Art and about: A great list of art exhibitions
Editor’s Note: Here’s one for the art lovers. The splainer team has curated a great list of art shows across cities—mainly in Delhi and Mumbai (and one in Bangalore and Jaipur each) with contemporary and traditional work, sculpture, and even an exhibition of textile labels from the mills of Britain and India.
The Wondering And Wandering Mind: In this solo exhibition, Omani abstract artist Haneen Almoosawi presents her latest works which are “born of a tactile engagement with materials: delicate threads sewn meticulously through gauze or linen, embedded within resin, or suspended in translucent light boxes.” The threading style and geometric shapes visible across the exhibition is reminiscent of Omani traditional embroidery and the history of architecture in the Arab world. Each individual work remains untitled but this stands out.
When: Till August 27
Where: Gallery Pristine Contemporary, New Delhi
A Glazed History: Time to turn the clock back to a young independent India in 1957, when Badri Narayan and Simon Lifschutz’s Vitrum Studio ruled the roost. A glass expert and Jewish immigrant from Poland, Lifschutz used Vitrum as a showcase for artists like Narayan affordable art decor—including hand-painted ceramic tiles and Venetian glass mosaics. Narayan’s hand-painted glazed ceramic plate of a feathered friend is a good example of what to expect.
When: Till August 31
Where: Badri Narayan & the Vitrum Studio at JNAF, Mumbai
Remembered Tales: By Madhavi Parekh, this exhibition brings together a fresh body of work by one of India’s most distinctive self-taught artists. Rooted in memory, folklore and childhood impressions from Sanjaya, Gujarat, the exhibition offers a peek into Parekh’s imaginative world—drawn from decades of sketchbooks filled with spontaneous drawings and reworking familiar motifs in new, layered ways. You’ll spot textured surfaces that recall mud walls, whimsical figures, and dreamlike village scenes. A personal favourite is her work ‘Pond in my Village’.
When: Till August 23
Where: DAG, Delhi
The Sacred & The Splintered: This solo exhibition by multidisciplinary artist Arun B presents sculptural installations made from found objects, metal, and organic materials. Drawing from his training in sculpture and his move from Kerala to Baroda, Arun explores how memory, material, and space shape perception. The works turn space into a site of tension and transformation, where ritual, vulnerability, and silence coexist. A standout piece is ‘This Corner Thinks Too Much’, which you can see below.
When: Till August 3
Where: Method Kala Ghoda, Mumbai
Rain Dogs: Rohit Chawla is one of India's leading contemporary photographers. In 2021, during the pandemic lockdown, he spent his days strolling along the empty beaches of Goa and capturing stray dogs through his lens. These images are now on display at an enchanting new exhibition, with proceeds from the show going towards the animal organisation Welfare of Stray Dogs.
When: Till August 3
Where: 47A Gallery, Mumbai
Voices: Curated by art critic and historian Uma Nair, the show brings together 26 Indian and international artists who express themselves in different mediums, themes, colours and forms. You will get to see Arzan Khambatta’s sculptures and Muzaffar Ali’s paintings of horses to Bhajju Shyam’s intricate Gond artworks, and Arpitha Reddy’s temple murals. Below is Gillie & Marc’s work.
When: Till July 24
Where: Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
Building the Past: An architect collector: If you’re looking for something more traditional, you can check out Sohrabji K Bhedwar’s great collection of South Indian and Nepalese bronzes and antiquities. This is the first time since the collector’s death that so many objects from his collection have been displayed in public.
When: Till July 30
Where: Chatterjee & Lal, Mumbai
The Personal is Mythical: We know personal is political but this collective exhibition brings together the works of Bhajju Shyam, Neha Sahai and Viraj Khanna who highlight the idea of self, memory and mythology. They retell the stories we already know in new forms and attempts at challenging the binaries of folk vs. contemporary, art vs. craft, and tradition vs. invention. Below is Neha Saha and her works.
When: From July 25 to August 18
Where: LATITUDE 28, Delhi
Non-Residency: If you’re visiting Jaipur Palace next month, you’ll be treated to this exhibition. This is the first time Jaipur Centre for Art (JCA) has partnered with a single gallery—Los Angeles’s Rajiv Menon Contemporary—on a full exhibition. The works of 16 artists will be on display. The larger theme explores homeland and the diaspora—so you will get to see experiences of immigration, exile, and cultural hybridization. Below is Suchitra Mattai’s work titled ‘Set Free’.
When: From August 9 to September 8
Where: Jaipur Centre for Art, City Palace, Jaipur
Ticket Tika Chaap: The exhibition explores late 19th or 20th century cotton labels, known as tikats (tickets), tikas or chaaps—from their origin to commercial significance as the earliest forms of branding and advertisement in India. These textile labels were manufactured in the mills of Britain and India and sold in Indian and global markets.
When: Till November 2
Where: MAP, Bangalore
“rooted & RISING”: This collective exhibition displays works of seven artists—Kumar Misal, Nachiket Prakash, Riya Chandiramani, Saviya Lopes, Sukanya Ayde, Vyom, and Yogesh Barve. The artworks explore each artist’s individual expression but the magic happens when they’re all seen together under one roof.
When: Till August 9
Where: Art and Charlie, Mumbai
