In this workshop participants will learn how to hand cut stencils to create clean lines, precise compositions and play with colour. Interested and committed participants (18+) are expected to attend the entire duration of the workshop. Art material and refreshments will be provided. The onsite workshop with limited seats will be held at KNMA Saket.

Ashna Malik (b. 1998) is a multidisciplinary artist who uses a combination of traditional and digital media to investigate ideas of perception, distortion, immersion and experience. Currently based in New Delhi, India she has exhibited her work and is included in private collections in the United States, France, and India, including her most recent solo show at Method, 'Lines of Inquiry.'

Through paintings and interactive projections, Malik aims to have the viewer question their limited perception and understanding of reality through stimulating visuals. Using a combination of digital and traditional media, Malik pushes boundaries and provides the viewer with an immersive experience. Dynamic lines and vibrant colours create movement and distortion through optical play challenging the viewer’s perception of what they see and understand.

In the 'Unfolding Identities' workshop, delve into portraiture, challenging conventional notions of gender and representation. Analysing works of artists who boldly defied societal norms and were ahead of their time. Participants will explore ways to infuse these concepts into their own artistic expressions and reflect on their identities by experimenting with techniques like etching and chine-collé  by using various gluing and printing methods. Learn how to print onto thin, translucent Japanese paper and rag paper with multiple plates, repeats, ghosts, bleeds, folding, and stacking. Use chine-collé methods to create unique, layered pieces seamlessly incorporating old prints, drawings, or watercolours. The workshop includes discussions and demonstrations on image composition, paper tearing, plate preparation, ink wiping methods, providing comprehensive instruction on etching and printing skills.

It is mandatory for all participants (18+) to the entire duration of the workshop. Participants are encouraged to bring old prints, drawings, watercolours to use to incorporate and integrate into their work. Art material and refreshments will be provided. The onsite workshop with limited seats will be held at KNMA Saket.

Shivangi Ladha graduated from Royal College of Art London, in 2016 with specialisation in MA Printmaking. Prior to this she pursued BFA in Painting from College of Art, Delhi University. She has exhibited worldwide and her works have entered prestigious collections such as the British Museum, V&A Museum; East London Printmakers, UK; Mead Museum, RISD Museum, Women’s Studio Workshop, USA; Reliance Foundation, Anant Art Gallery, India; SNAP Studio, Canada and more. She has received prestigious Global Talent Award by the Arts Council England and was nominated for the Queen Sonja Print Award, a major international print prize. She is also receipt of the TAF Emerging South Asia Artist Award, Arts Family, 2021; New Prints Artist Development Award, International Print Centre New York

(IPCNY), USA 2018; Anthony Dawson Young Printmaker Award, (Royal Society of Painters – Printmakers RE) 2017 and Jerwood Drawing Prize 2014, UK to name a few. Her contribution in the art field is recognised by BenUri Museum Research Unit, UK.

In this 2-Day drawing workshop, participants will learn the process of drawing human figures from simple stick figures as a foundation and then evolving it into a cohesive full-body figure. The sessions will also focus on figure anatomy, proportion principle, shading techniques and ways to capture light and shadow. Participants will understand life studies better by studying the model present at the workshop.

It is mandatory for all participants (18+) to attend both days of the workshops. Participants with a drawing background may enjoy the process of the workshop more. Art material and refreshments will be provided. The onsite workshop with limited seats will be held at KNMA Saket.

Ruchin Soni holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Painting and a Master of Fine Arts degree in Mural Designs, both from The Faculty of Fine Arts, M.S. University, Baroda in Gujarat. With an impressive range of skills and experience, the artist has received several awards, grants, and fellowships for their outstanding contributions to the field of art. In 2015, the artist received a grant from the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs for an artist residency program in Oaxaca, Mexico.

Soni has participated in various exhibitions, both solo and group shows. In 2016, he held an open studio at El Diablo y la Sandia in Oaxaca, Mexico, and in 2014, he participated in a group show called "Three Sentences" curated at 24 Jor Bagh in New Delhi. The artist has also participated in several street art projects and festivals across India and beyond. Notably, he painted a large mural on Pt. Biriu Maharai in Lodhi Art District, New Delhi in collaboration with St + Art. Currently, he is working with the World University of Design in Sonipat.

