Born in 1973 in Mumbai Heeral Trivedi, studied painting at the Faculty of Fine Arts, MS University Baroda.

Heeral’s work is ever evolving, as she herself goes through various phases of life. With the use of color and images, of simple elements like stitching and weaving, she weaves together her own revelations and explorations of life. There is a sense of mystery and sensitivity in her work experimented across mediums such as watercolor and acrylic.

Her work acknowledges the “feminine aspects of the woman (that of being a daughter, mother, sister and wife) as well as her strong nature and her need to assert herself. By giving my paintings a map format (after looking at old Indian maps), I am trying to make pathways for my protagonist and charting out her journey. I think of the woman as universal and she is often traveling within herself.” Entering into a more domesticated lifestyle, Heeral was inspired to see what she considered as mundane earlier, in an entirely new perspective. So, the ordinary woman working on her sewing machine achieved a new status as a seamstress, no longer a nobody but assumed the status of a breadwinner who also has more meaning in life than what appears to be, for the onlooker. Works like The Cotton Pickers and The Masala Grinder exhibits her interpretation of a woman in several roles. Her simple compositions are created with the presence of several images juxtaposing each other in quiet harmony.

Heeral Trivedi has participated and exhibited in several solo and group shows and has been awarded the National Scholarship for 1996-98 from the Ministry of Human Resources and the Gujarat Lalit Kala Akademi Award in Painting in 1998.