art with a mission
I partner with
progressive organizations,
campaigns, coalitions and
social movements to create visuals
that are mission-driven, magnetizing
and fund-raising for our
collective wellbeing,
education and
liberation.
“Chetna Mehta is a superb artist and a delightful collaborator. Her art is bold, evocative, and magnetic.
When drawing inspiration from other content, such as the imagery in a journal article or magazine essay, Chetna can capture the feeling an author seeks to convey while skillfully adding her own interpretation. In this way, her illustrations reflect and transcend their inspiration, making them both beautiful complements to other media (like writing) and powerful standalone pieces of art.
It’s also great to work with Chetna from a professional standpoint. Her communications are clear and timely, and she is enthusiastic about collaborating on projects that align with her values. She integrates her collaborators' ideas into initial designs and takes feedback well. I can't recommend working with her highly enough!”
—Gabe Dayley, Co-Founder
The Arrow: A Journal of Wakeful Society, Culture, and Politics
“I use Chetna’s artwork in my middle school and high school classrooms as visual tools to navigate conflict and create inclusive create space.
My students easily identify Chetna’s style and resonate with the way the images and words work together to present really complex messages. They connect Chetna’s work to powerful ideas about bodily autonomy, self care and accountable relationships that Chetna’s art is masterful at conveying.”
RECENT PARTNERS
Mind & Life Institute
San Jose Sharks
Oakland Art Murmur
Yoga Journal
Womxn’s March
MUD WTR
CU Boulder
YES! World
Local Color SJ
The Arrow Journal
Chinook Fund
Restorative Justice Institute of Maine
Transformational Leadership for Change
"Chetna's beautiful illustrations were the perfect addition to our monthly newsletter—her work engaged Mind & Life's audience more deeply in our content and helped capture the spirit and wisdom explored through each issue's monthly theme. Chetna's use of color and texture alongside the merging of human and Earth elements expertly represented Mind & Life's brand and depicted complex themes like compassion, trauma, the human-earth connection, and our fundamental interconnection.
And just as her work was the perfect compliment for promotions through email, social media, and our website, working with Chetna was a delight. She was timely and professional in every way, and never hesitated to reach out with questions and welcomed our feedback and collaboration."
—Brynn Pedrick, Advancement and Communications Manager
Mind & Life Institute