Yahel Chirinian

Yahel Chirinian is a French contemporary sculptor and installation artist who lives and works in India. She opened the avant-garde Monsoon Heritage Studio in Goa in 2002 and won the "Goan of the Year" Award in the Arts and Culture category from Lokmat in 2016.

Biography Yahel Chirinian was born on 29 August 1970 in Avignon (France), where she discovered the world of theatre, contemporary dance, literature and the arts. She won a scholarship to attend Immaculee Conception boarding school in Carpentras, The studio provides installations for international private collections and art galleries. Chirinian's work also can be found in luxury hotels in India such as the Park Hotel from Kolkatta, Hyderabad and Goa, and the Taj Hotels.

Journalist Karen Lajon, from the "Le journal du dimanche" once asserted "The sculptures of Ganesh have found their place. Whether it is among Indian politicians or Bollywood and Hollywood celebrities, the iconic centerpiece of Yahel Chirinian is now a part of the Indian Artistic heritage."

List of exhibitions and installations • May 2013: "The Park Hotel" - Goa (Hospitality)

• March 2012: "Neemrana's Ishavilas" - Goa (Hospitality)

• November - December 2010: Sadhu pop, vanitas vanitatum - Paris (Art Gallery)

• January – February 2010: If I can't dance tonight – Bruxelles (Art gallery)

• May 2008: "The Park Hotel, Aura Spa" - Hyderabad (Hospitality)

Distinction Chirinian received the award of "Best Artist and Contribution to Art" of the year 2016, in the category Art and Culture. She is the first artist to achieve artistic distinction in India as a woman and a foreigner.