Resume

Mou Saha 

Artist 

Mendham, New Jersey, USA 

Email: HelloFomMou@gmail.com

I’m an artist with a background in clinical psychology, publishing and mixed media, keen on fine art painting, drawing, hand lettering, memory-keeping and photography. I love experimenting with analog processes and curious about digital tools. 

I’m passionate about wellness through creativity. My goal is to collaborate with like-minded creatives to use illustration and stories to create meaningful and intentional experiences. 

I am mainly a self-taught artist. As a child I trained under the eminent Indian painter, Ramananda Bandopadyay for 5 years and later enjoyed a merit scholarship in painting from the Centre of Cultural Resources and Training under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India. My work has been featured over 700 times in craft publications from 2004-2016. You can find a current list here. 

Grants & Awards

2023 Winner of the Joann Minority Creative Grant Program

Solo Exhibitions 

2022 “The Spirit of Nature”, Chester Library, Chester, New Jersey

2020 “Seeking Serenity”, Mendham Township Library, Brookside, New Jersey 

2020 “The Bird Girls”, Chester Library, Chester, New Jersey 

2020 “Spiritual Journey”, Chester Library, Chester, New Jersey 

2020 “The Holding Heart”, Harmony Gallery, Brookside, New Jersey  

Group Exhibition 

2023 “Up in the Air” (June), Morris County Artists Network, Fletcher Gallery, Mendham, New Jersey

2019 “Summer Dreaming”, Harmony Gallery, Brookside, New Jersey 

Television Shows 

PBS Make it Artsy Series 100, Episode 101: Books 

PBS Make it Artsy Series 100, Episode 104: Stamping + Bonus 

PBS Make it Artsy Series 100, Episode 106: Color 

PBS Scrapbook Memories, Episode: Summer CHA, 2009 

Work Experience 

Faber-Castell  

Brand Ambassador for Design Memory Craft, September 2010 – Present Ohio, United States 

Creating projects for product development, promotion and education 

Anna Griffin, Inc. 

Project Designer & Educator, March 2009 – September 2019, Atlanta, Georgia, United States 

Sizzix, Ellison USA 

Project Designer, January 2013 – September 2018, Lake Forest, California, United States 

Stampington & Company 

Freelance Writer, May 2006 – December 2017, Laguna Hills, California, United States 

Creating Keepsakes, F+W 

Contributing Editor, May 2009 – May 2012, Bluffdale, Utah, United States 

Creating Keepsakes, CK Media 

Designer, August 2006 – April 2009 Bluffdale, Utah, United States 

Education 

University Of South Florida 

Certification Course in Marital & Family Counseling, May 2001 – April 2002 Tampa, Florida, United States 

University Of Calcutta 

Master of Clinical Psychology, June 1997 – July 1999 Kolkata, India 

University Of Calcutta 

Bachelor of Applied Psychology, September 1994 – May 1997, Kolkata, India 

Languages 

English (Fluent) 

Hindi (Native) 

Bengali (Native) 

Skills 

Mixed Media Art, Storytelling with words and images, Hand-lettering, Art Journaling, Writing, Teaching (online and in-person)