Aliya
Bhatia

I’ve always been a creator, although I didn’t always call myself an artist. My career has moved through entrepreneurship, hospitality and marketing, worlds that, for me, have always been about imagining something and bringing it to life. Painting became another expression of that same instinct.

Working primarily with acrylic and acrylic ink, I begin with an idea or feeling, then allow the work to evolve. I build, cover, scrape, soften and change direction, often leaving traces of what was there before.

I see life in much the same way. We hold on, let go, fall in love, lose things and find new parts of ourselves. Each body of work becomes a record of those seasons.

Right now, mine is about love, connection and transformation.