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
Brand Ambassador for Design Memory Craft, September 2010 – Present Ohio, United States
Creating projects for product development, promotion and education
Project Designer & Educator, March 2009 – September 2019, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Project Designer, January 2013 – September 2018, Lake Forest, California, United States
Freelance Writer, May 2006 – December 2017, Laguna Hills, California, United States
Contributing Editor, May 2009 – May 2012, Bluffdale, Utah, United States
Designer, August 2006 – April 2009 Bluffdale, Utah, United States
Education
Certification Course in Marital & Family Counseling, May 2001 – April 2002 Tampa, Florida, United States
Master of Clinical Psychology, June 1997 – July 1999 Kolkata, India
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)