The results are in! Art Fervour X currentMood proudly present the winners of the Class of 2024 open call—rising creative talents redefining the art and design landscape. From bold new voices to visionary aesthetics, meet the artists shaping the future.
Satyam Acharya
Goa-based artist whose artistic practice focuses on human nature and behaviour, especially the heterogeneity that exists within our daily lives. With a keen eye for humour, satire, and subtle tensions, he explores the invisible boundaries that we create around ourselves, often positioning himself as the protagonist in his own artistic narratives.
Dola Shikder
She explores identity, self-expression, and the portrayal of women in popular culture. Her work reflects on the tensions between societal expectations and personal desires. Her most recent exhibitions include Pushpabaugh at Anant Art Gallery (2024) and Fragile at Latitude 28 Gallery, (2023-2024).
Sakshi Phansekar
A Mumbai-based visual artist focussing on the city’s architecture, people, and everyday objects. Working with watercolours, markers, and print-related media, Sakshi enjoys exploring new materials and techniques. She has exhibited at venues such as Jehangir Art Gallery and Nehru Centre Art Gallery, Mumbai.
Vishakha Singh
Delhi-based artist who draws inspiration from her surroundings and lived experiences. She uses the body as a canvas to explore the relationship between colour and emotion. Through various shades and textures, she creates abstract yet expressive figures that invite contemplation and introspection.
Sidhant Kumar
Delhi-based artist, whose practice explores overlooked environmental narratives embedded within landscapes. Sidhant’s work combines sustainable materials with new media to raise awareness of ecological issues through community collaboration and meticulous documentation of evolving environments.
Neel Gajjar
Neel is a sculptor whose work draws deeply from the rhythms and textures of nature, reflecting organic growth and intricate forms. His work balances stability with movement, inviting viewers to explore the harmony and tension within life’s transformative cycles.
Sanika Divekar
Bath-based ceramicist, explores humanity’s connection with the Earth. Inspired by her Indian heritage, she crafts matkas as metaphors for the planet, integrating evolving materials like plastiglomerates to reflect waste’s transformative impact on nature.
Aditya Dhabhai
A sculptor from Udaipur, Aditya uses materials like ceramic, bronze, and steel to explore fragility and strength. Inspired by lizards, his work parallels their stoic adaptability with human resilience, reflecting quiet struggles through innovative textures and techniques.
Sahil Betigeri
Goa-based designer and multidisciplinary visual artist whose practice delves into psychedelic realms and hidden subconscious worlds. Through surreal paintings, 3D virtual sculptures, and experimental animation, his work explores non-conforming narratives of human imagination.
Archana Singh
An interdisciplinary artist exploring identity, society, and the environment through a collaboration between art and science. Her sculptural practice, spanning thread work to stone carving, evokes interconnectedness, offering profound invitations to introspect and contemplate existence.
Steve Stanly
Kochi-based fashion designer who explores the dynamic spirit of graffiti in his graduation project Scribble Rebel. Inspired by vibrant street art from London and Kochi, his work reimagines bold colours, intricate designs, and graffiti’s storytelling power through fashion.
Hari Priya
Hayderabad-based graphic artist, Hair, uses painting and design to create visually engaging works that transform intangible emotions into palpable experiences. Her art evokes introspection and turns uncomfortable themes into approachable dialogues.
Mohd Farman Ansari
A visual artist and educator, Mohd Farman explores the intersection of human experiences and material culture. His practice repurposes found objects into immersive installations, reflecting themes of survival and resilience while inspiring audiences to reconsider their connections with everyday materials.
Tinkal Khatri
Jaipur-based textile artist exploring history and traditional crafts like dyeing and block printing through diverse mediums such as woodblock, papier-mâché, and natural dyes. Her work bridges forgotten techniques with sustainable contemporary practices.
Majule Ganguly
The artists deeply personal and autobiographical works explore felinity, memory, and identity. Drawing on natural dyes, pigments, and embroidery techniques like Kantha and chain stitching, she celebrates feminine strength and domestic customs, creating visual narratives rich in emotion and introspection.
