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Visual Artist Reena Ahluwalia. Monumental diamond and gemstone fine art paintings. Legislative Mace of Ontario, Belgian postage stamp, GJEPC Hall of Fame.

Reena Ahluwalia Blog

Official journal of Visual Artist Reena Ahluwalia. Mapping human transformation through monumental gemstone fine art paintings on canvas and landmark institutional projects.

Reena Ahluwalia Interview with Rob Bates: Diamonds Mirror Human Resilience

October 15, 2026 Reena Ahluwalia

Veteran journalist Rob Bates invited visual artist Reena Ahluwalia to his Five Questions series on The Jewelry Wire to discuss her visual art practice. The conversation examines the conceptual core of her work—the Human-Gem Arc—and how she utilizes monumental painting and sculptural jewelry as mediums to explore human resilience, transformation, and identity.

The Human Spirit Diamond Painting by Reena Ahluwalia

January 31, 2021 Reena Ahluwalia

I believe the Human Spirit is like a diamond - resilient and full of light. That’s why I painted this one. It’s my way of celebrating the power of humanity and hope that we stand for diversity, inclusivity, equality and empathy. Each of us is an example of what is possible. However many times we might fall, the human spirit gives us the strength to get back up with new resolve.

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Museo del Gioiello Acquires CIBJO Centenary Artworks by Visual Artist Reena Ahluwalia

Museo del Gioiello permanently accessions two landmark CIBJO Centenary artworks created by visual artist Reena Ahluwalia.

Reena Ahluwalia’s Winston Red Diamond Painting Accessioned Into Smithsonian

Visual Artist Reena Ahluwalia’s painting, “The Legacy of The Winston Red Diamond,” has been accessioned into the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. At a May 6 ceremony in the Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals, Dr. Gabriela Farfan, the Coralyn W. Whitney Curator of Gems and Minerals, accepted the painting. Making it the first contemporary painting ever accessioned into the National Gem Collection.

A Jeweled Legacy: Reena Ahluwalia Inducted into Hall of Fame

In a glittering celebration of excellence, the gem and jewelry industry bestowed its highest honor upon Reena Ahluwalia at the prestigious IIJS Signature 2025 Show. The Hall of Fame induction, considered the pinnacle of recognition in the jewelry and diamond industry, celebrates a lifetime of achievement and contribution. The Hall of Fame recognition was awarded by Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), India's Apex body supported by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

Bejeweled Maharaja and Maharani Paintings of Royal Mysore

The Bejeweled Maharaja and Maharani Paintings of Royal Mysore by Reena Ahluwalia. My paintings act as a bridge between the past and the present, reminding us of the significance these gems hold in Indian culture. I have painted the Maharaja and Maharani as beings with diamond-clad bodies, wearing historically accurate jewels. A reminder that we too are the modern-day Maharajas (king) and Maharanis (queen) of our own lives, and can leave a lasting legacy, as enduring and luminous as the diamonds and gemstones that grace the Maharaja and Maharani. The Royal Mysore paintings are in the permanent collection of the CKC Crystal Museum, in Bengaluru, India.

The Legendary Koh-i-Noor Diamond

The Koh-i-Noor is a diamond of monumental stature. No other diamond in history can lay claim to be more widely traveled, famous and controversial, all at once. Today, the Koh-i-Noor remains one of the most coveted and enigmatic jewels in the world. A story so deep that it began billions of years ago as the diamond formed beneath earth and continues to this date, spanning 750 years of human history.

Reena Paints the Mouawad Miss Universe Power of Unity Crown

As an homage to humanity, Reena Ahluwalia has painted the Mouawad - Miss Universe ‘Power of Unity’ Crown. The painting celebrates women power, strength in unity, equality and diversity. It carries a powerful message - to unite in the cause of humanity. Because in unity, lies power. The diamond painting was commissioned by Mouawad Co-guardian Fred Mouawad.

Reena Ahluwalia Diamond Paintings exhibited at the Mouawad Simply Exceptional Event

Mudan Watch Sets Guinness World Record for Most Diamonds, Ever

Reena Ahluwalia Solo Diamond Paintings & Jewelry Exhibition | Singapore

Top Ten - Largest Diamonds Discovered In The World

Reena Ahluwalia's Diamond Paintings Adorn DIVA Diamond Museum in Antwerp

Reena Ahluwalia Receives Fellow Award, Delivers Keynote Address At The George Brown College Convocation 2017

Green Diamonds

In the world of fancy coloured diamonds, a green diamond may be the most mysterious and intriguing...

Famous Heart-Shaped Diamonds

This blog post highlights a particular diamond shape. A symbol of love and romance - the heart-shaped diamond...

Type IIa Diamonds

Splendors of Mughal India

The Legendary Cullinan Diamond

The Magnificent Maharajas of India

Red Diamonds

Red diamonds are extremely rare. Basically they are very strongly and deeply colored pink diamonds, with the same cause of color, crystal distortion. Just how rare are some of these red diamonds, you might ask?

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