Anamika is a proud native of Bihar, India and came to Australia in 2012 with her husband and two children. She has completed a degree in Information and Technology in India. Anamika has strong ties to her ancestral home where she had learnt various traditional art forms including Madhubani art, which she has been practising since her childhood. She has received numerous awards for her Madhubani paintings. She has also learned embroidery and sewing from her mother, who in her own words “will always be her first and best teacher”.

She is an accomplished embroiderer who uses various traditional Indian styles of stitches to embellish sarees, dresses and bed covers. As an artist and facilitator, she works with various arts organisations such as ACE, Community Hubs and the Art Gallery of NSW and continuously thrives to inspire other women to use their creativity and cultural heritage to express themselves.

Since joining the Gul Collective in 2023, she has learned and grown her artistic skills by enhancing her own intricate designs and contributing by sharing her vast plants’ knowledge around natural remedies, traditional ways to use herbs and plants in her cuisine and gardening advices.”