BIO

Born in India and currently working between Florida and New Jersey, Pratima Aravabhoomi is a self-taught American artist whose abstract paintings unravel hidden narratives where nature and humanity intertwine. Through layered compositions and mixed media, she explores the tension between structure and fluidity, memory and transformation, the seen and the unseen.

With a background in computer science, Aravabhoomi moved to the United States after marriage and later studied graphic design at the Atlanta College of Art and Portfolio Center. Her work in technology and business deepened her fascination with systems and order—an influence that continues to shape her art, where precision and unpredictability coexist.

A transformative meditation experience led her to painting as a way to make sense of what words could not express. Nature became a mirror for her personal transformation. Her work reflects these ongoing transitions—between what is seen and unseen.

Her artistic language is deeply rooted in her early experiences—growing up in a city where graffiti was in unfamiliar languages layered over old walls, running her hands through her mother’s collection of vibrant silk saris, listening to her grandfather’s philosophical poetry, and learning about geological formations from her father. These textures, histories, and stories manifest in her paintings as fragmented landscapes of humanness.

Aravabhoomi’s paintings have been exhibited in nationally and are part of private and corporate collections across the U.S. Through her work, she invites viewers to step into these layered narratives, where time, place, and memory merge, revealing the unspoken connections between the world around us and the world within.