Artist Statement 

My practice emerges from lived experiences shaped by cities like Varanasi and Sarnath, where cycles of ritual, time, and presence are embedded in everyday life. These environments continue to inform my inquiry into the relationship between form, energy, and perception. Working across drawing, sculpture, and installation, I engage with both visible and invisible forces—spiritual, ecological, and technological—that shape our environments. My works often evolve through repetition, circularity, and accumulation, forming structures that hold tension between stillness and movement. In my recent body of work, including Tandra and the ongoing Bindu se Anant series, I explore the transition from a singular point (bindu) to expanding fields of continuity (anant). The shift from dual to triadic forms introduces a layered understanding of infinity—not as a fixed idea, but as something that unfolds, multiplies, and reorganizes itself through time and material. Material plays a critical role in this process. I work with clay, glass, metal, and found elements—often recontextualizing discarded or everyday objects. These materials carry memory, usage, and transformation, allowing the work to operate as both physical structure and energetic residue. My practice can be understood as a form of spatial and emotional mapping—a psychogeography that traces how internal states and external environments continuously shape one another. The works exist in a threshold space: between sacred and industrial, organic and constructed, silence and vibration. Alongside my studio practice, Kalaprabha functions as a site for collective learning through retreats, workshops, and residencies. These interactions inform my approach, grounding the work within shared experience and dialogue. Ultimately, my work is a sustained inquiry into continuity, transformation, and the unseen—an attempt to give form to that which is constantly in flux. 

Bio 

Abhishek Pandey (b. 1992, Varanasi) is a contemporary artist based in Pune, India. Trained in sculpture at Banaras Hindu University, his multidisciplinary practice spans drawing, painting, and sculptural installations. Deeply influenced by the spatial and spiritual landscapes of Varanasi and Sarnath, his work investigates the relationship between form, energy, and memory. Through repetitive mark-making, circular structures, and material assemblage, he creates meditative works that explore continuity, transformation, and the presence of unseen forces. Pandey’s recent works focus on expanding geometric and conceptual frameworks, particularly through the ongoing Bindu se Anant series, where the evolution from singular to multiple forms reflects layered interpretations of infinity and existence. His use of materials such as clay, metal, glass, and found objects emphasizes processes of accumulation, erosion, and reuse—bridging traditional sensibilities with contemporary concerns. In 2025, he presented his solo exhibition Tandra at Monalisa Kalagram, Pune, exploring threshold states between consciousness, landscape, and abstraction. He has also participated in several group exhibitions and residencies across India, including presentations at Dhoomimal Gallery (Delhi), Nine Fish Gallery (Mumbai), and Alliance Française (Bhopal). Alongside his individual practice, Pandey runs Kalaprabha Studio, an independent space for artistic exchange, where he conducts workshops, retreats, and residency programs. His pedagogical approach emphasizes material sensitivity, ecological awareness, and process driven exploration. His work continues to evolve as an inquiry into how physical structures can embody intangible energies, and how contemporary life reshapes our perception of space, memory, and the infinite. 

ABHISHEK PANDEY

Art Practitioner

DOB: 01/12/1992

Contact: +919452287589

Email Id: abhishek94522@gmail.com

Permanent Address:  Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Current Address: Pune, Maharashtra, India.

Qualification:

•   2015 – Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture, from Banaras Hindu University.

•   2010 – Passed Sr. Secondary School, from N. I. O. S.

•   2008 – Passed Higher Secondary School, from N. I. O. S.

Exhibitions:

Solo Shows

•   2025–Tandra–Solo Show at Monalisa Kalagram Pune, Curated by Sheena Maria Piedade.

•   2014–Me & My Shadow, Gallery of Faculty of Visual Arts, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.

Group Shows

Group Shows 

• 2026 – Centre and Periphery (Group Exhibition), curated by Lina Vincent, Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, Bengaluru

• 2026- Art of Perception- Group Show at RRBCEA, Pune, Organized by ARISA Foundation. 

• 2025- Myths We Inherit- Group Show at Artura Spaces, Mumbai. 

