Being a regular practitioner of meditation and witnessing the flow of energy enables me to capture the spiritual essence of the world in my paintings. The people, places and situations that I encounter in my daily living spark emotions within me, which manifest as abstract visuals. These visuals are an attempt to grasp the formless energy behind the continuum of emotions evoked by these encounters. 

Rupa Chordia- Samdaria was born in 1978 in Pune, India. She completed  Diploma in Fine Arts, Abhinava Kala Mahavidyalaya, Pune, India (1994-2000) and M.F.A. (Painting ) , Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia (2002-04). Solo exhibitions include Grasping the Formless,  Temple University Rome, Italy (2016) and  Shakti, Sudarshan Art Gallery, Pune , India (2006). Selected International participations are The Blood of Women : Traces of Red on White Cloth, Galerija Forum , Zagreb, Croatia (2017); The Great Illusion, curated by Manuela De Leonardis, Temple University, Rome, Italy (2014) and Yellow, Gallery one one, Cincinnati, USA (2011). 

She currently works and lives in Cincinnati, USA and Pune, India