Past Events

The H. K. Kejriwal Young Artist's Annual Award was 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 35 years receiving cash prize by the H.K. Kejriwal Foundation and an opportunity to exhibit their works and be promoted by the Mahua Art Gallery, Bangalore. In 2010 Mahua received close to 700 applications for the H.K. Kejriwal Young…

A Luminous Confluence - A solo exhibition by Amit Bhar Amit Bhar's recent collection of works for his solo exhibition Luminous Confluence is a continuation of his favorite series - the Benaras series. Bhar's works continue to be an allude to one of the oldest spiritual cities Benaras is known for its rich heritage of spiritual culture and religious rituals. Benaras is the city seeped in rituals where one is surrounded by the symbolic kamadal of sadhus, the ringing of…

Participating Artist: Amit Bhar, Anjali Sapra, C F Jhon, Elanchezhiyan, JMS Mani, Seema Kohli.

EGG TEMPERA - THE TECHNIQUE Egg Tempera is a technique used by ancient artists of Babylonia, Mycenaean Greece, and China. Tempera paintings decorate gravestones in Egypt, early Christian catacombs and altarpieces in Byzantine churches. Tempera is basically a mix of egg yolk and water in varying proportions. Sometimes, oh wax or gum Arabic may be added to it to give the medium greater flexibility. Anjali Sapra uses tempera made from egg yolk, linseed oil, clove oil and water. The mixture…

Roots / Routes of Bengal is a specially curated show by curator Dr. Archana Roy from West Bengal, who had the vision to put together the artists who have graduated from Bengal schools and are now living across the world in a curated show. This show has become a reality today in the Roots from Bengal and artists like Sakti Burman, Jayashree Burman, Kavita Nayar, Sanjay Bhattacharyya, Niren Sengupta, Indrapramit Roy will be showcased along with the new generation artists.…

Participating Artists : Anjah Sapra, Anshika Kohn, Bratin Khan, C F John, Durga Bai, Dimpy Menon, Elachezhiyan Po Gopinath So Jagannath Paul, Jayanta Mandol, Jaya %laver', J M S Mani, Kurma Nadhan, Karma Tenrab, Leela Cherian, Leena Keiriwal, Prathik Prabhakar Preeti Agarwai, Partha Shaw, Sachin S Sebastian, Seema Kohli, Sasi Edavarad, Sunil Sarkar, Somnath Malty, Tapas Goshal, Torun Malty, Vinod Daroz, Yusuf Arakkal

A Journey Into Rural Bengal - A solo exhibition by Sujit Das Sujit Das received his B.V.A. in Painting from the Government College of Arts and Craft, Calcutta University (1990). His artworks portray scenic landscapes and glimpses of everyday village life including lush farms, rivers, and bikes parked by the road. These simple, elementary subjects are rendered in striking compositions, rich with texture, movement, and vibrant colors. Das’ works have shown across the country including several shows in  Kolkata, Mumbai…

Introduction Art springs from the desire to express the inner self. In doing so, an artist continuously evolves through a range of thematic concerns, visual styles and techniques. In this creative search, the only constant is the intention to embody the expression of inner perception. The Art Annual 2016 at Mahua Art Gallery embraces artistic creativity by showcasing an eclectic mix of paintings and sculptures by our thirty talented established and emerging artists from over ten Indian states. It is…