Nayanaa Kanodia

A brilliant colourist, Nayanaa Kanodia, an economist turned painter, is considered to be the pioneer of
l’Art Naïf in India. She has held innumerable shows in India and abroad. Her paintings are in the
collection of major art collectors and corporate houses all over the world. Musée d'Art Naïf...

A brilliant colourist, Nayanaa Kanodia, an economist turned painter, is considered to be the pioneer of
l’Art Naïf in India. She has held innumerable shows in India and abroad. Her paintings are in the
collection of major art collectors and corporate houses all over the world. Musée d'Art Naïf Max Fourny
- Halle Saint Pierre in Montmartre in Paris permanently displays her paintings. She exhibited and
demonstrated her painting techniques in Victoria and Albert Museum in London and was chosen from
all the artists of The Commonwealth Countries to have a solo show in their newly renovated complex in
London. She has been featured in an international publication Women in Art by Reinhard Fuchs, a rare
honour for an Indian artist. Impressed by the social messages conveyed in her paintings, a consortium of
schools in Los Altos, USA uses her work as a medium of instruction to their students. She was also
honoured with an award from Megh Mandal Sansthan, Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India in 2016.
She has recently been appointed as a Juror for PrismaArtPrize for their Rome Dividere in Europe She is
the first Indian on their panel which is a big honour not only for her but also for our country.
She is associated with many charitable societies, gives talks and conducts workshops and presentations
on art in various organizations and universities. She is also a judge in art competitions. She has attended
Art Camps in India, London, Sweden, Italy, Moscow, Greece, Thailand and Cambodia.
Nayanaa’s work is characterised by the air of whimsy, flat bright polished surfaces and the extraordinary
plethora of intricately worked shapes, details and patterns. She has portrayed India’s Society in
Transformation as no artist has done before in such a huge time frame. Her works will serve as a record
for the generations to come not only to their context. They also carry the most important yet universal
social messages of our lives.