Malavika Rajnarayan is based in Vadodara, Gujarat. She studied painting at the College of Fine Arts, Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath (B.F.A), and at the Faculty of Fine Arts, M.S. University of Baroda (M.V.A). She has presented solo shows at Anant Art gallery, New Delhi and has exhibited her work in several other group exhibitions both within India and internationally. She has also been a part of artist residency programmes, workshops and camps in different parts of the world.
As an artist and educator, her work extends to lectures and workshops for a wide range of students and audiences, particularly in non-urban contexts. She has been working with the Azim Premji Foundation in developing arts curriculum and teaching practices across all stages of school education and is visiting faculty at the Azim Premji University, Bhopal.
Malavika’s paintings use the human figure to create narratives that are infused with a feminine sensibility. Her background in Indian classical music as well as her interest in the progression of Indian and Asian knowledge traditions form the basis of her inquiries. Her visual language is informed by miniature painting traditions, where the poignancy of ideas are conveyed through beauty, grace and poetry.
Email: malavika.rajnarayan@gmail.com
Malavika Rajnarayan 