• 2025–Yellow Brick Road – Group show at Eikowa Gurgaon, Curated by Lina Vincent. 

• 2024–Licking/Tricking not allowed, Monalisa Kalagram,Pune. Curated by Nilesh Kinkale, Host by IGA team. 

• 2022–Art 35 5th Edition by Dot Line Space, at Nine Fish Gallery, Mumbai. 

• 2021–30th Ravi Jain Memorial Exhibition 2021, at Dhoomimal Gallery, Delhi. 

• 2021–129th All India Annual Art Exhibition 2021 Online, at The Bombay Art Society, Online. 

• 2020–#Fresher – Group show at IGA Galleria, Pune. 

• 2020–Pratyakṣakaraṇa – Group Show at Gallery 78, Hyderabad. 

• 2019–Pratyakṣakaraṇa – Group Show at Alliance Française, Bhopal. 

• 2018–Sandarbh path of thoughts – Art2day Gallery, Pune. 

Experience

•   2023–Mentorship with Lina Vincent Online.

•   2021-22–Assisted Artist Prabhakar Patchpute, Pune.

•   2020–Khoj Support network and mentorship from Jiten Thukral and sumir Tagra.

•   2017–Concept Developer and Coordinator of Molela Workshop 2017 (Reflection of Traditional Art through Contemporary art) Molela, Rajasthan.

·   2015-2016–Worked in Bharat Bhawan, Bhopal, India.

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 Residency

•      2024–Resident artist at MAIR 5th edition by Apre Art house Mumbai.

•      2018–Resident Artist in KYTA, at Kalga Himachal Pradesh.

•      2017–Resident Artist in Kalakriti Residency Program, at Kalakriti Art Gallery, Hyderabad.

•      2016–Lalit kala Akademi regional center Kolkata, North East sculpture camp in woodcarving at Govertment college of Art & Craft Agartala Tirpura. 

•      2015–6th international wood fire workshop, at ‘Studio 25 Terracotta’, Molela Rajasthan.

•      2015–Master practice studio workshop, at Paper House fort Kochi organized by Kochi Biennale foundation. 

Scholarship

•      2020–The Art Society of India, Artist Relief Fund.

•      2014-16 – Ministry of Culture, Government of India (Award of Scholarship in the field of sculpture, Visual Art)

Published Work

• 2020–Varanasi Street 3 Published in Arts Illustrated magazine. Volume 08, Issue 01. (EPIPHANY)

Other Achievements:

• 2026 – Mentor Earth and Ember Residency 22nd to 27th March 2026. Led a 5 day intensive residency focused on clay, process, and material exploration and pit firing process. 

• 2026 – Resource Person Traditional Metal Casting: Dhokra Art 1st to 15th march 2026. Directorate of Museums: Assam, Ambari, Guwahati. Conducted sessions on metal casting lost wax process and material understanding. 

• 2026- Organizer Molela Terracotta Retreat 23 to 28 feb 2026 Khamnore, Rajasthan. Conceptualized and organized a terracotta-based artist residency. 

• Resource Person for the State-level pottery workshop "Creative Hands into the Art of Pottery" at SNDT College of Arts and SCB College of Commerce, Churchgate, Mumbai.

• Conducted creative clay sessions at Podar International School, Sara City, Pune.

• Pottery demonstration and interaction at Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts (SSLA), Pune, as part of Gendered Blueprints: Mapping Gender, Technology, and their Intersections.

• Regular clay modeling sessions at Art Village, Karjat, collaborating with artist studios and institutions to create immersive, community-driven experiences.

• Led art engagement workshops with Rainbow Homes Program, Pune, supporting vulnerable and street children through art-based education.

Contact

For inquiries, collaborations, or exhibition opportunities, please reach out:

📞 +91 94522 87589 

📧 Email:  abhishek94522@gmail.com
📍 Location:  Kalaprabha  Studio 

148/181 Colony no. 9 Ganesh Nagar Bopkhel, Pune, (411031) Maharashtra India.

Feel free to connect for studio visits, project discussions, collaborations, workshops, retreats, or commissioned works. Selected artworks and sculptures are also available for sale.