PODCAST INTERVIEW

A colorful painting of a blue-skinned woman dressed in traditional attire, kneeling on a red and orange rug inside a vibrant room. The woman is gesturing with her right hand, and there is a framed picture and a window in the background.

Emily Wilson chats with painter Amrita Singhal, known for her vibrant paintings and the Rama Prayer mural in Berkeley. Amrita discusses her background, growing up in a culturally rich city in India, and how her former career as a lawyer enriched her artistic practice.

OCTOBER 8TH, 2024

TELEVISION INTERVIEW

KRON 4 TV

Amrita Singhal joined Host Jessica Wills to chat about her work and share about her upcoming projects, including paintings, murals, and future virtual immersive experiences.

MAY 22, 2024

BERKELEY TIMES

Exploring Singhal’s “The Rama Mural”, Todd Kerr of the Berkeley Times conducted a Q & A to learn more about the inspirations behind this piece and the impact it will make for the community.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Close-up of a mural featuring the number 14 repeatedly painted in blue and orange, with a section of the mural folding over itself. The newspaper is titled 'Berkeley Times' and includes headlines related to community events and local news.

THE DAILY CALIFORNIAN

‘An endless source of magic’: Amrita Singhal paints Berkeley mural

by Lia Klebanov

AUGUST 30, 2023

“My Berkeley mural at Meyer Sound is about goodness and courage,” Singhal said. “It is an attempt to get  the viewer to feel immersed and at peace so they can become aware of their being within nature and the universe, if only for a moment.”

A group of children and adults walking past a building with a large mural that is under construction, featuring a stylized cartoon character with a hat. Someone is working on the mural on a lift, painting the upper part.

BERKELEYSIDE

New West Berkeley mural is a repeated Hindi prayer

by Emily Mendel

AUGUST 21, 2023

“Singhal has covered the building’s entire Heinz Avenue side with an imaginative, repeated Hindi Rama prayer in blues and yellows. They’re transcribed in different sizes and planes that contour to the shape of the all-white background. The structure’s small size was perfect for the artist since she could paint all the surfaces — door, windows, awning, and even the two ashtrays at the door. The design is based on a painting by Singhal in the Berkeley Art Museum’s collection, which follows the historical meditative Indian tradition of painting the words “Rama Rama” (the Hindu deity who embodies spiritualities and morality) in an exercise to strengthen the mind.” 

Colorful mural on a building with blue and white patterns resembling alphabetic symbols or characters.

Berkeley tax lawyer started painting and ‘a lightbulb went off

by Emily S. Mendel

OCTOBER 13, 2021

“Singhal’s current gallery show, Seek, Memory, combines memories of India with modern colorful imagery. For example, the affecting Funeral Pyres, a color-filled oil on wood, conceived in response to the pandemic, shows a cremator standing like a medieval knight amid the dead.”

An abstract painting featuring vibrant colors such as black, yellow, orange, white, blue, and green, with bold brushstrokes and a textured appearance.