"In the Now- Spring Vibes" Painting

Gaya Chandrasekaran is an award-winning, London-based contemporary artist whose practice bridges the vivid cultural memory of her upbringing in Chennai, India, with the contemplative stillness of her life in the UK. Trained at the Slade School of Fine Art, her work has received international recognition through major honours including the VAA Art100 International Art Prize, the Collectors Art Prize | Art Legends of Our Time, and the Persona Art Honours.

At the centre of her work is a deeply personal exploration of connection. For much of her life, she experienced a sense of not quite belonging, a quiet distance that became the starting point for her practice. Painting evolved into a way of turning towards these emotions, understanding them, and translating them into form. Over time, this led to a simple but powerful realisation: the feelings we experience most privately are often the ones that connect us most deeply.

Working in textured acrylic, Chandrasekaran builds sculptural surfaces using palette knives, heavy-body pigments, and gold leaf. Her process is intuitive and layered, shaped by gesture, rhythm, and material. Often inspired by movement and time spent in nature, her work reflects an ongoing dialogue between the external landscape and an inner terrain.

Across her series Soliloquy, Rebirth, and Nirvana, she explores themes of inner dialogue, transformation, and spiritual growth. Colour, influenced by her Indian heritage and life in London, brings warmth and quiet optimism to each piece.

Reviewed by Lee Sharrock and Tabish Khan, her work sits between abstraction and landscape, evoking depth, movement, and emotion. Featured in juried and curated publications, her works are held in private collections across US, Europe and India.

Her paintings are not intended to describe a place, but to create one.

Spaces that hold emotion.
Spaces that soften what we carry.
Spaces that remind us that we are not alone.

Awards:

1. Winner, International Prize Renoir 2026 by The Effetto Arte Foundation (Italy)

2. Winner, Persona Art Honors 2025 (December) by Contemporary Art Station

3. Winner, Art100 International Art Prize December 2025 by Virtual Artist Association (VAA)

4. Shortlisted Artist, Art500 International Art Prize September 2025 by Visual Artists Association (VAA)

5. Selected Artist, 101 Art Book: Landscape Edition August 2025 via international juried open call by Art to Hearts Project

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