For Kanchan, Art is a beautiful form to express herself and bring her thoughts into action. Her creativity and artistic abilities are reflected in her exquisite paintings.

Dr Kanchan Rathore is an Assistant Professor and Head of the Department of Drawing and Painting at BN Girls College, Udaipur. She is also the owner of Kanchan Art Gallery with expertise in Fine Arts and in training budding artists. Kanchan also conducts free art workshops and various painting competitions to motivate her students. The students of her college have presented their paintings at both national and international levels. She says that the future of an artist has an immense scope wherein they can get into academia and open their own art galleries.

Kanchan belongs to Jaipur, Rajasthan and has completed her education there. She has completed her BA, MA and PhD. Her inspiration for pursuing Drawing came from her mother who used to create paintings. She also participates in group Art exhibitions and her paintings are loved and purchased by Art enthusiasts.

Kanchan says that the meaning of Art in her life goes beyond words. She goes on to explain it as something which provides her peace and tranquillity. Kanchan asserts that each one of us is blessed with some talent or the other and we should pursue it with full dedication.

Talking about the pandemic, Kanchan says that she could not conduct her art workshops physically during that phase. She resorted to online mode to keep the love for Art alive in herself and others. She participated in events like Women’s Day and Rajasthan Diwas infused with her creativity during the lockdown days.

Kanchan relishes painting while travelling which is another example of her artistic approach. She considers her mother as her role model who creates wonderful paintings.