“Colors in Rhythm,” an art exhibit featuring a collection of paintings by local artist Tanya Momi, will be on display at the Los Altos Hills Town Hall from April to September.
Momi is a visionary artist, author and cultural voice whose work bridges continents, histories and inner landscapes. Born in India, she first picked up a paintbrush at the age of five and was later formally trained in fine arts at the Government College for Women in Chandigarh. She now creates paintings that are visually striking and emotionally resonant.
For more than three decades, Momi built a successful entrepreneurial life in Silicon Valley, founding and operating “Spoil Me,” her Mountain View salon-gallery that functioned as both business and a cultural gathering space. Alongside raising her children, she curated exhibitions, mentored artists and cultivated community dialogue through art. Her leadership and advocacy for women’s empowerment led to a speaking engagement at the White House in 2016. She is also a producer, actor and exhibiting artist associated with the feature film “Designed by Preeti.”
The foundation of Momi’s artistic voice lies in the refusal to be silenced. After a 22-year pause from painting, she returned to the canvas, armed with encouragement from friends and with a renewed clarity and urgency to pour her heart out into her art. What began as a personal reckoning evolved into a powerful body of work that confronts memory, identity, borders, womanhood and healing.
The art exhibit “Colors in Rhythm” brings together a collection of paintings united by movement and pulse. The title reflects Momi’s belief that color carries energy – that brightness moves like a flowing liquid on the canvas, symbolizing infinity itself. She begins each day before dawn in meditation and reflection. That discipline flows directly into her creative process. Momi works primarily in oil, acrylic and mixed media on canvas, often at large scale. She commands multiple artistic languages — abstract, figurative, social realism and cubist interpretation.
The exhibit features a curated sampling of Momi’s artistic endeavors from the last 20 years, including never-before-displayed pieces intended to inspire the audience. These colors carry beyond the canvas, inviting viewers to forge a deep, personal connection with the art they bring into their own spaces.
Momi’s work and story have been featured by New India Abroad, India Currents, American Kahani, CanvasRebel, Bold Journey, USA Today and French-American television, among others. Her work has been exhibited internationally in India, London, Hong Kong, Toronto, Austria, Germany and Beverly Hills and throughout the Bay Area, including exhibitions connected with the Triton Museum of Art, the New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU), the Crocker Art Museum and the Los Altos History Museum. She has received juried awards in India and continues to present her work through lectures, exhibitions and publications. She also counts two former members of the White House as collectors of her art.
At its core, this exhibit asks one question: How do we turn inherited pain into generational strength? In answering, Momi offers canvases that do not whisper – they speak out loud.
There will be an artists’ reception from 2-5 p.m. April 19 at Los Altos Hills Town Hall, 26379 Fremont Road, that will feature live music, refreshments and wine. The event is free and open to the public.
Learn more at tanyamomi.com.
