Dhruvi Acharya - Artist Info

About Dhruvi Acharya

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    Dhruvi Acharya, a native of Mumbai, began painting her memories of home soon after reaching the US in 1995. Dhruvi received her MFA in painting, with a scholarship, from the Maryland Institute, College of Art in Baltimore, USA where she was coached by the illustrious painter Grace Hartigan. In India, she studied Applied Arts at Sophia Polytechnic College. At Sophia's, she was the first fourth-year student to be awarded the Gold Medal, an honor usually reserved for the final year students.

    Dhruvi was featured on the cover of India Today in January 2005 as one of the 50 Indians under 35 years of age that are on the "fast track to success". ...

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