Geetha originates from Singapore with a mix of Chinese and Indian roots, hailing a proud paternal heritage from four generations of traditional goldsmiths and hand jewellers from South India. Trained in Computer Science, she sustained a successful IT career from the East to the West, while pursuing her lifelong passion for art with successful exhibitions in the UK, Europe and US.
Learning the art of stone carving helped to extended her two dimensional art-form in abstract and figurative paintings of oil, acrylic and charcoal, beyond the canvas. She focused on ceramics as a medium and fine-tuned her skills in the wheel-and-kiln processes which led her to a postgraduate in Ceramic Design.
Based between her studios in Cambridge and Geneva, Geetha completed a Master degree in Sculptural Practice in England, specializing in porcelain for the body of work. Geetha is currently a resident artist at the Bruckner Ceramic Foundation in Geneva, Switzerland, with personal studios in France and Spain. Her sculptural practice portfolio includes porcelain, stoneware and glass.
Having worked and lived internationally across the globe from Singapore and Australasia to US, England and Europe, Geetha’s personal experiences and social observations culminate in her artistic expressions about identity, social contrasts and societal contradictions. Reactions to her mixed ethnicity and nationality as well as the reserved, preserving nature of people in general about their own identity are subjects that fascinate her and manifest in her works.
