Maya Burman
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Maya Burman is a contemporary artist of India
n parentage living in France
. She is the youngest member of an extended family of eminent artists: her father, Sakti Burman
, who also lives and works in France, though he is considered an Indian artist; her cousin, Jayasri Burman
; and her cousin's husband, Paresh Maity
. She works mainly in pen and ink, and watercolor; her paintings are delicate and usually have a strong fantasy element. She has had several exhibitions of her work in India, France, and the UK, and won several prizes.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n parentage living in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. She is the youngest member of an extended family of eminent artists: her father, Sakti Burman
Sakti Burman
Sakti Burman is a contemporary Indian artist of Indian parentage living in France....
, who also lives and works in France, though he is considered an Indian artist; her cousin, Jayasri Burman
Jayasri Burman
Jayasri Burman is a contemporary Indian artist. She studied at the Kala Bhavan in Shantiniketan, and the Visual College of Art, Kolkata...
; and her cousin's husband, Paresh Maity
Paresh Maity
Paresh Maity is an Indian painter. He is a prolific painter in a short career span.-Early life:Paresh Maity was born in Tamluk, Purba Medinipur...
. She works mainly in pen and ink, and watercolor; her paintings are delicate and usually have a strong fantasy element. She has had several exhibitions of her work in India, France, and the UK, and won several prizes.