Visual Artist, Painter, Sculptor

I am a contemporary visual artist from Vadodara, Gujarat, India and I am currently based in London. My multidisciplinary practice spans painting, sculpture and installation art, engaging deeply with autobiographical narratives and broader social contexts. With a conceptual approach at the core of my work, I often explore the materiality of objects – treating material not just as a medium, but as meaning – embedding personal, cultural and political resonances within form.

I hold a Master’s degree in Visual Arts from The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda and a Bachelor’s degree in Visual Arts from Sardar Patel University. To further expand my academic and creative horizons, I completed a second Master’s degree at the University of East London, UK.

My work often navigates themes of identity, memory and social commentary, bridging the personal with the collective. My installations and sculptural forms challenge conventional boundaries and invite viewers into immersive spaces where concept and material interplay. Through a thoughtful and introspective lens, my art becomes a site for reflection – on self, society and the shifting landscapes between them.

Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls, the most massive characters are seared with scars.

– Khalil Gibran

My journey to the Faculty of Fine Arts, MSU Baroda, has been shaped by many episodes of learning and discovery – from my early aspiration of becoming a diploma teacher to my determination to establish myself as an independent artist. The challenges I faced in my village – pursuing education, choosing a career path and navigating the influence of people around me – remain deeply embedded in my thoughts, waiting to find expression.

In my early works, I often created allegories drawn from my immediate feelings and surroundings. Over time, my practice evolved to represent a wider community – people who shared the same emotions and circumstances of village life. Materiality became central to my process, not only for its visual qualities but also for its touch, weight and scale. Initially, I treated surfaces to resemble rustic metal, but gradually I began using rusted metal itself, marking the beginning of my explorations with material. I realized the crucial difference between something that merely looks like metal and the authenticity of metal itself. Rusted waste metal appealed to me because of the traces it carries from its past – how and where it was used and how time and environment have transformed its surface.