Optimism-2 Painting

Nikhi Aum is a self taught American artist of East-Indian origin, currently living and working in Bombay, India. Born and raised in Bombay , she moved to Seattle, USA, after marriage, where she spent 15 years. “Art became my recourse in a bad marriage, and today it’s the very core of my existence’’. She finds her art practice the most authentic form of self-expression since it depicts her emotional and spiritual response to the world as abstract art done in oils and acrylics with an emphasis on vibrant colors and textures, Nikhi’s works have received global recognition- from Governments of the City of Seattle, WA to The Indian Council for Cultural Relations and the U.N. She has exhibited internationally in prestigious shows and Ivy League colleges.