Ambika Shirodkar

Ambika draws from very personal narratives and experiences. At present there are two primary themes prevalent in her work. The first is the universal experience of pain. As a young child, Ambika faced severe health issues that continue to cause her debilitating pain in her feet when she walks. Through her paintings and sculptural work - she tries to understand the burden of living with and moving through debilitating physical pain. 

 

Another prevalent theme in Ambika’s work is her relationship to Goldsmithing - a craft long practiced by her family. Her closeness and familiarity with the craft has made her a keen observer of the fine details and artistry required to be a skilled Goldsmith, and her paintings often depict her father’s tool or workspace. At present Ambika seeks to find a bridge between the traditional skills of her family and her own interests as a young contemporary artist

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Arun Sharma

Arun works across a range of mediums including painting, animation, graphic design and sculpture to explore the terrain of childhood. Through autobiographical commentary to address childhood trauma and explore his observations of imbalanced patriarchal societies, of whom the victims are most often women and their children. 

 

His paintings often portray ordinary domestic scenes  - mothers and sons, children and grandchildren, birthday parties, domestic spaces - yet within these spaces there is always a tension that something has or is about - go wrong. The graphic narrative style of his work further enhances and pushes the urgent tension present in the work. Arun continues to explore these stories via his character Ganda Baccha.

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Minakshi Singh

After a decade-long career of fashion and retail in Dubai, Minakshi Singh decided to hit pause and pursue another passion - art. 

 

Minakshi’s  art is all about people—they are her primary focus: their untold stories, and the layers that make them who they are.There are countless versions of each person's story. All her  works have a background story going on. It's not limited to what you are seeing on the canvas, there is ‘before and after’. Minakshi  works with a variety of mediums including oils, acrylics, ink, pastels etc.  As a self taught artist, she tries to observe and learn from the works of artists whose works have inspired her -  like Henry Rosseaue, Egon Schielle, Marc Chagall, Amrita Shergil. 

Purnendra Kumar Meshram

Purnendra Kumar Meshram is a contemporary dancer, choreographer, and educator from Chhattisgarh, India, based in Goa. 

 

His  art practice is driven by questions of identity, societal conditioning, and the body's transformation, exploring themes of memory, belonging, hierarchy, and human connection through dance, film, and visual metaphors. Inspired by personal and collective experiences, Purnendra investigates the tensions between past and present, tradition and modernity. 

 

His work integrates movement with objects like plastic sheets, creating immersive, participatory performances that dissolve the boundary between performer and audience. Using improvisation, video projections, and site-specific interactions, I seek to challenge norms, evoke emotions, and invite reflection on the fluid nature of self and society.

Rajaram Naik

Rajaram is an interdisciplinary artist  who merges technology with traditional art forms. The rich cultural heritage of Goa is combined with its traditional theater and folk practices which provide a valuable source of inspiration for such visual articulation. Often creating interactive installations, paintings, sculptures, videos, and digital media that explore memory, identity, and transformation themes. Rajaram’s work often seeks to reveal something hidden about his subject matter by introducing playful elements of motion or unexpected material choices into his work. For example - his 2020 ‘Breathing Monuments’ project recreated monolithic ancient stone monuments as inflatable latex sculptures that filled and deflated with the aid of an attached air pump.

 

Presently he is focusing on archiving Dashavatara. Dashavatara is a centuries-old traditional drama from the Konkan belt. The male protagonists in the traditional theatre are the ones who portray female characters of the mythological tales. This process explores the transformation of masculinity into femininity. His work collaborates with these proficient artists by documenting these ritualistic and gender-based narratives which serve as a futuristic archive in preserving them.

Rini Joseph

Rini is an artist and teacher, whose work work meets at the intersections of decolonisation, a deep ecological awe and pushes the boundaries of predominant art, identity and cultural narratives

Her  work includes painting, ceramics, and text, and other digital media explorations.

 

Through her art, Rini aims to unearth forgotten/dormant pasts while envisioning a hybrid indigenous future. She is  profoundly influenced by the anti-caste movement and its literature, which fuels her creative journey and empowers me to articulate narratives of memory, magic and transformation. Rini is mostly self taught but supported by mentors and artist friends. Her methods lean into organic outcomes that retain imperfections and errors, reinforcing its humanness.

Sharannya Mukherjee

Sharannya is a  brand and social media designer by profession and a multidisciplinary visual artist by practice. 

 

Her art practice is deeply rooted in storytelling, exploring themes of identity, grief, love, and family, and is  drawn to the tactile and imperfect, often working with photography and film—particularly analog processes—to capture moments that feel intimate and ephemeral. Inspiration comes from memory, personal histories, and the emotional weight of everyday life. Sharannya is interested in how visuals can evoke nostalgia and deep-seated emotions, blurring the line between documentation and fiction. Her work often experiments with mixed media, layering text, image, and texture to create narratives that feel both personal and universal, bridging the space between past and present.

Shilpa Nayudu

Shilpa is a visual artist whose practice is deeply inspired by the human body, nature, and the spaces she inhabits. Infused with admiration and gratitude, my recent works intertwine artistic inquiry with medical knowledge, offering reflections on the ephemeral nature of life and the profound interplay between mind, body, and the world around her.

 

Her practice explores the seemingly mundane yet profoundly precious aspects of life. It is a celebration of gratitude—for the nourishment in daily meals, the warmth of human connection, and the intricate mechanisms sustaining the body and mind. Her choice of medium emerges organically, spanning painting, embroidery, and printmaking to weave intimate narratives. She often incorporates self-imagery, tracing the contours of her body to create art that is deeply personal, transforming everyday experiences into reflections on presence, sustenance, and the quiet beauty of existence.

Sushant Naik

Sushant is a scientist at the CSIR National Institute of Oceanography. Despite no formal training of art, Sushant has long been an avid artist, painting and drawing since childhood. His early tryst with art began following in his family’s professional  tradition of making ganesha idols - which then eventually evolved to more mediums and subjects. His current focus is on figures and portraits and exploring the structure of the human face. Sushant  also likes to explore simple themes related to his roots and personal growth, bringing back moments frozen in time. 

Tara Mcmanus

Tara is a  photographer by profession, with a  passion to combine painting and photography to enhance both artistic disciplines. She has a  deep interest in blending these mediums, particularly through hand-coloured photography. This technique allows her to merge historical and contemporary elements using watercolours, gouache, acrylic, and, on occasion, digital painting.

 

Tara’s work focuses on reinterpreting images to spark curiosity and challenge perceptions of time, seamlessly bridging the past with the present. By combining traditional and modern techniques, she creates compositions that transform photography into something more layered and open to interpretation.

 

Over the years,  her focus has evolved to include nature and landscapes, developing my contemporary approach using watercolours, gouache, acrylic, and digital painting. Now in Goa, she is drawn to its landscapes, culture, and festivals. I aim to capture and reinterpret these elements, bridging past and present in a way that sparks curiosity.