Pooja Pittie

Pooja Pittie’s work is a reminder that dreams are always obtainable. Born and raised in India, she trained as an accountant and moved to the U.S. in 1999. An MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business led Pittie to a career in finance and entrepreneurship, but her lifelong passion was always art. She shifted her focus to painting full-time, despite battling an incurable and progressive form of Muscular Dystrophy. Her work explores the struggle for balance between a slow-moving body and an active mind. Inspired by pointillism and children’s books, Pittie paints with youthful expression. The whimsical and eccentric nature of her pieces touch our primitive emotions, fun, happiness, and joy.