Sharmila Kapur is a Washington D.C. based artist whose work derives from a life lived across cultures and geographies. Her paintings are about representing how we carry places and people with us long after we have left them. She draws inspiration from artists like Etel Adnan, Marlene Dumas and Paul Klee. Kapur holds a Master Artist Certificate from The Compass Atelier, Maryland, and two Master of Arts degrees in Psychology from Columbia University, New York and University of Delhi, India, respectively. She has received Best of Show at the Friends of The Yellow Barn Studio Drawing and Water Media Exhibition, Maryland, Peoples Choice Award at Falls Church Gallery, Virginia and First Prize at the Painters Compass Club Artists Exhibition, Maryland. Kapur has exhibited nationally and internationally and her paintings are part of private collections in the United States, Europe and Asia.