Presenting the

NuGa Artists

The artists represented by NuGa Arthouse, whose paintings and works on paper we place with collectors across India and the UK.

Browse the artists below to see their practice and selected works, or get in touch to enquire about a piece.

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01 — Painter

Ahalya Rajendran

Ahalya was born in Thenmala, Kollam, Kerala. She completed her BFA in painting from the Govt. College of Fine Arts Thrissur, Kerala and MVA in painting at Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda. She is the recipient of the Nasreen Mohamedi Scholarship Award.

Born: 1987, Thenmala, Kollam, Kerala
Education: BFA Painting, Govt. College of Fine Arts Thrissur · MVA Painting, M.S. University, Baroda

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02 — Painter

Debashish Dutta

Debashish’s childhood years in his village in West Bengal were often reflected in his early works along with obvious overtones of the Calcutta style of figurative and landscape painting. Indian miniature painting greatly influenced the artist’s style of representation. His narratives fit as much life as possible in a single frame. Numerous figures, each busy with their own labours, become the protagonists. These multiple characters are significant individually as well as in a group.

Born: 1973, West Bengal
Lives & works: Baroda, Gujarat, India

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03 — Painter & Printmaker

Dushyant Patel

Dushyant’s softly rendered artworks take on popular themes of the day and are presented with a touch of humour. Such a combination makes his paintings and prints more than just works of art; they are also a form of visual social commentary.

Born: 1987
Lives & works: Baroda, Gujarat, India

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04 — Painter & Printmaker

Kanika Shah

Kanika competed her Bachelors in Painting and Masters in Printmaking which helped her explore different mediums. She began working with traditional techniques, and then started to involve new media, such as digital print. She has tried to explore the possibilities involved in working with two different mediums, one that has been used over centuries and another which is relatively new.

Born: 1987
Lives & works: Hyderabad, Telangana, India

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05 — Printmaker

Rajashree Nayak

Rajashree’s works are primarily an effort to depict the journey towards individual growth in achieving one’s own individuality and evolving to a higher domain. It speaks about the layers of emotions that an individual faces in her routine life. The inner reflections and observations of our thoughts and emotions opens new vistas to venture. It basically manifests the challenges of our everyday life that shape and reconstruct the individuality of a woman and which eventually empower her. The figures are assertive and the compositions are explicit about the socio-economic issues of the contemporary women, through a women’s perspective.

Born: 1984
Lives & works: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

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