Krishna Sinha
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My first art instruction came from traveling at an early age. I can still remember the feelings of shock and awe when I first saw Botticelli’s “The Birth of Venus” at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence and Monet’s “Blue Water Lilies” at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris. Through these travels, I developed an appreciation for attention to detail and narrative, both of which have been integral to my journey in the visual arts.
I began painting oils while in high school at Brophy College Preparatory in my home state of Arizona. I have made it a priority that every work of art I produce helps me develop my technique as a painter and/or tells a story about some aspect of my life, ranging from the desert landscapes that sweep my home state to the rich traditions of my Indian heritage. I found even more meaning in my artwork when I began selling cards with images of my original paintings to raise money for various Arizona-based charities during my high school years, including Phoenix Children’s Hospital and the Kino Border Initiative.
I continued my education at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, where I graduated Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a Bachelor of Science degree in Neuroscience in 2022. While it might seem counterintuitive at first, my interest in the brain stemmed from both my lifelong visual arts interests and musical training. Early on, I wondered how I could do so many different things on the piano, from coordinating both hands to memorizing pages of music. This curiosity drove me to conduct neuroscience research throughout college, culminating in a Graduation With Distinction in Neurosciences thesis on the molecular mechanisms of brain development.
My artistic endeavors in college included taking classical piano lessons through Duke’s Department of Music, playing in the pit orchestra for Hoof ‘n’ Horn, our student-run musical theater group, and serving as President of duARTS, Duke’s umbrella arts organization, through which I led art-themed events for the undergraduate student body and worked closely with arts administration to strengthen the student arts community at Duke.
Currently, I am a medical student at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine in Arizona, where I’m working toward my dream of becoming a physician. While in medical school, I have continued to pursue my artistic interests through completing a Distinction Track in Applied Medical and Health Humanities, co-founding the first Medical Illustration course for medical students, serving as a Visual Arts Co-editor for Mayo Clinic’s annual creative works publication, The Tempest, and serving as a Co-leader for Dancing Doctors, organizing dance workshops for medical students. I sell cards year-round and donate profits to various Arizona-based charities, including Hospice of the Valley, where I volunteered after graduating from Duke, and Central Arizona Shelter Services, where I have assisted in providing vision care during medical school.
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