ABOUT ARTIST
Seemanthini Desai, is a painter, classical Odissi Dancer and a singer. Painting since childhood, her work adorns many private and corporate collections. "As a practising doctor and CEO of my diagnostic laboratory..with music and dance classes running back to back through the week I love to start my day with my painting..I developed techniques to play with shadows, light and to create textures..I often choose ancient sculpture and architecture be it stone carved or metal as my subjects..their history, intricacy and scale inspire me."

Education
MBBS- 1992, Karnataka
MD in Clinical Microbiology
Affiliations/Memberships
Hospital Society of India- Life Member, 2006
Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists- Life Member, 2002
Karnataka Association of Medical Microbiologists- Life Member, 2001

EXHIBITION
Fortune Trinity Hotel, Bangalore                , October 17, 2013
Onchonte, Bangalore, January 1st week, 2015

Seemanthini has sold many of her works to private collectors. Her interest in pencil sketching and drawing portraits haslead to her learning more about light and shadow which eventually has become one of the prominent character in her works. Seemanthini is a trained Hindustani Classical singer. She completed 6 Year(Equivalent to MA 1st Year) at Ravindra Bharti University, West Bengal. She is also an accomplished Indian Classical dancer ( Bharatanatyam, Odissi ) and has been performing across Karnataka state. Seemanthini writes articles and stories in Kannada
 and her writing has appeared in popular  Kannada weekly magazines