Madhuri Kathe

Sun, water, earth, air, and sky flow through my palette - yellow, white, black, red, blue - breathing life into the canvas. Spiritual texts whisper through my work, creating enigmatic layers. Painting becomes meditation, a quiet path toward reflection, patience, and inner stillness.

Madhuri Kathe

Contemporary Artist

About Artist

Madhuri works intuitively with gauze rice paper and induces colours with dyes and burnt paper. Textural variations are created to reveal details and complexities within the image. Materials are deconstructed ripped burnt and dyed and it is during this process that the clothes papers and colours form a unique abstract pattern. She finds inspiration in everything nature its the icy landscapes of Sweden that prompted her to introduce whites and blues in her recent works. Her palette gravitates towards the use of sea green blue purple pale yellow and burnt orange soft hues that she associates with a sense of calm. She has held various solo shows at Bajaj Art Gallery Devlalikar Art Gallery and Kala Ghoda Walk in Gallery to name a few of them. In addition she has actively participated in multiple group shows across borders like Germany and Switzerland. Kathe has been facilitated by prominent art critics institutions and art houses.

Highlights And Achievements

Artist Education

1993-Master degree in drawing and painting with gold medal.from Vikram University, Ujjain

1995-Master degree in Ancient Indian History Culture & Archaeology.

1999-Awarded Ph.D.Doctorate on A critical Study of Raghogarh School of Painting.

Artist Awards & Recognition

1984 - 10th Hindu Conference New York, Exhibition on the theme Vasudhaiv Kutumbkam

1993 - Nagpur University, Interuniversity West Zone, First prize for best painting.

State first prize for painting, from Devi Ahilya university, Indore.

1993 Madhya Pradesh Kala Parishad Award, Devi Ahilya University, Indore

1995 - Rashtriya Kalidas Samaroha, Won National Award for best entry.

1996 All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS) Award, New Delhi

1992 Gold Medal at the National Youth Festival

1984 Recognition at the 10th Hindu Conference, New York (Exhibition on the theme Vasudhaiv Kutumbkam)

Artist Collections

Private collections across India and internationally

Collections in countries including Germany, Switzerland, and the United States

Group Shows

2025 Her Story, KYNKYNY Art Gallery, Bangalore (group exhibition spotlighting women artists)

2024 Origin Story, India Art Fair parallel show, curated by Anica Mann, organized by Kalakriti Art Gallery

2023 Textures of the Past and Present, KYNKYNY Art Gallery, Bangalore (with Basuki Dasgupta and Bhaskar Rao Botcha)

2014 Dual Show at KYNKYNY ART Banglore

2012 United Art Fair New Delhi

2010 Charity raffle in aid of sparrow, curated by anupa Mehta at Dr.bhau daji lad museum, Mumbai

2008 sixth sense by Arushi arts New Delhi

2008 Abstracts in yellow curated by Redearth gallery at global arts village New Delhi.

2007 8th Anniversary Group Show, Gallery Muller and Plate, Munich, Germany

2007 Gen Next 2, Aakriti Art Gallery, Kolkata

Solo Shows

2023 Kalakriti Art Gallery, Hyderabad

2022 Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai

2020 Kalakriti Art Gallery, Hyderabad

2008 Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai

Sold Artworks

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Beyond

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Mixed Media on Canvas

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Play of Abstract

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Mixed Media on Canvas

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Untitled

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Mixed Media on Canvas

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Untitled

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Mixed Media Mixed Media

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