The winner of 2nd place. Contemporary Art Gallery Online (CAGO) competition 'Color' November 2015.
Hemu Aggarwal's work captivates the viewer with its visual beauty, harmony, vibrant colors, intense depth, and fluidity of motion. Her work intrigues, tell stories, and creates mood, all at once. Hemu earned her Master's Degree (MFA) in graphic design from City College of New York, NY. She has extensive experience in the art field, working for creative design firms in N.Y.C. for over ten years. Her assignments include designing record album covers for artists such as Tom Jones, Mantovani, Engelbert Humperdinck, Frijid Pink, Marmalade, Brotherhood of Men, Ted Heath, Frank Chacksfield, Will Mitchell, one of the last albums of the Beatles, singles for John Lennon and Yoko Ono and some more. She worked on many packaging designs such as Buddy L Toys, G.I. Joe, Weebles, Welch's Jam, Kleenex, etc.
She established her creative design firm in New York State, AQ Graphics, Inc., and ran it successfully for over 25 years. She designed many Hip-Hop albums, including Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five's 'Message' album, The Sugar Hill Gang, Positive Force, Treacherous Three, Crash Crew, Sequence, Quincy Jones, Joey Travolta, and many others. She also designed a series of collectors' records of the 50s and 60s, including a few famous artists such as Dionne Warwick, Ritchie Valance, Dion, Del Shannon, and the Everly Brothers. She worked extensively on the re-make of the entire Chess Records Catalog. It included artists such as James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Chuck Berry, Benny Goodman, Bo Diddley, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Buddy Guy, The O'Jays, Etta James, Charlie Parker, Flamingos, Bobby Womack, etc.
Artist statement: 'I have a thousand ideas in my head, and I am continually experimenting with different subjects, styles, and techniques. I do not know how and from where these ideas come from, but they do. There is so much more out there in the world that I long to explore. Sometimes I surprise myself when I can convert my imagination into two-dimensional art pieces. My passion is creating various textures and then painting with Acrylic colors over rough surfaces or experimenting with various tools and filters in digital techniques. My style includes contemporary realism and abstract expressionism.'
They have displayed many of her works in international exhibitions and art competitions, including:
2019 - The winner of 4th place. Contemporary Art Gallery Online (CAGO) competition 'Planet Earth' November.
2019 - Earned a Special Merit Award for the digital art 'Microenterprise' by Light SpaceTime, an online international competition.
2019 - Special Recognition Award for the digital art 'Radiant' by Light SpaceTime, an online international competition.
2018- Juried exhibition at Occidental Center or the Arts, Occidental, Ca. The artwork was selected and used to promote the show.
2017 - Juried exhibition at Occidental Center or the Arts, Occidental, Ca. The jury accepted two paintings; Sold both.
2016 - Solo Exhibition in Costambar, Puerto Plata, the Dominican Republic2016– 3-Artist exhibition in Puerto Plata
2016 - One painting selected for REAF juried exhibition, Rochester N.Y.2016 – Certificate of Distinction in Abstract Art competition 2015
The winner of the 2nd prize in an international competition themed 'COLOR' by Contemporary Art Gallery Online (CAGO).
2015 - Participant in The Exposure Award exhibition at The Louvre Museum in France2007 - Hall of Fame event held at The Waldorf Astoria, New York
(used the photograph taken by her as stage backdrop) For more info: Google Hemu Aggarwal.'
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