In 2006, large-scale paintings created in various dimensions by Chitra Ramanathan were displayed at Chase Tower (now Salesforce Tower) on Monument Circle, Indianapolis, as part of a public art initiative by the Arts Council of Indianapolis titled Picture Windows 2006: Urban Interpretations.

Chitra Ramanathan grew up in India and studied art at the University of Illinois/Champaign-Urbana. Her abstract paintings are frequently created in expansive scale or as multi-paneled works, and visually portray happiness and joy. They have been frequently displayed in been private as well as public venues including courthouses, hotels, and prominent solo and group exhibitions. Numerous originals have been acquired by private and business clients, auctions as well as commissioned large-scale paintings and series. Once an Indianapolis resident, she currently lives in Florida.