mighty Pacific”)
● 2024: Salmagundi Club – Honorable Mention (“Bombay is Waking Up”)
Notable Shows
● 2024 12×12 Show – T.H Brennen Fine Art, Scottsdale, AZ
● 2024 Annual Open – Salmagundi Art Club, New York, NY
● 2024 Instructor Showcase – Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA
● 2023 Beaux Arts – Scottsdale Artists’ School (Invitational)
● 2019 – 2023 – Online shows on my website
● 2018 “Between Light & Shadow” – Solo Show, San Jose, CA
● 2018 Stampede Western Invitational Art Exhibit & Sale, Greeley, CO
● 2018 The Carmel Art Festival, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
● 2017 “Tiny” – Holiday Show, STUDIO Gallery SF, San Francisco, CA
● 2017 10th Annual Art About Agriculture Show, Santa Paula Art Museum, Santa Paula,
CA
● 2017 The California Plein Air Painters Group Show, Yosemite, CA
● 2017 The Favell Museum Juried Art Show, Klamath Falls, OR
● 2017 Stampede Western Invitational Art Exhibit & Sale, Greeley, CO
● 2017 The Carmel Art Festival, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
● 2016 Mountain Oyster Club Art SHow, Tucson, AZ
● 2016 The Favell Museum Juried Art Show, Klamath Falls, OR
● 2016 Stampede Western Invitational Art Exhibit & Sale, Greeley, CO
● 2016 Golden State Sunshine – California Art Club, Altadena, CA
● 2015 6” Squared Exhibition, Randy Higbee Gallery, Costa Mesa, CA
● 2015 Pacific Northwest Plein Air 2015, Hood River, OR
● 2015 2 year Art Exhibit , US Embassy, Brunei
● 2015 Stampede Western Invitational Art Exhibit & Sale, Greeley, CO
Publications/Press
● Tricity Voice, Oct 2024
● American Art Collector, “Artist Focus”, December 2018
● Southwest Art Magazine, 21 Under 31, September 2015
● Outdoor Painter, “My Favorite Place to Paint”, January 2015
Education
● 2024: Apprenticeship with Scott Christensen (Invitational)
● 2014: Scott Christensen’s Intensive workshop, Victor, ID
● 2014: Kathryn Stats plein air workshop, Hood River, OR
● 2006: Bachelor of Engineering , Electronics & Telecommunication, India
Teaching
● Art Instructor at Pacific Art League Palo Alto, CA