{"id":156,"date":"2016-03-19T08:05:16","date_gmt":"2016-03-19T08:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/photographyProject\/?page_id=156"},"modified":"2025-10-16T12:58:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T12:58:07","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rashiartist.co.nz\/PhotographyProject\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Rashi Shandiliya&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:70px|text_align:center|line_height:normal&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Josefin%20Sans%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:100%20light%20regular%3A100%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1749045482739{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 5px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1749046744103{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 10px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;vc-sub-title&#8221;]Professional Artist[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;18&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; el_class=&#8221;vc-service-content&#8221; text_color=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0.9)&#8221; addstyles=&#8221;text-align:center;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1752319128787{margin-bottom: 40px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;\">Rashi Shandiliya, born in India and now based in New Zealand. Though I graduated in <strong data-start=\"153\" data-end=\"173\">Computer Science<\/strong>, my childhood passion for art never faded. After a successful career as a <strong data-start=\"248\" data-end=\"269\">Software Engineer<\/strong>, I\u2019m now embracing my true calling as an artist.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;\"><strong data-start=\"320\" data-end=\"343\">Professional Artist<\/strong> I am a visual artist specializing in <strong data-start=\"381\" data-end=\"400\">Oil and Acrylic<\/strong> paints. My approach is rooted in conceptual-based and figurative realism, where I strive to create paintings that are both visually striking and thought-provoking.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;8104&#8243; img_size=&#8221;450px*450px&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Objective&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:50px|text_align:left&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Josefin%20Sans%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:100%20light%20regular%3A100%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;19&#8243; img_size=&#8221;400px*10px&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; 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offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=&#8221;fa fa-solid fa-pen-to-square&#8221; color=&#8221;custom&#8221; align=&#8221;right&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; custom_color=&#8221;#FF9800&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1753079844944{padding-top: 10px !important;}&#8221;]To share my artistic vision with a global audience, fostering connections and sparking meaningful conversations.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Rashi\u2019s Achievements&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:40px|text_align:left|line_height:normal&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Josefin%20Sans%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:100%20light%20regular%3A100%3Anormal&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;service-grid&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1752486821554{margin-top: 50px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">2024:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin: 0; padding: 0;\">\n<li class=\"western\" style=\"margin-left: 1.5em; text-indent: -1.5em;\">Highly Commended, Stuff Art Aotearoa Gold Awards, Auckland Art Show, New Zealand<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 1.5em; text-indent: -1.5em;\">Featured in &#8216;Color Canvas&#8217; publication by THE HAAT OF ART<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 1.5em; text-indent: -1.5em;\">Bindaas Artists Group Online Exhibition<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 1.5em; text-indent: -1.5em;\">THE HAAT OF ART Exhibition, New Delhi, India<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-top: 10px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">2023:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin: 0; 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