Thota Vaikuntam in his art draws his inspiration from the rural environs of Telangana and the men and women who inhabit that space. Born in 1942 in Boorugupali, Telangana, Vaikuntam currently is based in Hyderabad. Vaikuntam completed a Diploma in Painting at the College of Fine Arts and Architecture, Hyderabad and then another in Painting and Printmaking from the Faculty of Fine Arts at Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda under the tutelage of KG Subramanian. His art tries to capture the vibrancy of life in his natal village through a detailed exploration of the men and women in the region. He is particularly fascinated by the sensuousness of the feminine form and traces this fascination

A multimedia artist, curator based in Mumbai. He is the Ideator of Kochi-Muziris Biennale and CoFounder of Kochi Biennale Foundation (est. 2010). He co-curated the first edition of Kochi-Muziris Biennale in 2012 and has been the Director of Programmes and initiated the Students' Biennale,Children's Biennale (ABC, Art by Children), Artists Cinema, Video Lab, Let's Talk series & History Now (Talks and Seminars), Pepper House Residency & Exhibition. He has been the Advisor and Visual Arts Curator for Serendipity Arts Festival in Goa and conceptualised and curated the 'Young Sub-Continent' project. He is the co-founder of URU Art Harbour a cultural hub in

Born in 1939 in Gujarat, Manu Parekh completed a Diploma in Drawing and Painting from the Sir J.J. School of Art, Mumbai, in 1962. Parekh’s early work explored the relationships between man and nature, as according to him, this was an energetic link that had to be celebrated. The artist also points out that, since then, contradictions have formed the basis of his artistic practice, no matter the subject or genre of his works.  Banaras as a city came to play an integral role in Parekh’s work after his first visit there following his father’s death. This holy city of hope, of faith, of tourists offered him a vast number of contradictions in one location. Parekh also

G R Iranna is an artist of reinvention who transforms his art and medium with the exigencies of the political turmoil that engulfs him. Like all artists who aspire beyond the mediocre, his works capture the zeitgeist of the times he lives in and yet transcends the boundaries of time and space. Born in 1970 in the Sindgi, District of Bijapur, Karnataka, he currently lives and works in New Delhi. Brought up in the environs of a humble ashram to a family of Shaivaite believers, GR Iranna retains a moral compass attainted at a young age in his art. This is evident in his acrylic works done on tarpaulin, titled “Ethereal Tree” and “Lofty Tree” where he engages with ash as

Born in 1973 in Angamaly, Kerala, George Martin P.J. studied sculpture and completed his BFA from the College of Fine Arts in Thiruvanthapuram and MFA from the Government College of Art & Craftin Kolkata. His works are often centered around today’s urban and multi cultural society and lifeand are known fortheir bright and colourful hues thatradiate a certain energy, be it a painting, sculpture or an installation. Ideas to him, take a physical form that has dimensions, shapes, patterns and some sort of a structure. His interest lies in what an idea looks like and where they are located in relation to each other, similar to the aesthetics of sound.