Held in Joy

Pregnancy was unlike any state I had known — continuous, expansive, and quietly radiant. There was no rise and fall, only steadiness, trust, and creative abundance.
My energy peaked. I painted for twelve hours a day, read relentlessly, slept deeply, and felt entirely available to my work and myself. Creation was happening everywhere —within my body and through my hands.

Those months reshaped my life. They gave me the courage to leave a secure engineering career and step fully into being an artist.

After leaving my career as a telecom engineer to live fully as an artist, I began observing rhythms I had long overlooked. In my mid-30s, I started tracking my menstrual cycle not to manage it, but to understand it. What revealed itself was a precise intelligence: four distinct phases, each carrying its own emotional, physical, and creative logic.

What once felt like inconsistency became structure. Mood was not randomness; it was information. Energy was not constant—and it was never meant to be.

This body of work is a refusal to pathologize natural rhythms. Nothing here needs fixing. Each phase carries wisdom. Each deserves respect.

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Step into the enchanting world of Priya Gore, where the extraordinary comes to life on canvas through animated depictions of birds and wildlife. Her paintings are a breathtaking symphony of color, vibrating with energy. Priya’s process of painting is like a joyous dance, each lyrical movement breathes life into the birds that are often the subject of her art.

Inspired by the breathtaking landscapes of the Australian wilderness, from tropical rainforests to diverse wildlife, Priya's heart carries the love for her homeland. As a slow-madic artist, she travels the globe with her family, viewing each journey as a source of inspiration. For Priya, the exploration of new cultures, art, history, and forging genuine connections with people enriches her artistic practice.

Believing that global unity, empathy, and peace are vital lessons, Priya sees her travels and varied residencies as integral to her daughter's education. Recent months spent on the islands of Bali and Java have left an indelible mark on her mind and soul, influencing the art that is unfolding from her easel.

Using the highest quality acrylic paints on premium canvas, Priya ensures the archival quality of her original paintings. When you gaze upon Priya Gore's magnificent creations, you can almost envision her before the canvas—brush in hand, applying each stroke with a graceful, flowing gesture, infusing her art with A Dash of Wilderness.

In 2023, Priya achieved recognition as a finalist in the David Shephard Wildlife Foundation's Wildlife Artist of the Year competition. Her presence in London's Mall Galleries during September showcased the finalist piece "Love. Light. Wren.," which claimed the third-place People's Choice Award among 125 artworks from around the globe. Priya's art, highly coveted, graces both private and public collections worldwide—Australia, USA, Germany, Japan, Singapore, and Brunei, among others.