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Biography

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Pragya Jain is a native of New Delhi where she completed the first twelve years of her schooling at the Modern School, New Delhi. In 2001, India’s former president Dr Abdul Kalam awarded her with a Distinction in Arts following the AISSC Exams. Pragya gained admission to the prestigious Delhi College of Art, New Delhi after ranking seventh in the entrance examination process. Soon after graduating with a BFA in 2005, she had her first public showing in New Delhi.
She spent the next six years building her body of work in the United States which was exhibited in New York City, Amherst, Boston, Dhaka, St. Petersburg and several towns that celebrate art. For the last 12 years Pragya has called Bangalore her home. Her first solo exhibition in the city at Sublime Galleria in 2009 was a complete sell out and helped her gain patronage from of prominent collectors in the United States and India including the Jindal, Prestige and Salarpuria Groups. During Covid years, she worked collectively on a sustainable upcycled Mural which stands 10 feet tall & wide at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi. In 2018 she co-founded eco-conscious brand Artychoke with the intention of creating homeware and accessories adorned with her designs. She does multiple shows to support various charities, helping raise funds through her art for the underprivileged through the platform of FICCI, schools that support Autism & other organisations. Her biography has been featured in a prestigious book – Sunflowers - one of 11 artists, authored by Sujata Parashar. Pragya’s debut in UAE was at World Art Dubai 2025 and she is working on her onward journey to show her art in India and internationally.

Artist Statement

My childhood was immersed in art—my parents collected paintings and sculptures for as long as I remember and gave a lot of importance to my creative education including Indian classical dance and music. Conversations with artists were commonplace in my home and helped set the backdrop for my own practice today. To me, art is telling an uninterrupted story on the canvas. Memories, inspiring conversations, and nature are my main sources of inspiration. I have had 6 Solo exhibitions and over 40 Group exhibitions, and its been a privilege to be part of various art festivals across the globe. My colour palette can be vibrant on occasion, or monochromatic with intense drama. Horses, ballerinas, birds, fish, tigers, cows are regular motifs and often show up on my canvases in a multi-faceted grid or geometric format. My love for texture and colour comes to life with the tapestries – embroidery on linen.

My main goal is to communicate through colours and I am forever fascinated by the human experience. I spend hours finding perfect symmetry on my canvas or tapestries adding layer-upon- layer to achieve geometric perfection. It signifies our desire to find comfort in repletion, routine, and structure. This is what I believe to be a direct representation of what the human mind wants and acts like. Ultimately, I wish that my creations exude positivity and tranquillity, to make the viewer stop and think of an emotion, culture, tradition or a beautiful bond with a kin.