Sheni Meghani

Sheni Meghani is an artist who brings the influence of Indian folklore to her art. Sheni grew up in the Western part of India called Gujarat in the midst of rich folk music, art and literature. Sheni is the grand-daughter of Mr. Jhaverchand Meghani, a distinguished poet, writer, researcher, freedom fighter, journalist, social reformer, orator and singer from India. He was given the title, ‘Rashtriya Shayar’, or Poet of the People, by Mahatma Gandhi. Sheni grew up with his stories and music that are intricately woven into the fabric of folk life of Gujarat. While growing up in India, Sheni received training in Indian classical singing, dancing and painting. Through her paintings, she shares the stories she has heard, read and danced to as a child growing up in India. Her work blends painting, singing and story-telling into a multi-sensory experience of the richness of traditional folklore of Indian province of Gujarat. Her art exemplifies her unique view and appreciation of the peacock, which symbolizes wealth, beauty, art and much more since the beginning of time.
Sheni enjoys wearing Indian sarees at every opportunity she gets, eating Indian fast food, and, singing Indian songs for anyone who would ask her to sing (or not!). Sheni and her husband live and work in Ocala.

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My art is inspired by folk-life of Gujarat, a western province of India, where I grew up. My paintings are my interpretation of images from folk-stories and folk-songs of Gujarat embedded in the canvas of my childhood memories.