Shripriya Dalmia recently curated Art Expressions, an exhibition of her own 37 paintings and handicrafts made by the members of her socio-entrepreneurial organisation, Pehchaan, spreading joy through art, at Bengal Gallery, ICCR.
The exhibition mostly featured Dalmia’s acrylic paintings. “This is my second solo art exhibition. I have never attended any formal painting classes,” said Shripriya. “All these paintings reflect my own state of mind. It took me three months to complete these paintings. The paintings come from my love for wildlife photography and my religious inclinations. Parts of proceeds from this exhibition will be used for the upliftment of the workers in our tea estates,” added the 22-year-old student of entrepreneurial studies at Babson College.
Mountain Melody Shripriya has tried to give the audience a glimpse of her family’s tea estate in the hills.
The exhibition also featured a separate tea section showcasing Dalmia’s paintings printed on Bateli company’s tea packets and a few paintings she had created using tea liquor. Dalmia comes from a family that has been in the tea business for over a century now. The Dalmias own two tea estates in Assam and Baghdogra each.
Safar Ka Sathi: Shripriya has tried to showcase the “universal appeal of tea” through this painting she has done using tea liquor.
The exhibition also had a specific counter dedicated to showcasing handicrafts made by the girl children of the Dalmia family’s tea estate workers in Baghdogra.
15 types of handicraft products made by Pehchaan included carry bags, envelopes, napkin rings, gift boxes and table mats.