Chennai Art Exhibitions
Modernity Rooted in Dravidian Heritage & Craft
Anchored by the iconic Cholamandal Artists' Village, Lalit Kala Akademi Regional Centre, Apparao Galleries, and DakshinaChitra, Chennai's art scene combines profound traditional metalware, temple craft, and pioneering modern figurative styles.
Current & Upcoming Presentations
Direct from leading Chennai galleries and museum spaces
Ongoing
Myth, Memory, Form
Artists: Pardhan Gond Artists, Pattachitra Artists, Curated by Achyut Siddu & Apoorva Mishra (Loksutr)
Curated by design collective Loksutr, the exhibition demonstrates how indigenous folklore and ancestral oral narratives can be translated into formal contemporary visual idioms. It examines three sacred creation traditions: the origin of the Narmada River, the genesis of the Pardhan Gond people, and the birth of art.
Ongoing
Sri Pichwai
Artists: Yugdeepak Soni
A solo showcase of 400-year-old Rajasthani Pichwai devotional painting revitalized through the practice of Udaipur artist Yugdeepak Soni. Using natural mineral pigments and semi-precious stone dust on handmade paper, the exhibition highlights sacred representations of Lord Shrinathji.
Ongoing
Museum of the Madras Movement (Permanent Collection & Open Studios)
Artists: K.C.S. Paniker, S. Dhanapal, K. Ramanujam, M. Senathipathi, S. Nandagopal, P. Gopinath
Housed within the D.P. Agarwal and Rasika Kothari Wings, this permanent museum exhibition showcases foundational modernist paintings, sculptures, and drawings from the Madras Art Movement. Accompanied by on-site resident studios, it represents a continuous living exhibition of South Indian contemporary art.