The workshop will embrace a small step into the world of Unity- a real time game developing platform with an eloquent gesture of stitching facts and fiction. The experience will delve into the art of incorporating archival (personal/institutional) resources, crafting compelling characters, and weaving intricate narratives within the conceptual framework of a game design. As participants (18 years and above) will navigate through a process of collaboration, will gain a profound insight into the expansive potential of interactive art and the dynamic engagement it offers to players. It is mandatory to attend both days of the workshop. Participants are required to carry their own laptop with Unity (open-source gaming software) preinstalled. Basic art materials and refreshments will be provided by the museum.

Pralay Mistri is a visual artist with an insatiable curiosity, constantly seeking new avenues of creative exploration. His artistic journey spans a diverse range of media, including gaming, interactive graphic novel, video, film, performance, animation, painting, drawing, and music. Through this wide array of mediums, Pralay delves into captivating themes such as the collective fear that permeates society, the ephemerality of our world, and pressing social issues by exhibiting a unique blend of fiction and fact. One of Pralay’s defining characteristics is his collaborative spirit, actively engaging with practitioners from various fields. He frequently immerses himself in music production, weaving soundscapes that enhance and complement his visual creations.

Pralay was born and raised up in Kolkata and his qualifications offer him to work various parts of India. In 2018, he obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in painting from Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata. During his studies, he achieved West Bengal State Akademi Award for Painting in 2016. Subsequently, he pursued his passion for digital art and storytelling by completing a Master of Design in Digital Game Design from the National Institute of Design, Bangalore in 2021

Avik Debdas is an artist, researcher, and curatorial enunciator, based in New Delhi. His decision to turn to contemporary art, in spite of working as a Senior Associate Engineer in a Chemical Plant at Haldia, West Bengal for 8 years, generate a thoughtful and creative yield on the question of migration, ecology and landless labor. His artistic expression always nurtures across media including Photography, Video, Film, Poetry, Performance, Coding, Game, Installation etc.

He presented his works at Khoj-Peers Share Program 2022, participated in the virtual rendition of Students’ Biennale (2021). He was awarded the Asia Art Archive-Inlaks Grant 2020 and MS Randhwa Award 2019 in College of Art, New Delhi. He conceptualized an Open House Exhibition at the Centre for Art and Free Expression, at Jamia Nagar in 2018. Currently, He is working as Curatorial and Research Associate at Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, New Delhi and teaching Aesthetics as an Assistant Professor(guest) at College of Art, New Delhi.

This workshop focuses on creating a self-portrait drawing in satirical way using signs, symbols and story as a metaphor to reflect personal/socio-political observations of their surroundings. This workshop is open to all participants (18 years and above). Art materials and refreshments will be provided by the museum. The medium of instruction for the workshop will be in Hindi.

"दो नाक वाले लोग" हरिशंकर परसाई की व्यंग्यात्मक कहानी है जो मुझे काफी प्रभावित करता रहा है, या फिर यूं कह ले कि इस तरह की रचनाएं जो व्यंग में (हंसी मजाक) अपनी बातें कह जाए। इस कहानी में भी एक सामाजिक अनुभव को परसाई ने एक व्यंग्यात्मक रूप से रखा है।

यह workshop इस कहानी को केंद्र में रखते हुए प्रत्यक्ष और अप्रत्यक्ष रूप से रेखाचित्र के द्वारा आत्म चित्रण कर एक सामाजिक, राजनीतिक, काल्पनिक सोच समझ को व्यंग्यात्मक रूप से रखने की कोशिश रहेगी।

उदाहरण स्वरूप मेरे कुछ काम खास तौर से pumpkin sculpture जिसे मैं self-portrait की तरह देखती हूं जो एक तरह से शारीरिक उपवास (body shaming) के ऊपर है, और इसी चीज को लेखक फणीश्वर नाथ रेणु अपनी उपन्यास "मैला आंचल" में एक सामाजिक दृष्टिकोण देते हुए लिखते हैं कि "देश क्या कोई कद्दू कोहरा है जो कटकर अलग होगा" यहां वे एक देश विभाजन के ऊपर व्यंग कर रहे हैं।

