"Mortal men and Immortal art."
Shyla Kowdle, a native of Bangalore, has a commerce and cost accounting background. She worked for the Government of India, Income Tax Department for 8 years. She relocated to Japan and later to the USA with her family, and is presently settled at Bangalore, India.
Shyla Kowdle is a freelance financial consultant and also an entrepreneur passionate in visual arts. She is a self-taught artist and has also attended several workshops conducted by eminent artists from all over India.
"My tryst with brushes and paints started early as a heed to my inner call and has now blossomed into a passion. I find mixing various colours while exploring the different art forms using newer techniques, exciting."
She works with mediums like Acrylic, Watercolour, Charcoal, Coffee and Pencil Sketching. She loves painting Lord Krishna, Ganesha & Buddha apart from Kerala Murals, Wildlife and Flowers.
"The divinity and pureness associated with art is something I revere. All of HIS works inspire me and urge my every stroke to be better than the previous."
One simple line epitomises her thought — "Mortal men and Immortal art."
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Original artwork created specifically for you — any medium, any subject. Each piece is a unique collaboration. Pricing based on size, medium, effort and time.
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Thoughtful curation of exhibitions and collections through Canvas Stories — bringing meaningful art experiences to audiences and institutions worldwide.
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Canvas Stories is a Bangalore-based initiative by international fine artist Shyla Kowdle, with the sole aim of promoting fine art at all levels. It was born to identify and capture every unique story on canvas by artists.
Several good artists even today struggle to reach their stories on canvas to good galleries, exhibitions, art audiences and informed art buyers in India and abroad. Shyla Kowdle, through Canvas Stories and her first-person international experiences across Japan, USA, Singapore, Malaysia, London, Scotland, UAE, Switzerland, France, Germany and India, is confident of bridging this gap.
Canvas Stories wishes to foster a unique ecosystem and be the launch pad to several artists by identifying and harnessing their art potentials. Through meaningful networks, artists associated with Canvas Stories can collaborate to desired goals.
"Canvas Stories endeavours to incubate, curate and unleash the art story in all."

Indian Institute of World Culture, Bangalore

Bengaluru Art Gallery, Bangalore

Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, Bangalore

Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, Bangalore

Ongoing

20 January 2020

18 January 2020

21 December 2019

01 November 2019