Hailing from Kozhikode, Chandana Kothambra is currently pursuing her first year of MFA at RLV College of Music and Fine Arts, Tripunithura, after completing her BFA from the Government College of Fine Arts, Thrissur. Her practice traces the delicate crossings of dreams and emotions, capturing moments of the subconscious and transforming fragmented visions into vibrant compositions. Quite often, she turns inward, using surreal forms and characters to externalise hidden fears, unspoken desires, and inner conflicts. Her works also chart a psychological journey of healing and self-discovery, where symbolic imagery and layered textures evoke metamorphosis as both personal and universal. At the same time, she brings to light the intangible currents that shape human experience.
Chandana has participated in several art camps and exhibitions, including the Chola Art Award Exhibition (2024) at Chola Art Gallery, Chalakkudy; Across Boundaries: Contemporaries Art Show (2023) at Charcoal Art Gallery, Ponnani; Locating Figuration: Our Printmaking Practice (2023) at Govt. College of Fine Arts, Thrissur; Making from the Scratches (2022) at the same institution; Varagreen Interlard 2 Group Exhibition (2022) at Lalithakala Akademi Art Gallery, Kozhikode; and Sneha Varnangal, a group exhibition of women artists at Lalithakala Akademi, Kozhikode (2024). Her creative explorations and experiences underscore the universality of her concerns, offering viewers a space where memory, change, and the unseen dimensions of inner life unfold in vivid, transformative ways.
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size – 6×6 feet
medium -acrylic on canvas
year – 2024
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