‘THE WEEKLY VOICE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2005 COMMUNITY NEWS Dreams Flow in the Paintings of Meena Chopra ‘organizations. She was running an advertising| agency in New Delhi, India before she immigrated to Canada about two years back now lives in ‘An art exhibition of paintings and search, a yearning, which reaches Meena says,” Serene Surroundings poems “Residual Dreams” by out to you from the canvas. of my birth place in India ‘Nainital’ Meena chopra are on display in Accompanying her paintings are her a hill station have been a source of ‘Central Library, City Center Drive, verses, and these two complement inspiration to me always. Strangely Mississauga till 30th of December cach other. In fact, they often seem enough the beauty of Canada (am to Spm, or Library timings). to flow from and into each other, reminds me of that alot. Specifically Mississauga. Meena has exhibiced about 12 making one wonder which came che immenseness of the sky, the After coming 10 Canada she paintings and 12 poems with sprin- first, the word or the image. glory of the seeing sun with its ever along with some artists and are ing of verses around them. heightened passionate quality ofher changing colors and the unlimited lovers started a not for profit organ- ‘The first thing that strikes you verses imbues the images with wide expanse of the earth stills my ization by the name of CROSS about Meena Chopra’ works is pre- strong emotional power. nature within’ CURRENTS. Indo Canadian. cisely a sense of quest; there is a A recent immigrant to Canada Meena has held more than 25 International As, which has mis sion of embracing diverse cultured and origins and bringing chem on: ‘a,.common platform through ars ie LASER COSMETICS CLINIC Premier Laser Based Esthetics Services aia URE, | CEC ES aT) (416) 433-7847 “ Ca eed Teme ee us BASED Prraearen atest cht.) ca ems solo and group exhibitions national- ly and internationally. She represented India in the SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) Artists Mect, New Delhi in December od 2002 Her first book of verse titled SIGNITED LINES’, published in 1996 and was released in London UK. Her poems have been translat- ed & published in German as well. _ there by ‘taking arts beyond bound: They have. also been. published. in... 2rie#- The organization has had) BAMPTON Laser Centre Salon de Beauté 700 Balmoral Dr., Unit 7, (Southgate Plaza) MISSISSAUGA - 3050 Artesian Or. unit +