PODCAST INTERVIEW
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
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.”
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.”
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.”
