Gwyneth Rasquinha

Gwyneth Rasquinha (née D’Silva) has a versatile profile. She is an Artist, Print Media Designer & a Teacher.

Artist
Celebrating life, positive vibes, motivation, serenity and peace are recurring concepts in her meditative, expressive work. She loves experimenting with patterns, strokes and colour. Her preferred choices of medium, are acrylic, watercolors, oil pastels, ceramic and collage. Nature, children, music, beautiful prose and poetry are her inspiration and she draws from them to envisage her creativity and transform them into beautiful meaningful artwork.

Print Media Designer
As a graphic designer and illustrator, Gwyneth has worked on a range of projects that include designing logos, greeting cards, book covers, childrens’ book illustrations, art directing a magazine and below the line campaigns.

Teacher
She has also recently reconnected with her love for elocution and storytelling and is a Trinity College London, Speech and Drama trainer. 

She lived in the UAE for 2 decades and is ever grateful for her experience with artists and the art community that embraced her and her art there. She presently lives in her home city Mumbai. Gwyneth has studied Psychology and later Applied Art.

Exhibitions and Media

Exhibitions

Solo Exhibition:

  • Slice of Serenity at the Cartoon Art Gallery 15th March to 26th March 2018 (Sold 14 artworks)
  • Painting, created for ‘Year of Tolerance’ in collection, Ministry of Culture and youth, Ministry of Tolerance

Group Shows:

  • Group Exhibition Collectiva D’Arte, The Personal Vision with AVA Gallery – 2022
  • Art Connexion Mondiale, Exposition D’Aquarelles, France and Poland  – 2022
  • International Khajuraho Dance Festival, India, 2022
  • Aquarelle Pyrenees, France- 2021
  • FabrianoinAquarello, Italy : 2020-2021
  • Women in Art, Gallery Arabesque, DIFC Central Park, Dubai, UAE, 2019
  • Women in Art, Gallery Arabesque, DIFC Central Park, Dubai, UAE, 2020
  • Sheroes, Fununarts, Canvas Hotel, Dubai, UAE, 2021
  • Cartoon Art Gallery – Season of Tolerance – 2019
  • Cartoon Art Gallery, w2w, Dubai UAE
  • Cartoon Art Gallery, Out of the Blue, Dubai UAE
  • Less is more, TRYP by Windham, Dubai, UAE
  • IWS UAE, 5th National Exhibition, Dubai, UAE. 2018
  • IWS UAE, National Exhibition, Dubai, UAE. 2019
  • IWS UAE, Happiness in watercolor, Dubai, UAE. 2018
  • Ahmediya Art Gallery (Expressions) , Dubai UAE
  • The Hotel show, Dubai, UAE
  • The Workshop Art Gallery, (DXB to Somalia, Ajala Foundation) Dubai, UAE
  • Orient House Bastakiya, (Share and Care) Dubai, UAE
  • The Retreat Palm Dubai, ZeeArts, (Wall of Happiness) Dubai, UAE
  • Sharjah Art Institute, Womens Day Exhibition, Sharjah, UAE, 2012
  • Arab Cultural Club, Sharjah, UAE, 2017, 2018, 2019
  • Raslaffan, Qatar
  • Abu Dhabi (MSF art fair), Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Get Lit Awakening, w2w, DIAC (Dubai International Art Society), Dubai, UAE
  • Members Exhibition, DIAC (Dubai International Art Society), Dubai, UAE
  • Arte, art and artisan fairs, (Time Square Mall and Festival city), Dubai, UAE

Live Paintings with a group of Artists

  • The Tolerance Festival, Umm Al Emarat Park, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 2018
  • Reflections – art festival at AlQasba, Sharjah, UAE (with IWS,  International Watercolour Society) 2018, 2019
  • @Outlet Mall Dubai – artists came together and painted as part of National Day celebrations – with ZeeArts
  • @ Sheraton Hotel Sharjah – art4youGallery live painting with the theme – Christmas 
  • @ Fairmont Hotel Ajman – art4youGallery live painting with the theme – Nature
  • @ The Qasba, Sharjah – live painting – year of Zayed – with IWS
  • @ The Qasba, Sharjah – live painting @ Reflections IWS