Sharmila Gupta

I am a contemporary visual artist working with
abstraction in various mediums such as Oils, Acrylics on Canvas and earth-derived materials.

My artistic practice is rooted in an enduring fascination with nature, landforms, and the subtle relationships between material, memory, and place. Through abstract painting and material-based experimentation, I seek to translate experiences that are often felt before they are understood, creating works that invite contemplation rather than explanation.

In my acrylic and oil paintings, I draw inspiration from the rhythms of the natural world, shifting skies, geological formations, seasonal transitions, light, shadow, and the elemental forces that shape our environment. Rather than depicting specific landscapes, I work intuitively with colour, texture, and movement to evoke emotional and sensory responses. Layers of paint accumulate and dissolve, mirroring the way memories, experiences, and natural processes continuously transform over time. These works emerge from observation but are ultimately guided by feeling, allowing abstraction to become a space where inner and outer landscapes meet.

Alongside painting, I have developed a body of work using natural stone pigments that I create by crush...

Self taught artist

Solo show in Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, India.
Selected and Displayed at Lalitkala Academy 62nd
Annual show, New Delhi.
Selected and displayed at 130th Annual show
Bombay Art society, Jehangir,Mumbai
Art avenue, Group show, Jio World Convention
Centre, BKC, Mumbai
Selected for Birla art academy Kolkata Annual Show.
Group Show online at Nippon Art Gallery, Mumbai.
A group show in Gallery ArtnSoul (2019 ~ 17) Worli,
curated by Shubhlaxmi Shukla
Lalitkala Annual exhibition, Mumbai
Racecourse, Mumbai.