Bharati Kapadia

Bharati Kapadia was born in Bombay in 1946 and studied at the J.J. School of Art. Her oeuvre is the result of a consistent search to arrive at an idiom capable of containing the sap of her experiences, which constitute the backbone of her existential and emotional strength. Through her art, she primarily seeks to invoke the emotional depths of the viewers, which would allow them to receive and respond to the play of multiple resonances, mediums, materials, and techniques in her work. 

Kapadia’s work has been exhibited widely in India and abroad. Her international exhibitions include ‘The Search Within’, which showcased works by ten Indian and ten Austrian artists at the Pernegg and Salzburg in Austria, and the National Gallery of Modern Art in New Delhi and Bombay. She was invited by Transcultural Exchange, Boston to participate in their international art initiatives, ‘The Coaster Project’ (2002) and ‘The Tile Project’ (2004), and was awarded the Apex Art International Residency, New York in 2001. Most recently, Kapadia showcased her latest film ‘How Do I Show the Ocean Space You Carried Inside You?’ in 2022, at the Künstlerhaus Mousonturm in Frankfurt, Germany. 

She has also presented lectures at art institutions and museums in India and abroad. Her work is in several collections in India, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, UK, and USA.