Love for the arts was sown early in Manisha's life – with her parents exposing her to finer aspects of music and art. While she learnt the basics of painting at the Triveni Kala Sangam in New Delhi, she is mostly self taught. Her dream of attending the Delhi School of Arts after completing school came to a naught, due to focus on getting equipped with a "dependable" career. After pursuing varied subjects like history and fashion design, she finally found her mettle in the legal profession and is presently a partner at a leading national law firm.
Manisha's art practice has mostly comprised visual representation of people in her life and trees, rendered in semi-abstract manner. Now having completed an extensive course in art history and curatorial studies, she expects a shift. Her next body of work is currently underway.
Solo Shows
October 2013 - Parallel Intersection II - at the Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai. Manisha showed her paintings along with her brother Rahul Kumar who exhibited his ceramic works.
December 2011 - Parallel Intersection - at the Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. Manisha showed her paintings along with her brother Rahul Kumar who exhibited his ceramic works.
Painting Live
Group Shows
- February, 2014 - Palette 2014 - Art under Palms, at Fountainhead Leadership Centre, Alibaug. The show was curated and organised by the EdelGive Foundation.
- January, 2014 - Art Show, at, The Ritz-Carlton, Bangalore. The show was curated and supported by Gallery Time and Space, Bangalore.
- July 2012 – 13th Members Annual Art Exhibition - Abstraction, Artist's Centre, Mumbai.
- June 2012 – Path of Self Realisation, a curated show organised by Nijh World Gallery with the help of Himachal Pradesh Tourism, held at Macloadgunj, Himachal Pradesh.
- April 2012 – Feminal Cosmology, a curated show held at the Swarnim Gallerie of Arts, M.G.Road, Gurgaon.
- March 2012 - A Music of Moods, a curated show held at the All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society, New Delhi.
- February, 2010 - Art Reception, at The Taj West End, Bangalore. The show was curated and supported by Gallery Time and Space, Bangalore.
Educational Qualifications
- P.G. Diploma in Modern Indian and Contemporary Art and Curatorial Studies Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Mumbai City Museum 2014
- L.L.B. University of Delhi 1993-96
- B.A. (Hons.) History Lady Shri Ram College, University of Delhi 1990-93
- A.I.S.S.C.E. Air Force Bal Bharati School, New Delhi 1988-90
Professional Qualifications
- Qualified as Solicitor, The Supreme Court of England and Wales 2003
- Qualified as Solicitor, Bombay Incorporated Law Society 2002
- Admitted as Advocate on Rolls of the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa 1999
- Diploma in Fashion Designing & Clothing Technology, Pearl Academy of Fashion, New Delhi 1994