Born to an Indian father and American mother, Joya’s  upbringing straddled two worlds of cultural identity.  Childhood travels to the ancestral home in India, named  “Rajo Villa”, continues to add to her visual memory and  influences her work today. Through her watercolor paintings, Joya transports the viewer to a nostalgic sense of heritage and home.

Press: Elle Home Decor India, Elle Japan, Vogue Japan, Real Simple, STYLO Magazine, Where Women Create, Cincinnati Magazine, Pregnancy & Newborn, Design Mom, Apartment Therapy, Jaipur Journal, City Beat Cincinnati

Previous clients include: Whole Foods Market, Whole Kids Foundation,  Mabo Kids, Rooted Juicery, Idlewild Woman, Courtney Adamo, My Social Canvas, Fern Shop, Stylo Magazine, Mira Rae, Anavila, Woolful, Still We Rise and Madrina Films.

Watercolor workshops: at Contemporary Art Center, Cincinnati; Fern, College Hill; and The Frock, Covington.

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