Suneera Heloise Mendonsa

SUNEERA HELOISE MENDONSA

Suneera currently resides in Mangalore, Karnataka. She has completed her bachelor's in science from Mangalore university and masters in English literature from Mysore. She has over 6 years of experience in Secretarial Practice and Travel, Tourism industry and one year experience as a Licensed Zumba Fitness Instructor. She has a keen interest in the field of art and loves doodling and experimenting in the same. Apart from art, there are other fields that interest her namely Fitness, Painting, Sketching, Reading, Artwork, Music. She has Exhibited her art in Mangalore, under the theme "Peace &Harmony" on 14 Aug 2014. She has Participated in numerous activities such as Essay writing, Singing, and Instrumental Music, Western Dance  painting competitions and has been an active member of the Youth group in the Church. Her approach towards life is very diverse and so is the theme of her artworks. Apart from painting, she has experimented in bottle art which is very trendy nowadays. Her paintings are the embodiment of life and culture. 

EDUCATION:                                                                                                                                                   

Trained at Three Art Schools in Mangalore:

• B.G.M School of Art, chilmbi Mangalore
• Prasad Art Gallery, Ballalbagh, Mangalore
• Preediv Art Gallery, Bejai, Mangalore
• Master of  Arts in English Literature (2006), Mysore, Karnataka
• Bachelor of Computer Science (2002), Mangalore, Karnataka

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:                                                                                                                      

SELF-EMPLOYED:

• Mangalore, Karnataka Artist (Freelance) 2011 – Present
• Design, develop, and deliver art pieces to clients according to specifications.
• Collaborate with local museum to develop and fit art installations across outside area.
• Create theme based art pieces in various forms of mediums.

INSPIRATIONS:                                                                                                                                               

• Artist Constable's painting for the detailing.
• Vincent Van Gogh for the abstract and modern touch to his paintings using which I attempted the collage version of " Starry night".
• Love the knife work by Russian Artist Lena Karpinsky
• Inspired by the artists who trained me in all my art classes.

EXHIBITIONS:                                                                                                                                                 

• Three - Person- Exhibition (15th Aug 2014): "Peace and Harmony" Themed Exhibition, Prasad Art Gallery
• Installation Art Exhibition (18th Jan2015): Participated with an installation art piece titled " DREAMS".
• Article in the Deccan Herald Newspaper titled " A Bottle for Thought" on 29th February 2016 showcasing my bottle art along with my sister who is an artist too.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS:

• Doodling for websites
• Adobe Photoshop
• Paint on walls, caricatures, theme based art.