In any non-writing culture, the transmission of practical know how’s, moral compasses, social taboos and the manners of speech, maintain themselves through the telling and retelling of stories. However, across the modern world, the amplitude of such oral cultures is shrinking, their voices often drowned in an era dominated by the written and the visual. Yet within this decline, there exists a possibility: the very communities that have ensured continuum of these narratives for generations are now adapting, using visual mediums as new vessels for disseminating oral knowledge.

The exhibition explores how stories once solely spoken and sung, find expression through visual narratives. A collaboration between Kailash Pradhan and Ajay Marko, Gond Pradhaan artists with Gangaram Uikey and Narayandeen Tekam, oral storytellers from the same community, this exhibition presents the active passing of smriti (memory) within the Pradhaan Gonds and a dialogue between orality and visuality, tradition and reinvention.

The facilitation of this process of memory transfer has been made possible by Smt Apoorva Mishra and Shri Achyut Siddu of Loksutr, who have been working closely with the tribal communities in Anuppur and Dindori in Madhya Pradesh

Inauguration by Shri Udayan Vajpeyi, Raza Foundation on Thursday, 20 March 2025 at 17:30 hrs

(Collaboration: Loksutr) 
 

An exhibition of paintings by Shefali Upadhyay

Drawing inspiration from diverse plant life – ranging from lush grape leave to delicate lotus flowers, Shefali’s work resonates with the timeless philosophy of finding perfection in imperfection

Preview on Tuesday, 4 March at 18:30 hrs

Creations in harmony with nature
 

An exhibition of work using natural dyes, leaf imprints and fibre art
By Pooja Jayan

Preview on 11 February 2025 at 18:30 hrs

An exhibition of paintings, drawings, woodcuts, etchings and collagraphs

By Digvijaysinh Jadeja from Bhavnagar, recipient of the prestigious Purushottam Annual Merit Award 2023

Preview on Thursday,30 January 2025 at 18:30

(Collaboration: Purushottam Public Trust)
 

Looking at Delhi

An exhibition of paintings in oil and mixed media
By M. Sanghapal from Lonar, Maharashtra

Preview on Friday, 10 January 2025 at 18:30 hours

An exhibition of photographs by Brig. Bikram Singh, serving Indian Army Officer, wildlife photographer and biodiversity promoter

The exhibition showcases a wide array of photographic themes, including wildlife, birds, landscapes, portraits, architecture, celestial wonders, and floral subjects

Preview on Saturday, 14 December 2024 at 18:30

An exhibition of photographs by Eklavya Prasad

This exhibition is part of The Visual Katha series of photographs that captures the untold resilience of North Bihar’s communities as they confront the cyclical devastations of annual flooding. The collection will take viewers on a journey that unfolds the intricate dimensions of floods, beginning with the varies typologies, from flash floods to the riverine floods, engulfing rise of river waters, each with unique implications for the region’s landscape and lives

Inauguration by Sunita Narain, Director General, Centre for Science and Environment on Thursday, 5 December 2024 at 18:00

Guest of Honour: Dr Krishna S. Vatsa, Member, National Disaster Management Authority, New Delhi.

An exhibition of photographs by Subhash Verma 

Inauguration by Smt Satinder Kaur Dhillon and Olav Balslev  on Tuesday, 26 November 2024 at 18:30 
 
29 and 30 November 2024 at 17:00
Gallery Walkthrough 

1 December at 18:00
Conversation with the Photographer 
 

 

An exhibition of paintings in acrylic and mixed media

By Meera Dayal

Inauguration by Feisal Alkazi on Tuesday, 12 November 2024 at 18:30

The Written Canvas
Letters to Keshav Malik from Artists and Thinkers

To celebrate the birth centenary of Keshav Malik, well-known art critic and poet, an exhibition curated from a remarkable collection of over 300 letters written by some of India’s most celebrated artist and art writers to Keshav Malik. This collection includes correspondences from Jahangir Sabavala, Biren De, M.F. Husain, Francis Newton Souza, S.H. Raza, Shobha Broota, and Gayatri Sinha. The letters offer a unique insight into the personal professional and throw light on Indian art history and interactions between Malik and these personalities.

Curated by Gaurav Kumar

Inauguration by Dr. Karan Singh on Monday, 4 November 2024 at 18:00 

(Collaboration: Art Konsult)