इसी तरह से कई उदाहरण को रखते हुए व्यक्तिगत या सामाजिक गिरोहों को व्यंग्यात्मक रूप से समझने की कोशिश करेंगे।

Muskaan Singh is an artist based in Delhi. She completed her postgraduate studies at Shiv Nadar University, Greater Noida, India, in 2018. Her work is profoundly rooted in literature, and she adeptly employs humour and vernacular idioms to dissect intricate political situations within the visual realm. She ingeniously weaves references from her village and culture, aiming to articulate the myriad social, cultural, and political confrontations inherent in contemporary urban life, all the while endeavouring to trace their underlying value.

Her key participation are 2020, Idea Travel Faster Than Light, Garden project, London, 2020- Untitled VI, Priyasari Art Gallery, Mumbai, India, 2020- VAICA The festival of Video Art by Indian Contemporary Artists, Godrej India Culture lab, Mumbai, Sala rekalde gallery, bilbo, Spain and gallery Oed, Kochi, India, 2020- Utsa foundation residency, Bhuwneshwer, Odisha, 2018- 1shanthiroad, Bangalore, 2019- GIPA workshop in Gurgawn by Arun Hg, Title- Returning to the Earth, Group Exhibition, at Italian Cultural Centre (New Delhi) 2018, 2018- MFA solo Show at KNMA.

This workshop will dwell on questions of inhabitation along with the forces, energies, memories and material constructions that shape it. These questions emerge from the research practice of Rupali Gupte and Prasad Shetty (BardStudio) that engages with the city as a formally complex, experientially intense entity with logics that are incoherent. This workshop is open to anyone who would like to pay attention to their own forms of inhabitation. Interested participants (18 +) are required to commit to the entire duration of the workshop. Writing and art materials along with snacks will be provided by the museum. Participants are requested to bring some material from one's personal archives in any format vis a vis one's own inhabitations.

Rupali Gupte and Prasad Shetty are architects and urbanists, they jointly run Bard Studio, a multidisciplinary practice that traverses between architecture, art, and urban studies, and are founder members of the School of Environment and Architecture in Mumbai. Their research and practice sit at the intersection of experimental pedagogy, exploring different aspects of urban form and experience and building environments and objects inspired by functional everyday urban forms that enable transactional capacities of inhabitation and engagement. For instance, the one-foot paan (betel-nut) shop in a dense Mumbai chawl is both a design intervention and accidental functional innovation of a local shopkeeper.

In this 2-Day drawing workshop, participants will learn the process of drawing human figures from simple stick figures as a foundation and then evolving it into a cohesive full-body figure. The sessions will also focus on figure anatomy, proportion principle, shading techniques and ways to capture light and shadow. It is mandatory for all participants (18+) to attend both days of the workshops. Participants with a drawing background may enjoy the process of the workshop more. Art material and refreshments will be provided. The onsite workshop with limited seats will be held at KNMA Saket.

Ruchin Soni is a highly qualified professional with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting and a Master of Fine Arts in Mural Designs, both from The Faculty of Fine Arts, M.S. University, Baroda in Gujarat. With an impressive range of skills and experience, the artist has received several awards, grants, and fellowships for their outstanding contributions to the field of art. In 2015, the artist received a grant from the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs for an artist residency program in Oaxaca, Mexico.

Ruchin has participated in various exhibitions, both solo and group shows. In 2016, he held an open studio at El Diablo y la Sandia in Oaxaca, Mexico, and in 2014, he participated in a group show called "Three Sentences" curated at 24 Jor Bagh in New Delhi. The artist has also participated in several street art projects and festivals across India and beyond. Notably, he painted a large mural on Pt. Biriu Maharai in Lodhi Art District, New Delhi in collaboration with St + Art. Currently, he is working with the World University of Design in Sonipat,

In this workshop, participants will be introduced to the history of graffiti and its cultural impact along with basic lettering techniques. Participants will also work on personalising their on canvases with graffiti art. Interested and committed participants (18+) are expected to attend the entire duration of the workshop. Art material and refreshments will be provided. The onsite workshop with limited seats will be held at KNMA Saket.

