From a very young age, Sheela Ramkhalawan has always loved painting. Today, she is working as an Arts Teacher at Floreal SSS and part time lecturer at the MIE while excelling as a Paint Artist. She dedicates the majority of her time to painting and she has participated in many group Arts Exhibitions at ‘Le salon de Mai’. In addition, as a member of the group Save Art, she has had the opportunity of exhibiting her Arts works along with them.
Holder of a degree in Fine Arts from the MIG, she went on to do her MSC in Education Administration and Techology. Working mostly with acrylic on canvas, her Arts Works are mainly focused on the theme “Women”, abstract, photorealism (close to reality), fibre art. She is currently working on a collection dedicated to waves, water, and the sea.
It could take as from a few hours up to a few days to complete a painting depending on the sizes and the theme.
Sheela has recently been to Dubai, representing Mauritius, as an Arts Ambassador, along with 115 other women, all artists from around the world who are representing their country. This Arts Exhibition has been initiated by Zee Arts and Art Connects Women and had the theme ‘Rise to Rejoice’ in line with the International Women’s Day. Open to all artists, she has participated and sent one of her paintings, which has been selected for this Exhibition.
The 5th Edition of this Exhibition was from 8th to 11th March in Dubai, where the paintings were exhibited openly at Habtoor Palace Dubai from 9th to 11th March. A conference was then organised on 10th March at the; Queen Elizabeth 2, Port Radhid to allow the interactions between the artists and experts, which was a very fruitful experience for all. The Awards Night ceremony was held on 11th March at Atlantis the Palm, where all participants received an award.
It was a very fruitful experience when artists could connect and share their experiences.
The organizer of this event was Zee Art and Arts Connects Woman, which is an organization based in Dubai, working in collaboration with UNESCO and other partners. Launched in 2017, the Art Connects Women Exhibition showcases an extensive international line-up of women artists and their creations, led by the founder of ZeeArts and a Mauritian artist-activist, Zaahirah Muthy.
The objective of Zaahirah Muthy is to regroup artists from all around the world. She is doing a great job by organizing Arts Exhibitions regularly in Dubai. This 5th edition has regrouped 115 women from all around the world. Zaahirah Muthy does not only organize the Exhibition but accompanies and guides every artist from beginning to end with an award for the amazing job the artists are doing.
Seizing the opportunity, Sheela Ramkhalawan says a big thank you to Zaahirah Mutty; Zee Art and Arts Connects Woman for the wonderful experience she had at the Art Exhibition and for the amazing job being done for artists from around the world.
