Rinal Parikh's art reflects the heritage and vibrant culture of her native India.Rinal is a biochemist by profession and an artist by Passion. She draws on a childhoodfascination with color and composition, portraying spontaneity and energy with saturated color in various media.Her subjects are influenced by life in India, and she studies many different styles of Indian painting that vary from state to state: "Although the art styles are from the same country," she says, "they are very different from each other- I find it intriguing." Rinal's work has appeared in India in group exhibitions and magazine covers. In the United States, she made her debut with a solo exhibit at The Creative Living Room in Swarthmore in 2009. Since then, her work has been featured in many juried shows at venues like Demuth Art Museum, Rittenhouse Square Fine Art Festival, Swarthmore Borough Hall, The Plastic Club, The Philadelphia Sketch Club, Mainline Art Center, Chester County Art Association, and Art Association of Harrisburg to name the few. She had a solo show celebrating her decade-long “Journey” as an artist at theCommunity Arts Center in Wallingford, PA. She also was invited to have solo show at Freedman Gallery in Albright College, Reading PA. Rinal has won several awards for her work including the Loos Award for Works on Paper at The Philadelphia Sketch Club and a first-place award for watercolor paintings at the Art Association of Harrisburg. She holds artist talks for adults on Indian folk art and her modern take on them. Rinal’s work has been published often in magazines like Philadelphia Stories and Rathalla Review. She teaches children’s and adults’ watercolor classes in Media, PA. Rinal’s artwork is mainly found in private collections around the world.Rinal currently serves on board of directors for Rittenhouse Square Arts Association. In past, she served on the board of the Wallingford Community Arts Center, Treasurer of Swarthmore Friends of Arts, and Associate at the Montgomery County Guild of Professional Artists (MCGOPA). She was also co-chair for the Dimensions in the Art program at Swarthmore-Rutledge School in Swarthmore.