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Lakshmi Shankarreddy showcases Art at CGI San Francisco
The exhibition featured contemporary impressionistic works inspired by California landscapes, Indian culture, and life in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Staff Reporter - Tue, 19, May 2026
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Lakshmi Shankarreddy / Handout
A solo exhibition by Indian American artist Lakshmi Shankarreddy was hosted at the Consulate General of India in San Francisco on May 15, showcasing paintings inspired by nature, landscapes, florals, and portraits.
The exhibition, titled “Bringing Two Cultures Through Art,” featured contemporary impressionistic and abstract works reflecting the San Francisco Bay Area, California landscapes, and inspirations drawn from India and the United States.
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Shankarreddy’s floral painting “Blossoms” is also part of the Consulate General of India in San Francisco’s collection.
Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Shankarreddy is a contemporary impressionistic artist whose work focuses on light, color, and nature. She studied fine art at Stanford University and has exhibited her works in both India and the United States over the past three decades.
The artist has worked across multiple media, including oils, acrylics, watercolors, printmaking, and sculpture. Her works often portray California landscapes, the Bay Area’s urban and natural settings, and scenes inspired by her travels.
Shankarreddy has also organized fundraising art exhibitions under the theme “Creating Art for a Good Cause,” supporting nonprofit organizations, including Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, Colorful Minds, and Small Steps Foundation.
As an art educator, she conducts workshops through Lakshmi's Art Workshop, promoting art as a medium for creativity, compassion, and community engagement.
In a statement, Shankarreddy said her work seeks to explore “a range of emotions through observation, imagination, light, color and design,” adding that the “play of light and color” remains her biggest inspiration.
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