Vaishali Prazmari

Vaishali Prazmari is an artist incorporating Western and Eastern (Persian, Indian and Chinese) elements into her work. These Silk Road traditions are epitomised in Islamic, Safavid Persian and Mughal Indian miniature paintings. She brings historic painting to life for a wider audience through her roles as artist, educator and curator: www.vaishaliprazmari.co.uk and is a seasoned tutor having taught all ages at all levels. Born in London, she has lived on an island in Hong Kong, Paris, has exhibited nationally and internationally and she currently lives and works in London.

Vaishali holds degrees from the Slade School of Fine Art (oil painting) and the Prince’s School of Traditional Arts and a History MA in Medieval and Renaissance Studies (UCL) specialising in floating islands. She studied traditional Persian and Indian miniature painting at PSTA where she has also taught and Chinese painting under a master in Hong Kong. She is currently pursuing a practice-led PhD at the Slade making 1001 artworks inspired by the 1001 Arabian Nights. Having studied the traditions of historic painting as well as today's contemporary art she is uniquely placed to offer these original courses blending the best of the East and the West.