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"Views of The Hudson"
By Leela Bora 

 

 

 

 

Leela Bora was born in Almora, India in the northern province of Uttar Pradesh, which is located at the base of the Himalayas. Primarily self  taught as a youth, she was inspired by books of 19thCentury paintings given to her by neighbors and also by her first teacher, Priya Singhania, who

taught at the local school.

 

Her works have been displayed across New York including the Katonah Museum of Art, the Shrub Oak Library (solo exhibition), the Paramount Theatre, the Framing Gallery, the Flat Iron Gallery, the Somers Library, the Sleepy Hollow Gallery (solo exhibition), the Pound Ridge Gallery, the Belle Levine Art Exhibition, the Mt. Pleasant Library, the Hudson Valley Hospital, the Muscoot Farm Gallery, the Bedford Hills Community House Art Show and the Hendrick Hudson Library (solo exhibition).

 

Leela was awarded first prize in The Valley Artist Competition for her watercolor painting by a jury in 1997 entitled "Roses." Says Leela, “My paintings are from imagination and memory. Inspirations from nature, subtle colors, gentle movements and charming scenes are interwoven to create serenity and beauty. It is from this inspiration, a simple walk by the river, mountains and trees that lifts me and connects me to God.” Leela Bora currently resides and works in New York's Hudson Valley.