Catalogue of solo exhibition by Shipra Bhattacharya at ArtsIndia West, Palo Alto in 2006. Sushma Bahl wrote, 'Submerged within whirlpools of womanhood, Shipra Bhattacharya's creativity seems to stem from and revolve around the image of the woman. The woman and her world are the central theme for much of Shipra's creative oeuvre. Her work has the distinctive character that it is quiet, content and non-provocative, somewhat like the artist's own persona. It neither attempts to provoke a feminist discourse nor to raise any issues around gender bias or sexist outlook. Her work is about feminine fantasies that add up to make a beautiful protrayal of women in their varied images, colours, garbs, locales and moods, comfortable and at peace within themselves to the total exclusion of a male gaze or perspective eventhough men do occasionally make an appearance in some of her frames.' Artist biography is provided in the present catalogue.