Keertana Sreekumar is an artist and writer based in Bay Area, California. She has curated over 30+ gallery showings all across the United States and has won numerous awards for her hyperrealistic and surrealistic paintings. She manages over 30 artists in the Bay Area. She has spoken on the TEDx stage and represented the California Arts Commissioner board at the California Measure X Panel, urging communities to fund local arts programs. She founded the Youth Art Committee of San Ramon when she was 10 years old, the first student-led arts non-profit in the county. Keertana is currently working on her screenplay 'The California Child' (in pre-production) and her upcoming novel. Her screenplay, 'The California Child' won at Toronto Independent Film Festival.
Artist Statement
My work is extremely influenced by my experiences with dissociation and memory loss. I do not remember the work I create. I do not remember the process of creating. This creates a disconnect between the artist and the art itself. Yet it makes the process of creating a personal one. It's special because I know I will not remember it.