Prakash Bal Joshi is a multifaceted personality with four decades in journalism, creative writing and international recognition as an artist. His work is spontaneous and brush strokes are full of energy bringing the picture alive. He has three books to his credit. “Maitrinichi Goshta” (story of a friend), a collection of short stories, “Gateway” explores complexities and contradictions of urban living in Mumbai, accompanied by sketches and award winning “Prakash Bal Joshi yanchya Katha “. The translation of this book in English has been published recently , “The Mirror in the Hall “ and will be also published in Hindu, Gujarati, Malayalam and French. During last decade and half, he held several solo and group shows of his paintings – oil on canvas in India as well as abroad. He received good response in New York , Chicago, Las Vegas and Minneapolis in USA, Basel, (Switzerland), Venice in Italy, Lisbon (Portugal), Norway, Osijek, Croatia, Yekaterinburg in USSR and other centers in Europe, Izmir in Turkey, Muscat in Oman and Thimphu in Bhutan, Seoul in South Korea for his spontaneous work. He was appointed jury for an international art competition held at Belgravia art gallery, London, and Kokuyo-Camlin art competitions held in India. His art works have been included in the permanent collections by South Nevada Museum of Fine Art, Las Vegas , Yekaterinburg Gallery of Modern Art, Russia, Priyadarshini Park Foundation, Mumbai, Seba Art Gallery, Izmir, Turkey, Colorida Art Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal, Minneapolis university, USA, Galerija Vernissage, Osijek Croatia. His works have been appreciated by corporate and individual art connoisseurs.