Mumbai Art Exhibitions
Commercial Dynamo & Modernist Pioneer
From the historic Kala Ghoda Art District, Jehangir Art Gallery, and Chemould Prescott Road to cutting-edge contemporary spaces in Colaba and Lower Parel, Mumbai has steered modern and contemporary Indian art since the Progressive Artists' Group in 1947.
Current & Upcoming Presentations
Direct from leading Mumbai galleries and museum spaces
Ongoing
The Eternal Within
Artists: Dr. Douglas John
Presented by Burgundy Art Gallery at the Auditorium Hall, this solo exhibition takes inspiration from the centuries-old Solapur Gadda Yatra pilgrimage. John portrays anonymous, white-clad devotees to articulate a universal, meditative quest toward spiritual luminosity and communal belonging.
Upcoming
Solo Painting Exhibition
Artists: Pradnya Mohite Suryawanshi
An upcoming exhibition at the Exhibition Gallery focusing on lyrical abstraction and textured expressionist canvases capturing organic nature and spiritual contemplation.
Ongoing
Harvesting Light
Artists: Sheetal Gattani
Curated by collector Anurag Khanna, this solo exhibition presents Sheetal Gattani's contemplative, multi-layered monochromatic paintings. The works reward slow viewing, inviting the spectator to experience subtle shifts of luminance, chromatic depth, and tactile quietude.
Ongoing
खारी गाबोली | Salted Caviar
Artists: Parag Tandel
A comprehensive multidisciplinary solo exhibition exploring indigenous Koli coastal narratives, culinary traditions, and coastal ecological devastation in Mumbai. Tandel works across marine bio-matter, resin sculptures, cyanotypes, and textiles to record living indigenous marine memory.
Upcoming
Home-sick
Artists: Garima Gupta
An upcoming solo exhibition investigating migratory distress, natural history collections, and avian trade across Southeast Asia and India. Through archival research, drawing, and installation, Gupta deconstructs ecological exile and human intervention in wildlife habitats.
Ongoing
Badly Remembered Things
Artists: Sarnath Banerjee
A solo exhibition configured as a graphic lexicon of an ill-understood world, mediated through the fictional street philosopher Walter Shirazi. Banerjee's wry, ironical ink and watercolour illustrations reflect on 30 years of cultural observation, urban absurdity, and collective historical amnesia.
Upcoming
The Shapes of Elsewhere
Artists: Kalpana Shah
Curated by Arnaud Morand, this upcoming solo presentation features large-scale abstract paintings and sculptural installations reflecting on architectural spatial memory, transience, and inner sanctuaries.
Ongoing
The Distance We Inherit
Artists: Jake Grewal
London-based painter Jake Grewal's debut solo presentation in India features evocative oil paintings and charcoal drawings embedding male figurative studies into romanticist, wild landscapes. The works function as dreamlike autobiographical allegories exploring longing, vulnerability, and queer intimacy.
Ongoing
A World Asunder
Artists: Buddhadev Mukherjee
Working with delicate watercolour, ink, and gold dust on Waterford and rice papers, Mukherjee creates multi-panel narrative allegories challenging human supremacy amid planetary crisis. His series depict beasts, humans, and flora sharing scarce waterholes, reflecting on mutual vulnerability and deep ecological solidarity.
Ongoing
FRICTION (A Counter-Institution)
Artists: Abhi Meer (Founder / Curator) & Rotating Independent Sound/Visual Artists
An evolving cultural intervention and experimental space running continuously at Method Kala Ghoda. Integrating a rare sound repository, vinyl listening library, and subversive visual installations, the space interrogates counter-cultural resistance and alternative musical/artistic archives in Mumbai.
Ongoing
Internal Balance
Artists: Arik Levy
Marking acclaimed Paris-based sculptor Arik Levy's first solo gallery exhibition in India, the presentation highlights monumental and tabletop sculptures in polished stainless steel, bronze, and stone. Developed in part with master Indian artisans, Levy tests the limits of gravity, faceted geometric reflection, and physical equilibrium.
Upcoming
Satish Gujral: The Modernist Returns (Centenary Retrospective)
Artists: Satish Gujral
A landmark centenary retrospective curated by Pramod KG in partnership with the Gujral Foundation and JSW Foundation. Spanning Gujral's pioneering burnt wood sculptures, monumental ceramic reliefs, partition paintings, and architectural blueprints across 6 decades.