ShowKeen – Modern and Contemporary India Art Exhibition in Mumbai

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showkeen Mumbai 2025

ShowKeen 2025 presented a carefully curated selection of paintings, sculptures and mixed media works by some of India’s most prominent artistic figures, alongside significant international voices. Featured among them were the following luminaries.

M. F. Husain

Celebrated for his pioneering role in Modern Indian art, Husain’s works continue to evoke cultural dialogue and critical reflection.

S. H. Raza

Renowned for his vibrant use of color and form, Raza’s works explore the spiritual and philosophical dimensions of Indian culture.

Krishen Khanna

Recognised for chronicling the contemporary Indian experience through vivid, expressive compositions.

Ram Kumar

A master of abstraction whose oeuvre captures the existential terrains of the Indian psyche.

Amit Ambalal

Known for his satirical narrative style, Ambalal’s works reinterpret mythology and daily life through wit, colour and refined draftsmanship.

Ganesh Pyne

Pyne’s tempera works evoke myth, memory and mortality through dark, poetic imagery and meticulous technique.

Vinod Sharma

Sharma’s narrative paintings explore domestic interiors and quiet human relationships with subtle symbolism.

Hari Ambadas Gade

A founding member of the Progressive Artists’ Group, Gade explored urban landscapes through bold structure and modernist sensibility.

Ajay Dhandre

Dhandre’s contemporary practice reflects experimental approaches to material and abstraction.

Anjolie Ela Menon

Recognised for her luminous surfaces and contemplative figures, Menon’s works blend Christian iconography with Indian identity.

Gurcharan Singh

Singh’s landscapes and abstracts are marked by meditative spaces and restrained tonal harmony.

Bharti Prajapati

Prajapati’s practice examines materiality and surface, creating layered compositions rooted in contemporary abstraction.

Himmat Shah

Shah is celebrated for his sculptural heads and textured surfaces, reflecting existential inquiry and material experimentation.

Paresh Maity

Maity’s vibrant landscapes and cityscapes combine colour, movement and lyrical abstraction.

Chhaganbhai Dayaram Mistry

Associated with early modernist currents, Mistry’s works reflect a disciplined engagement with form and figuration.

Akhil Chandra Das

Das developed a distinctive figurative language shaped by Bengal’s artistic lineage and expressive realism.

Satish Gujral

Gujral’s multidisciplinary practice spans painting, sculpture and architecture, shaped by Partition and human resilience.

Francis Newton Souza

A founding figure of Indian modernism, Souza’s stark, expressionist works confront religion, sexuality and power.

Sunil Kumar Das

Known for fluid lines and lyrical figuration, Das captured movement and psychological intensity with economy.

Amit Lodh

Lodh’s works reinterpret folk and miniature traditions through intricate detail and contemporary sensibility.

Krishnaji Howlaji Ara

Ara’s paintings are noted for their intimate still lifes and nudes, rendered with directness and emotional restraint.

Thota Vaikuntam

Vaikuntam’s stylised rural figures celebrate Telangana’s cultural identity through bold colour and sculptural presence.

Mousumi Biswas

Biswas explores identity and memory through layered imagery and expressive figuration.

Nitish Bhattacharjee

Bhattacharjee’s paintings are noted for their introspective mood and layered symbolism.

Ompal Sansanwal

Sansanwal is recognised for his figurative compositions reflecting rural life and social realities.

Ananta Mandal

Mandal’s practice draws from rural Bengal, presenting narrative scenes with stylised clarity.

Jayanta Bhattacharjee

Bhattacharya’s works engage with landscape and memory through atmospheric abstraction.

Rahul Chaudhary

Chaudhury’s works explore contemporary themes through measured abstraction.

Anuj Poddar

Poddar’s works engage with contemporary abstraction through structure and surface exploration.

Nilesh Vede

Vede’s contemporary compositions explore geometry and tonal restraint.

Chintan Zalavidia

Zalavadia combines folk influences with meticulous draftsmanship, often working in monochrome detail.

Nabibakhsh Mansoori

Mansoori’s practice reflects detailed craftsmanship rooted in traditional techniques.

Dhananjay Singh

Singh’s sculptures reinterpret historical and political imagery with irony and material precision.

Meetali Singh

Singh’s works investigate feminine identity through nuanced figuration and narrative layering.

Ghanshyam Gupta

Gupta’s works reflect disciplined composition and an engagement with modernist abstraction.

Nikhileswar Baruah

Baruah’s practice blends regional references with expressive contemporary form.

Jagannath Mohapatra

Mohapatra’s sculptures translate traditional Odishan forms into refined contemporary idioms.

Suryakant Lokhande

Lokhande’s paintings engage with social themes through structured composition and symbolic detail.

Phaneendra Nath Chaturvedi

Chaturvedi’s practice reflects classical training, emphasising structure, portraiture and academic realism.

Cheru Francis John

John’s works explore spirituality and human emotion through expressive surface treatment.

SPEAKERS & SCHEDULE

ShowKeen 2025 featured a series of engaging discussions, structured as follows :

Heritage and Legacy panel - 19th April

A landmark conversation moderated by Sanghita Singh of AstaGuru Auction House, where eminent members of India’s royal families, including Sri Y.K.C. Wadiyar, Princess Vaishnavi Kumari, and Princess Brijeshwari Gohil, shared perspectives on the stewardship of heritage and the responsibilities borne by today’s custodians of legacy.

Contemporary voices in art - 20th april

Contemporary viewpoints were explored through dialogues led by Radhika Bhalla, Anish Gawande, and Parmesh Shahani, illuminating the dynamic intersections between Art, Modern society and Cultural identity. A special session featured collector Shalini Passi, who offered insights into her journey and the provenance of her collection.

showkeen 2025 event gallery