Poojitha Menon

Art is something that naturally runs deep within Poojitha Ravi Menon, who originally hails from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. Completing her studies in the areas of Tourism and Hotel Management, and later a post- graduate diploma in Advertising & Communication, Poojitha came to Malaysia in 2002. But it is perhaps her exposure to antiques at a young age, coupled with growing up in an environment where art is something respected and valued, that became catalysts making art Poojitha’s chosen path in life. Or, as she puts it, allowing “art to choose her”.
By and large, Poojitha is a self-taught artist who did not obtain much formal training in art, save for what she was exposed to while in primary and secondary school. She has, however, been painting since her early youth, and her artistic skills have been continuously developing over the years through diligent self-study, trial and error, and the occasional critique from artist friends she has made along the way.
The culmination of the artist’s Glass Art period was her first solo exhibition in 2011, entitled “SHE, The Nude Collection of Nine”.
Despite the success she enjoyed with this medium, Poojitha found painting on glass to be limiting. This was a period in Poojitha’s person...

EDUCATION

July 2001 1ST Class Post Graduate Diploma
Advertising & Communication
PSG INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT
Coimbatore, India

May 2000 1st Class Bachelors of Science
Tourism Studies & Hotel Management
AVINASHILINGAM DEEMED UNIVERSITY
Coimbatore, India

April 1997

AVILA CONVENT METRICULATION HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL
Coimbatore, India

September 2015 - Group Exhibition - Blended Echoes Muscat, Oman.

August 2015 – Artemis Art Gallery Malaysia ; Facets, Group Show

March 2015 – Sutra Gallery Malayisa, Wonder, Stillness, Life Answered Group Art Show.

October 2014 – Langkawi Art Biennale, Malaysia

August2014 – AATF, Malaysia

June 2014 – Gallery Morne, Malaysia

November 2013 - Malaysia Eye, Nolias Art Gallery, London

November 2013 – Flora and Fauna; Explorations through Batik MATIC, Malaysia

September 2013 - Art Expo Malaysia

April, 2013 – Second Solo Exhibition, Annexe Gallery, Malaysia

March, 2012 – Private Exhibitions, Derumun, Malaysia

April, 2011 – First Solo Exhibition, Leonardos,

July 2003 - Imajan-dan Suara Kemerdekaan’