| Maura Moynihan lived
in New Delhi as a child, where her father, Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, served as the U.S. Ambassador to India. Her love for the
people and cultures of Asia continues to this day. She majored in
Asian studies at Harvard University and speaks Hindustani, Urdu
and Tibetan, among other languages. She also studied theater and
has acted in several films and plays, and created the comedy duo
"Moynihan and Green" which staged several long running
shows. She continued her studies of art with master painters in
India and Nepal, and at the Art Students League of New York and
the Corcoran School of Art in Washington DC. For several years she
collaborated with the artist Andy Warhol, on "Andy Warhol's
TV" and "Interview" magazine. She has held
exhibitions of her artwork in Asia and the United States.
Ms. Moynihan is the author of
"Masterji and Other Stories", which was recently
published in Asia to critical acclaim, and "Kaliyuga" a
collection of her poetry and paintings. She is also a musician and
composer and has released a CD, "Yoga Hotel", with
lyrics in English, Hindi, Tibetan, French and more. For many years
Ms. Moynihan has worked with Tibetan refugee in India and Nepal
and has raised funds for humanitarian and to the Dalai Lama's
exile government. She presently lives in Kathmandu, Nepal, where
she works as an artist, designer and development consultant with
the Tibetan exile community. She is currently writing a novel
about Tibet due for publication in 2001.
Ms. Moynihan started studying
Asian costumes and textiles while working with street theatre
groups, musicians and folk artists in India for the Smithsonian's
Festival of India. She started CHOLI to create individual pieces
that allow women to enjoy the luxury and opulence of a sari,
blending the elegance of traditional textiles with the need to
move with more freedom. Working with a team of master tailors in
Kathmandu, CHOLI has developed modern patterns without
fundamentally altering the integrity and quality of each
individual textile. CHOLI offers ready-made garments as well as
custom-made orders to suit the buyer's color and design
preference.
For more information contact: maura108@hotmail.com
CHOLI is the Sanskrit word for
the fitted blouse women wear with a sari. |
