Education:
• MBA (Social Entrepreneurship) from NMIMS, Mumbai 2017
• MBA (HRM) from Wellingkar Institute of Management Development & Research, Mumbai (Distance Learning) 2012
• M.S. (Counselling & Psychotherapy) from IPMS Distance Learning (Institute for Psychotherapy & Management Sciences), Mumbai 2006
• Diploma (Counselling) from IPMS (Institute for Psychotherapy and Management Sciences), Mumbai 2005
• B.A. (Psychology) from RD National College Bandra, Mumbai 1990
• The Founder of a social venture since 2015- that teaches women how to produce eco-friendly bags from second-hand materials. Trained six disadvantaged women to become economically independent
Art Education:
• Trained and mentored by Mahindra Damle for a year February 02 to September 03
• Trained and mentored by artist Venkatesh Dornal for a year October 14 to November 18
• Trained under Achut Palav, Lalit Maurya , Kamaljeet Kaur for Calligraphy
• Trained by Shaym Udupi, for water colours
Attended Art Residency:
• Space 118 art residency for a month in November 2018
Exhibitions held:
• Group show held in Space 118 on December 1 2018 along with Rahul Vajale , Sarika Poornam , Midhun Gopi and Siddharth Pathak.
• Solo Exhibition Samsara- cyclicality of life held in Artist Centre Kalagohoda on 3rd September to 9th September 2019
• Participation in Mumbai Art fair held on October 11 to 13th October 2019 booth number 76
• Winter Art festival In Kolkata held on 22 to 23 rd November 2019 ICCR
• Group Show at DD Neyroy Art Souq Sandhurst road Mumbai 18th to 24th December 2019
• Khurdura – Textures of a woman a Solo exhibition at Pradarshak art gallery Khar from 6th to 17th January 2020
• Participated in Shakti – a mask painting exhibition conducted by Speaking art Foundation , The painted mask was selected and displayed in Delhi at Lokayatta Art gallery Haus Khaus from 13th to 16th March 2020
• Participated in Splash National ART Exhibition a group show held in Bombay Art Society. Mumbai
• Participated in Mumbai Art fair – 2022 held on October 28 to 30 Booth number 67 and 68
• Group show Tender Shiver at Gandhi Film foundation – from April 20 2023 to May 31 -2023.
• Aura art enclave at Jio Convention Centre BKC May 31st to June 1st 2024
• Online exhibition on every children’s day arranged proceeds go to social cause
• 2019- APNI Shala foundation – disability school
• 2020 – Arpan – child sexual abuse awareness
• 2021- Cuddles Foundation – cancer children
Work History:
• Art teacher in Father Agnel multipurpose school Vashi new Bombay April 05 - Jul 08
• Counsellor at Growth Centre Chembur March 08 - July 11
• Manager & Counsellor – Parent Intervention Program at Kotak Education Foundation (NGO), Mumbai Nov’11- Sep’14
• Content Developer/Research Assistant – Science of Spirituality at SP Jain Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai Oct’14-Dec’15
• Content Manager in School of Vocational Education at TISS (Tata Institute of Social Science), Mumbai Dec’15-Aug’17
• Community Impact Manager at United Way Mumbai, Mumbai Oct’17 to July 19
• Operations head at Accesslife foundation a childhood cancer shelter home from September 19 to June 2020
• Head CSR- Compliance at RBL bank October 2020 to October 2024
Personal information:
Artist Kirthi Shetty (MBA)
• Mobile No: +91 93226 60556
• Email: kirthisshetty@gmail.com
• Facebook: Artist Kirthi Shetty
• Instagram: Art_by_kirthi
• City: Mumbai
