Tikendra Kumar Sahu is a artist from India, whose work transforms everyday experiences into layered visual narratives. As a watercolor artist, he works primarily on Fabriano paper, creating paintings that are both meditative and visually compelling.

His watercolour artworks reflects a deep engagement with cultural and environmental influences that shape our collective consciousness. Each piece captures quiet moments from daily life, reinterpreted through his intuitive and impressionistic approach to evoke emotional depth and visual appeal.

Tikendra’s art is inspired by small details, human behavior, memory, and the surrounding environment. These observations spark ideas and guide his creative process, allowing him to connect contemporary experiences with longstanding cultural traditions.

Every stroke and wash of colour in his watercolour artwork carries a sense of memory, symbolism, and emotion. His pieces are not just paintings; they are reflections of universal experiences rendered in a visual language that resonates across audiences.

Exhibition History

Solo Exhibitions

2025

• ‘Emergence of Perception’, Virtual Exhibition, Artlune

2010

• Gallery Beyond, Mumbai

2009

• Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai

Group Exhibitions

2024

• ‘Creative Cascades’, Bajaj Art Gallery, Mumbai

2023

• India Art, Architecture and Design Biennale, Red Fort, New Delhi (Ministry of Culture, Government of India)

• 5th National Tagore Exhibition of Paintings, Rabindranath Tagore University, Bhopal

2020

• ‘Chhattisgarh Impressions’, Foundation of Art and Culture, Bhopal

• ‘Green Dreams’, Foundation of White Rose

2015

• Chhattisgarh Artists Exhibition, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal

2014

• Mini Print Exhibition, Panaji, Goa

2013

• United Art Fair, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi

• Up to the Nines, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai (Gallery Beyond)

2010

• Faculty of Fine Arts, MS University, Vadodara

2009

• 51st National Exhibition of Art, Panaji, Goa

• Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai

• The Agony and the Ecstasy (Travelling Exhibition): Kriti Art Gallery, Vadodara; Geeta Art Gallery, Delhi; Ghufa Art Gallery, Ahmedabad; Museum Art Gallery, Chandigarh

• Gallery Beyond, Mumbai

2008

• Ravindra Bhavan, New Delhi

• GROUP 6, State Art Gallery, Hyderabad

• Two-person Exhibition, Right Line Art Gallery, Bangalore

• Palette Art Gallery, Jodhpur

• Modern Art Gallery, Bhubaneswar

• Nehru Art Gallery, Bhilai

2006

• Venkatappa Art Gallery, Bangalore

2005

• Nehru Art Gallery, Bhilai

2004

• Mahakoshal Art Gallery, Raipur

2003

• Nehru Art Gallery, Bhilai

Awards and Scholarships

• Gold Medal in Painting, National Youth Festival, Kurukshetra University (2005)

• Camlin Painting Competition, Rajnandgaon (2004)

• Nehru Arts Club, Bhilai (2003)

• Manav Sankeet Academy, Ujjain (2002-03)

• East Zone Youth Festival, Midnapur (2001)

• Arnavaz Vasudev Scholarship (2005-2007)

Publications and Research

Journal Articles / Papers

• Methodical Approaches to Abstract Painting: Insights from Abhijit Pathak, ShodhKosh (2023)

• Zarina Hashmi: A Quest for Own Space in an Unknown World (2023)

• Conceptual Orientation and Dynamic Implementation of Art by R Bala, Design Engineering (2021)

• The Architecture Building of Academic Institution and Need of Biophilia (2021)

• Embossment and Its Significant Approach to Practicing Contemporary Art, Chitrolekha Journal (2018)

• Globalization and Art in Indian Perspective (2017)

• Acrylic Heat Embossing and Painting: Meandering Trajectory in the Works of Balu N Chaudhari (2016)

• Changing Landscape of Nature in the Works of Dattatraya Apte (2015)

Selected Book Chapters

• Artful Attire: The Crossroad of Indian Great Masters and Fashion Culture (2024)

• Dhokra: A Craft Tradition of Chhattisgarh (2022)

• Traditional Arts in Contemporary Times (2021)

• Fine Art Practice Pedagogy and Erudition (2018)