Meeting & Program May 2, 2026
Saturday May 2, 2026— 10:00 am to noon.
At the Shallowford Annex
“My Journey and Process of Painting Portraits“
Join us as Dr. Sivananda (Siva) Nyayapathi, ARCALM, OPA, talks about his journey from engineering to art. While showing some of his drawings and award-winning paintings, he will share his beliefs on the importance of drawing and painting from life and discuss his personal art processes. And of interest to many, he’ll demonstrate his own process of drawing from photographs. We hope you can join us for this informative presentation Saturday morning, May 2nd, 2026.
About Dr. Sivananda Nyayapathi (Siva), ARCALM, OPA
Dr. Sivananda (Siva) was very fortunate to be born into an artistic family. Siva was inspired since his childhood by watching his father – an artist, writer, dramatist and singer – draw and paint. Siva had started exhibiting his drawings since a very young age of 12. Sivananda started painting in oils while pursuing his studies in engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), where he had obtained a doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering.
Siva has studied with some of the top artists like Daniel Greene, Burton Silverman, Dawn Whitelaw, Michael Shane Neal, David A Leffel, and Scott Christensen.
Siva has exhibited in the nation’s top juried exhibitions like Portrait society of America, Oil Painters of America, National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society (NOAPS), Portrait society of Atlanta, Richeson 75, etc.
Sivananda has also been a juror for some of the Nation’s top art competitions like Oil Painters of America, National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society (NOAPS)
Sivananda has been teaching art for over 25 years.
Honors
- Art Renewal Center Associate Living Master (ARCALM)
- Signature member of Oil Painters of America (OPA)
- Signature member of National Oil & Acrylic Painters Society (NOAPS)
- Juried member of Portrait Society of Atlanta• Art Renewal Center Associate Living Master (ARCALM)
- Signature member of Oil Painters of America (OPA)
- Signature member of National Oil & Acrylic Painters Society (NOAPS)
- Juried member of Portrait Society of Atlanta
Partial List of Awards
- International Competition of the Portrait Society of America (select 50) and multiple awards in its members only competitions
- Realism award of Excellence in the Oil Painters of America (OPA)
- Best Composition award from National Oil & Acrylic Painters Society (NOAPS)
- Multiple first place and members choice awards from the Portrait Society of Atlanta
- Best in show and multiple other awards in the Booth Artists Guild annual competitions of the Booth Western Art Museum
- Multiple first place and other awards from GA National Fair, Perry, GA
- Grand prize (best in show) and merit awards from CFUMC annual Festival of Arts
- Awards in the annual competitions of Marietta Cobb Museum of Art
Location
North Shallowford Annex, 4470 North Shallowford Road, Atlanta GA 30338 (map below)
Driving Directions to 4470 North Shallowford Road
Located just north of the Perimeter on N. Shallowford Rd
Directions when driving Southbound on N. Shallowford Rd: look for a sign (North Shallowford Annex) on the right BEFORE the entrance. Turn right at the light (at Peachford Road intersection) into the parking lot. Shallowford Annex building is on the right, Cube Smart storage on the left.
Directions when driving Northbound on N. Shallowford Rd: look for the Cube Smart Self Storage (4444) sign on the left, and turn left at the light into the parking lot. Shallowford Annex building is on the right, Cube Smart storage on the left.
