Posted on 20 March 2026:
Samanvaya: Line · Colour · Form – Dialogues in Contemporary Indian Art at India International Centre, New Delhi
From 20 to 30 March 2026, the Delhi Art Society presents Samanvaya: Line · Colour · Form – Dialogues in Contemporary Indian Art at the Main Art Gallery, Kamaladevi Complex, India International Centre, New Delhi.
ARTISTS PARTICIPATING: Aashima Mehrotra | Alka Jhamb | Anand Moy Banerji | Aniruddh Sagar | Anju Kaushik | Apoorva Garg | Avneet Chawla | Girish Urkude | Jagdish Chander | Kalicharan Gupta | Meena Deora | Mohan Shingane | Neeraj Gupta | Nivedita Pande | Prasanta Kalita | Prem Singh | Rachit Jain | Rakesh Kumar Gupta | Sanjoy Roy | Satish Sharma | Shashikala Singh | Shruti Binay | Shruti Chandra Gupta | Surinder K. Mishra | Vandana Rakesh
Curated by Jyoti A. Kathpalia — this distinguished group exhibition brings together 25 senior and eminent artists, each with decades of contribution to Indian art.
“It has been my mission to support artists and contemporary Indian art. Over the years, Delhi Art Society has brought serious and committed artists to the fore. In the present art scene, attention needs to be redirected towards contemporary art and sculpture. This is essential if contemporary Indian art is to claim its rightful place on the global stage.”—Neeraj Gupta, President of Delhi Art Society, emphasizes the need to foreground contemporary art and sculpture on the global stage.
“This exhibition is unique in that it speaks simultaneously to the individual and the universal. Each artist brings a distinct vision, yet together they establish a dialogue that reflects shared spatial, emotional, and thematic concerns.”—Curator Jyoti A. Kathpalia notes the exhibition’s unique ability to speak to both personal and collective concerns.
The exhibition unfolds as a vibrant dialogue across painting, printmaking, and sculpture, weaving diverse practices into a shared space of resonance. Artists such as Aashima Mehrotra, Shruti Chandra Gupta, and Anju Kaushik exemplify the breadth of vision—exploring texture, layered narratives, and emotive colour. Collectively, the works embody both individuality and universality, reflecting the evolving language of contemporary Indian art.
Kalicharan Gupta’s Metropolis series evokes the restless pulse of urban expansion. His paint-dropping technique yields intricate, graph-like structures—patterns of geometric rigor that mirror both the external cityscape and contemplative inner states, balancing order with a quiet nostalgia for vanishing open lands.
Jagdish Chander’s iconic work, steeped in abstract expressionism, stages a dramatic tension between a discernible face and a radiant reddish-pink field. Chaotic brushstrokes release raw psychological energy, capturing anguish, ecstasy, and the fragile struggles of the human condition.
Anand Moy Banerji, a pioneer of Indian printmaking, presents Form–III and Form–VI—semi-figurative explorations of psyche and society. Rich in colour and layered with memory, these works embody Bergsonian time, where limbs and forms carry existential tension and emotional resonance.
Neeraj Gupta’s From the Smithy of the Soul emerges organically from wood, guided by its natural grain and texture. The sculpture transforms raw nature into metaphor, a profound expression of inner essence forged through intuitive vision.
Rakesh Kumar Gupta’s celebrated Heads series bursts with vibrant colour and bold distortion. Drawing from cubism, abstract portraiture, and folk idioms, his non-realist forms compel viewers to confront emotional depth and psychological complexity.
Shruti Binay’s Vestige I suspends a white fabric in silence, evoking old clothes and forgotten memories. The absent body and dense black void create a poignant meditation on loss, memory, and the fragile traces of presence.
Vandana Rakesh’s The Journey Within flows in delicate washes of watercolour. Infused with tribal and primitivist influences, her dreamlike imagery balances archetypal figures with intimate landscapes, weaving memory and mind into luminous modernist expression.
Samanvaya becomes not only an exhibition but a confluence of line, colour and form—where artistic voices meet in dialogue and harmony.
