ISHA DAMANIA
Toronto-based Isha Damania is a self- taught painter known for bold, pop-art aesthetic- saturated colours, graphic imagery, and confident lines. Incorporating unconventional and precious materials such as diamond dust, gold leaf, metallic paints, and acrylic into her impressive paintings, the works contain sparkle, movement and visual depth.
The three works featured below are from Damania’s 2023 narrative- series, Florescence, a term that describes the process of flowering. This series progress chronologically, presenting as a series of vignettes investigating themes of introspection, isolation, growth and celebration through the metaphor of the blooming, and operating as abstracted self- portraiture.
Painted at a large scale, these pieces monumentalize healing and transformation, infusing them with compassion and a sense of lighthearted joy.
Damania has exhibited at Art Basel Miami, Toronto's Abbozzo Gallery, and at various philanthropic events, reflecting her mission to connect with communities and promote art as a catalyst for healing.