Gallerie Nvya is presenting two concurrent exhibitions of works by contemporary artist Seema Kohli at Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi, in January 2026. Together, the shows offer an overview of Kohli’s multidisciplinary practice, highlighting her engagement with mythology, ecology, gender, and the body.
The first exhibition, titled Bodies of Sky, Bodies of Earth, is on view from 18 January to 25 January 2026 at Shridharani Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, Tansen Marg, Mandi House, New Delhi, from 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM, Monday to Saturday. This presentation brings together works in terracotta, woodcut, embroidery, and sculpture to foreground the material and metaphorical dimensions of the body. Terracotta vessels are framed as repositories of “heated earth,” woodcuts as records of pressure and resistance, and embroidered birds as elements in a continuous, migratory song. A key proposition of the exhibition is that Kohli’s diverse media form a single, evolving inquiry into what a body is and what it can hold, rather than separate, medium-specific experiments.
The second exhibition, With Her Hair Running Wild, runs over a longer duration, from 18 January to 15 March 2026, at Gallerie Nvya, 205, Triveni Kala Sangam, Tansen Marg, Mandi House, New Delhi, also from 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM, Monday to Saturday. This show traces different phases of Kohli’s artistic trajectory, from periods when she could only make quick sketches at night to her early explorations of colour at Triveni, and finally to the bold palettes and intricate patterns that characterise her current work. The exhibition foregrounds narratives of domestic constraint and release, feminine solidarity, and the gradual reclamation of space for one’s own practice. Works in this selection draw on undomesticated goddesses and impassioned gods, positioning mythic figures as mirrors and models for regeneration in the face of social and marital convention.
Seema Kohli is a leading contemporary Indian artist known for a practice that spans painting, sculpture, printmaking, and mixed media. Her work is shaped by sustained engagement with mythological frameworks, environmental concerns, questions of gender, and spiritual reflection. Kohli has exhibited widely in India and abroad, and her works are held in significant public and private collections.
Athmaja Biju is the Editor at Abir Pothi. She is a Translator and Writer working on Visual Culture.
