Monmouth Museum presents: Vidhi Mehrotra: Sound to Silence

“Like a visual conductor of music, I paint what I hear,” said Vidhi Mehrotra, featured in the next Monmouth Museum New Jersey Emerging Artists Series, on exhibit at the Museum from May 4 – June 3, 2018. She is a New Jersey based artist, from Weehawken, whose paintings are visual interpretations of music. Her exhibition, Sound to Silence will open on

Mehrotra’s Gallery Talk will be held on May 16^th from 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM. The gallery talk is free and open to the public.

As a child in India, Mehrotra was fortunate to be immersed in a culturally rich household. Sufi and Hindustani classical music echoed throughout the halls while colorful textiles adorned the walls. “These intricate textures, colors, and sounds that wrapped my childhood have become an inextricable part of my soul and what is expressed in my paintings” she explains.

In 2011, Mehrotra moved to the United States to pursue her career in visual art, pursuing studies at both the School of Visual Arts and The Art Students League of New York. Mehrotra resides in Weehawken and paints at her studio in Hoboken, NJ. Her paintings are included in private collections in New Delhi and New York City.

Since 2007 the Monmouth Museum has presented the work of NJ emerging artists through its popular series, The New Jersey Emerging Artists Series. The Series consists of six annual monthly solo exhibitions to showcase the new work of NJ artists who have not previously held one-person exhibitions in our State. The Nilson Gallery in the Monmouth Museum provides a unique and exciting opportunity for these artists to exhibit their work. Selected artists are guided through the exhibition process, provided promotional materials and encouraged to give an Artist’s Talk during their exhibition, offering the public insight into their artistic process. All opening receptions & Gallery Talks are free and open to the public. The artists selected for this Series represent the diversity of talent in the State and demonstrate creativity in a wide variety of media.

The Monmouth Museum, founded in 1963 as a Museum of Ideas, presents changing art, history and science exhibitions to educate and entertain while providing a destination for creative expression and life-long learning to the diverse community it serves.

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