Nivas Kanhere

Holding the Flow,
Letting it go.....

Nivas Kanhere's works are characterised by the forces of acceptance and negation. Yet, the acceptance is not prima facie. Indeed, the more colourful works were done mostly during the extended pandemic period, as if in an attempt to disprove the doom. These works propose an ode to the vibrancy of (once-) lived surroundings. As the city regained its radiance, Kanhere reclused to the blues and greys. The expanses of unlived spaces made their presence felt in his works. Can this be called escapist? Is abstraction an escape from the real?
'No' is the obvious answer, as binaries of real- unreal are ineffective and the two realms often coexist in all creative ventures. Though loosely concerned with his surroundings, Kanhere seems to be more attached to the paints and canvases in his studio. The hues of blue and grey led him to explore what we might call the depths. Decelerated roller strokes formed sedate squares that encased oceans. The changes in artist's body-rhythm can be deciphered in other works, too.
From brisk actions of palette-knife that often form triangular shapes, to the expansive movements of a roller; from a play of paint that engenders myriad hues to an asc...

Diploma in Art Education from J. J. School of Arts, Mumbai 2012
Government Diploma in Fine Art with First class (Specialisation in Portrait),
From Abhinav Kala Mahavidyalaya, Pune in 2010

Solo Shows:

2023- Jehangir Art Gallery Mumbai, Curated by Gallery Beyond

Group Shows:
2019-A Point & Line to Plane XV, Gallery Beyond (Arists Centre) , Fort,Mumbai
2019- Live Life Love Life Art Auction,Pune
2018-A Point & Line to Plane XIV, Gallery Beyond , Fort,Mumbai
2018- Live Life Love Life Art Auction,Pune
2018- Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai, Mumbai
2018- Khajuraho International Art Exhibition (MP)
2017- Inqrq,Modi Motars , Worli,Mumbai
2017- Chitra-Santhe Art Festival , Benglor
2017- Bajaj Art Gallery , Mumbai
2017- Live Life Love Life Art Auction,Pune
2015- Live Life Love Life Art Auction,Pune
2012- Cymroza Art Gallery, Mumbai
2012 – An Ode to the Rain Gods, Tilting Art Gallery, Pune
• An exhibition in gratitude for the magnificent magic of the monsoon.
2010- Darpan Art Gallery, Pune
2009- Sun ‘N’ Sand Pune (MS).
2005- Kurduwadi (Solapur)