Art was my forte since my childhood and to enhance it more, I left practising medicine and began my career as an artist,” says doctor turned artist Manisha Netam.
Dr Manisha is a noted gynecologist hailing from Bhandar, Maharashtra. After completing her studies from Bhopal, Manisha began practicing medicine here itself.
Dealing with the health problems, Manisha has always been a nature lover and is much closer to her artistic instincts.
Realising her forte and interest in painting, Manisha stopped practicing medicine and now has turned to be an upcoming artist.
For past five years, Manisha is expressing her perceptions and thoughts over canvas. On asking about starting the career as an artist Manisha in a rendezvous with The Pioneer, said, “After the death of my brother, I suddenly stopped practicing medicine and what came out as a result was the artist in me. Since then, I realised that a painter, an artist resides within me and I began converting my thoughts
into canvas.
Some people express their view points through writing, some do it through music and some through paintings. All are artists in a way, they just need a medium to tell what they feel within, she added further.
“I have won many certificates and prizes in painting during my school time and my family always supported me in all my endeavours,” said Manisha contently.
Manisha also shares her interest in dance and music. Currently, she is acquiring training under an eminent artist from city of lakes
Raj Saini and she aims to achieve success in the colourful world of artist and let her paintings exhibit on an International level.
According to Raj Saini, “Manisha is a very hardworking and enthusiastic artist. She takes a keen interest in expressing herself to the best of her abilities over canvas.”
She is working under the training of Raj Saini and also as an instructor at Jawahar Bal Bhavan. Recently she had put up her first group exhibition My Colour My Choice at Swaraj Vithika, where she displayed her four paintings
dealing with the emotions of women.
“I have tried to portray the untold dreams of the woman through my paintings and also I have tried to express the emotions of a woman what she is unable to express to others.” Using the figurative form of art, Manisha has wonderfully expressed what she wanted on canvas.
Her ecstasy of achieving her aim makes her practice painting for almost 12 to 15 hours. Manisha is recently busy with her upcoming solo painting exhibition. “My solo exhibition would be on display in the month of October, most probably.”