Dizy (KAJAL) is a pioneering graffiti artist hailing from India. She splits her time between India and Germany, where she continues to leave her mark on the global graffiti community. Originally from Delhi, Dizy faced numerous challenges as a graffiti artist in a city where the art form was relatively unknown and often misunderstood. However, she persevered and carved her own path, overcoming obstacles to establish herself as a prominent figure in the graffiti world through her unique style and creative expression. In 2018, she was honoured by the President of India as the “First Lady” graffiti artist for her international impact.

The workshop will explore the theme of Climate Art through the medium of printmaking led by Shivangi Ladha. Climate Art is a term used for raising awareness for ecological and environmental issues. Ladha hopes to provide insight on this topic, inspire conversation, and — most importantly — platform the voices of young people. It is their futures affected by the environmental failures of humankind, and also their kindness, strength and ambition that offers a future of positive change and hope. We will be exploring this theme through the medium printmaking and by using clay, as clay is a natural material, reusable and once dries out it can be activated by adding water.

Interested and committed participants (10 – 15 years of agre+ are expected to attend the entire duration of the workshop. Art material and refreshments will be provided. The onsite workshop with limited seats will be held at KNMA Sake

Shivangi Ladha Delhi – London based artist, employs a self-referential process, channelling engagements with social, political and ecological spaces and movement through the both exterior & interior of human body. By a process of drawing, printing & overlaying, her art transforms into shared stories. Graduated from Royal College of Art London, in 2016 with MA Print. Prior to this she pursued BFA in Painting from College of Art, University of Delhi. Her work have entered prestigious collections such as the British Museum, V&A Museum; East London Printmakers, UK; RISD Museum, Mead Museum, Women’s Studio Workshop, USA; Reliance Foundation, Anant Art Gallery, India; SNAP Studio, Canada & more. Recently she was awarded with the Global Talent Award by the Arts Council England and was nominated for the Queen Sonja Print Award, a major international print prize. She is also receipt of the Summer Exhibition at Royal Academy; TAF Emerging South Asia Award, Arts Family, 2021; New Prints Artist Development Award, International Print Centre New York (IPCNY), USA 2018; Anthony Dawson Young Printmaker Award, (Royal Society of Painters – Printmakers RE) 2017 and Jerwood Drawing Prize 2014, UK.

She has also created a space for other artists to show work by initiating India Printmaker House, a platform to facilitate workshops, prizes & residencies. She has taught worldwide across all ages and in different contexts. She has been recognised for her contribution in the art field and her biography is published by The BenUri Gallery & Museum, UK.

Models of intimacy can be found in objects that are like us, by us, for us, where the foundations of our human spirit can find refuge and sometimes offer themselves to the curious. Do we have enough space in our drawers to bury our secret desires and ills, the better to be revealed later or never?

In this workshop participants will work with the world of secrets, the hidden and the invisible, and experiment with protection, like windows under a curtain with a narrow view of the world. Hats, headgears and costumes that can be worn by individuals and groups together will he made over the course of the four days as participants explore points of view through listening, movement and discourse. The last day of the workshop will culminate into a one day exhibition with the works made by the participant. This will be followed by a performance by Jessy Razafimandimby in the evening.

Interested and committed participants (16+) are expected to attend the entire duration of the workshop (19 – 22 July). Participants are requested to bring recycled fabrics or clothing to be cut along with jewellery or any other items of their choosing. restrictions. Additional art material, lunch and refreshments will be provided. The onsite workshop with limited seats will be held at KNMA Saket.

Jessy Razafimandimby (born in 1995, Madagascar) lives and works in Geneva. His work gives new life to a world inherited from the past, paying particular attention to the history of interior decoration and ornamentation, as well as to social conventions and "good manners" traditionally linked to a conservative lifestyle and promoted by a classist bourgeois system. Figures sometimes seem to melt into the work, moving into new, complex forms that reveal Razafimandimby's interest in the question of becoming. It's not so much what we become, but with whom we become it.