Krishnaji Howlaji Ara (1914–1985) was a pioneering figure in modern Indian art and one of the founding members of the Progressive Artists’ Group (PAG) of Bombay. Celebrated for...
Kalpathi Ganpathi Subramanyan (1924–2016) was one of the most influential figures in modern Indian art — a painter, sculptor, muralist, writer, and teacher whose creative vision and pedagogy...
Benode Behari Mukherjee (1904–1980) was one of the foremost pioneers of modern Indian art and a key figure in the Santiniketan school of painting. A painter, muralist, and...
The Birth Centenary Celebrations of Amrita Sher-Gil was launched in February 2013 at the National Gallery of Modern Art. To celebrate the life and works of Amrita Sher-Gil,...
Akbar Padamsee (1928–2020) was one of the most influential figures in modern Indian art, celebrated for his pioneering work in painting, sculpture, photography, and filmmaking. A member of...
Tyeb Mehta (1925-2009) was one of the pioneers of modern Indian art. He was born in 1925 in Kapadvanj, a town of Kheda district, Gujarat. During his early...
Maqbool Fida Husain (1915–2011) was one of India’s most celebrated and controversial modern artists, often referred to as the “Picasso of India.” A leading figure of the Progressive...
Syed Haider Raza (1922–2016) was one of India’s most eminent modernist painters and a founding member of the Progressive Artists’ Group (PAG). His art, known for its vibrant...
Francis Newton Souza (1924–2002) was a pioneering Indian modernist painter, art critic, and writer whose bold expressionistic style and provocative themes reshaped the landscape of Indian art in...
In 1867, EB Havel was appointed the Principal of the Art College at Calcutta. He, as we discussed above, gave greater importance to the art traditions of this...
Ramkinkar Baij (1906–1980) was one of the pioneers of modern Indian sculpture and painting, celebrated for introducing a new language of artistic expression that blended Indian tradition, rural...
Jamini Roy (1887–1972) was one of the most celebrated modern Indian painters and a leading figure in the development of a uniquely Indian visual language in modern art....
