Canvas Confluence_2024, an exhibition of small format paintings by 50 artists held at Gurugram
Without being bound by theme or medium, the artists let their creativity speak
The Canvas Confluence – 2024, an exhibition of small format paintings by 50 artists from across India was rolled out at Shailja Art Gallery on 21 January, 2024 in Gurugram. The show was curated by eminent painter and writer Ashok Bhowmick. The pool of artists has created two artworks each, without being bound by any theme or medium. The artists have let their creative freedom speak and their inner voices reflect onto the 12inch x 12inch canvas.
The participating artists included Ajay Narayan, Akshay Ameria ‘Punervasu’, Amarnath Sharma, Babita Patra, Bablu Paul, Bhakti Vilas Lad, Bhaswati Das, Bhawana Choudhary Chandra, Bhola Kumar Rana, Chaanda Singh, Charudatt Pande, Harshwardhan Prakash Devtale, Indu Tripathy, Kanchan Prakash, Kannu Behera, Mahavir Prasad Verma, Maitreyi Nandi, Manomoy Das, Meenakshi Jha Banerjee, Mohan Singh, Mukesh Bijole,Navakash, Neeraj Sharma, Neerja Chandna Peters, Nilisha J.Phad, Pooja Mhatre, Pradip Kumar Sau, Prakaash Chandwadkar, Prithuj Mondal, Ragini Sinha, Rajeev Semwal, Rajesh Chand, Rakhi Kumar, Ranjeeta Kumar, Reena Singh, Remi Poddar, Sanjay Sharma, Sankar Sarkar, Santosh Kumar Verma, Sekhar Kar, Shikha Sinha, Shubhra Chand, Sitikanta Samantsinghar, Sonali Bose, Sonia Rodrigues Sabharwal, Suhani Jain, Sumitra Ahlawat, Tirthankar Biswas, Uma Shankar Pathak and Umesh Kumar.
Speaking about the exhibition, Shailja Jain, artist and founder of Shailja Art Gallery says, “With Canvas Confluence, we wanted to showcase the artworks of an untapped pool of artists who don’t often get a chance to display their works in big cities, alongside local artists. You’ll see the abstract artworks from artists of Ujjain alongside realistic paintings of Mumbai-based artists. We’ve even got artists from smaller towns like Narhe (Maharashtra), Ratlam (Madhya Pradesh), Birbhum (West Bengal), and Khordha (Odisha) that are forgotten in the public eye.”
According to Ashok Bhowmick, “We believe that many talented artists from different towns find it difficult to exhibit their works in NCR and thus remain unknown to the art world. With this show, the gallery has showcased the artworks of this untapped pool alongside local artists. The show not only represents 50 painters with their 100 works, but it also opens before us an amazing spectrum of contemporary Indian art. One will find abstract works by Akshay Ameria from Ujjain and realistic paintings by Nilisha Phad from Mumbai. Thus, the show truly becomes a confluence of artists from metros like Mumbai and Kolkata and smaller towns like Ujjain and Ratlam. Between these two poles, there exists a wide range of highly innovative forms and vibrant colour palettes reflective of present- day art.”
Shailja’s Studio was founded in October 2021 by Shailja Jain, a veteran artist. During the past two years, Shailja Studio has hosted several painting and installation exhibitions and talk shows on and by renowned artists.
