Seeking silence through art

For abstractionist Neerja Chandna Peters, art is both a spiritual practice and a daily discipline.

- NEERJA CHANDNA PETERS

The act of creating is not only meditative—it is her way of seeking silence.

She describes silence as the womb of creativity, the space from which all inspiration is born. It is no surprise, then, that each of her works carries an inherent stillness—one that the viewer can feel and experience.

Neerja Peters has had over 300 international exhibitions, including two solo exhibitions in Portland, Oregon, USA and one solo at the New England Regional Art Museum, Australia.

Dr. W. Sheldon Hurst, Art Historian who curated Neerja's first two solo exhibitions in Portland, Oregon, USA, wrote in his essay 'Samadhi - Art and Meditation' in the book Samadhi The Journey Within, "The art of Neerja is one of many possible meditations to which we might practice. Her personal practice of making the art is a commitment to her own journey to the unitive state. But it is one that she intends to be available to the viewer as well. Her exercise of making is intended to invite viewers to give attention to a similar exercise of meditation that potentially has the same result as her own making."