BIO

Born in India and now working between Florida and New Jersey, Pratima Aravabhoomi is a self-taught American artist whose abstract paintings unveil the unseen—hidden narratives where nature, memory, and human experience intertwine. Through layered compositions and mixed media, she explores the tension between structure and fluidity, presence and absence, transformation and stillness.

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 in a delicate balance.

A transformative meditation experience led her to painting as a way to express what words could not—turning to nature as both subject and mirror for human emotion. Her work reflects this ongoing exploration of transition, where what is visible is only part of the story.

Her artistic language is deeply rooted in her early experiences—growing up in a city where graffiti layered over aging walls spoke in unfamiliar scripts, running her hands through her mother’s collection of silk saris, absorbing her grandfather’s philosophical poetry, and learning about geological formations from her father. These textures, histories, and fleeting imprints manifest in her paintings as humanscapes—landscapes of humanness that reveal the stories time leaves behind.

Aravabhoomi’s paintings have been exhibited nationally and are part of private and corporate collections across the U.S. Through her work, she invites viewers to pause, look closer, and uncover the hidden layers within—bridging the world around us with the world within.