Past Events

Thoughts settle like dew and trickle down, tracing the lines of this collection of figurative artworks. They evaporate and come anew as we move through their human landscapes portraying different moods. C F John’s meditative quality delves inward into layers of consciousness, making us reflect on our responses to the subject’s introverted eyes and sombre frame. Gujarappa B G’s solemnly compelling figures share a similar introspective character. Are their stories untold, unfinished or are they searching within for something still…

Experiencing the Abstract Abstract art goes beyond familiar forms and imageries and givesus a view of the artist’s inner expressions. It invites us to use our imagination, transforming us from mere viewers to participants in the creative process. Through this process, we can try to understand the artwork’s meaning or simply allow ourselves to be immersed in its energy. Abstract art opens us to experience art rather than to just understand or see it. “Experiencing the Abstract” is a curated…

The HK Kejriwal Young Artist Awards were initiated in the year 1988 in Chitrakala Parishath to discover and promote young artists in the country. The awards are annually announced in association with Mahua Art Gallery, Bangalore with four awardees below 40 years of age, receiving cash prize by the HK Kejriwal Foundation and an opportunity to exhibit their works and be promoted by Mahua Art Gallery. The HK Kejriwal Foundation is a non-profit, educational organization established in 1970 by Dr.…

The exhibition is a series of paintings C.F. John has been working on for the last six years as part of his reflection on two mystic saints, St. Kabir and Francis of Assisi. The easel format, together with the realistic foundation of the new paintings, may surprise initially against John’s past of cutting-edge work. The last installation project John worked on was in and around an open well that had gone dry and been abandoned; a well that had lost…

Beyond Boundaries - A Group Exhibition of 25 Artist and Sculptors.

The concept of the present exhibition – “Loitering with Intent” Ranjana in her solo exhibition “Loitering with Intent” has created a sensitive body of works. She paints the nameless, faceless; multitude of people going about their busy lives and in doing so makes them visible to the viewer. In fact, she invites the viewer to celebrate these lives by infusing color and warmth in the mundane landscape of daily existence.