FilmschoolSF employees all pride themselves on being part of the film industry. We’re all filmmakers in one way or another. Except for the one black sheep of the family. The artist.

Our Admission Representative Asha Menghrajani spent seven years as a professional painter working in a dazzling array of acrylics and mixed media. She was recently invited to display her work at an exclusive, solo exhibition in Hyderabad, India. She shipped over 30 of her best pieces and is hoping to sell the majority of them. A big chunk of the proceeds is going to the youth AIDS organization Desire Society.

If you are in India on Apri 4th – May 2nd, you’ll want to swing by the gallery and check out her work. Asha herself will be there for the gala opening on the 4th. LEARN MORE!

What’s Asha all about?

Asha grew up in the Philippines, and traveled extensively before choosing the United States as her home in 1992. She has extensive training in charcoal drawing, oil, Chinese watercolor painting and fabric design. She fuses all her knowledge together into a rich mixed media process. In her paintings, Asha presents chaos as the perfection that it is, allowing for complete surrender. Her painting transports you from reality to a vibrant, mystical and abstract world, where you are the story teller, creating and interpreting your own stories.

“My process in painting is one which is more meditative and intuitive. I experience calmness, peacefulness and solitude. I believe that making art feels good and brings pleasure to others. Looseness and uncertainty, above all, are important to my interpretation of the mysterious energy of the spirit.”