Works

A multidisciplinary artist working through the imagination of mythical and fantastical worlds Seema Kohli’s practice engages with the visual and performative mediums, Kohli explores the themes of beauty and sensuality echoed in philosophy and spirituality studies across civilization.

EXHIBITIONS
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  • ACRYLIC ON CANVAS
  • ARCHIVAL PRINT
  • DRAWING
  • OIL ON CANVAS
  • PAINTING ON WOOD
  • ARCHIVAL PHOTOGRAPHIC WORKS / DRAWINGS
  • ETCHING
  • LITHOGRAPHS
  • PAINTINGS
  • SERIGRAPHS
  • WOODCUT
  • ZINC PLATE INTAGLIO PRINT
  • BRONZE
  • GLASS-REINFORCED POLYMER
  • PAINTINGS
  • SANDSTONE
  • TERRACOTTA
  • WOODEN
  • CLOTH
  • EMBROIDERY
  • ACRYLIC ON WOOD
  • ALL
  • ACRYLIC ON CANVAS
  • ARCHIVAL PRINT
  • DRAWING
  • OIL ON CANVAS
  • PAINTING ON WOOD
  • ARCHIVAL PHOTOGRAPHIC WORKS / DRAWINGS
  • ETCHING
  • LITHOGRAPHS
  • PAINTINGS
  • SERIGRAPHS
  • WOODCUT
  • ZINC PLATE INTAGLIO PRINT
  • BRONZE
  • GLASS-REINFORCED POLYMER
  • PAINTINGS
  • SANDSTONE
  • TERRACOTTA
  • WOODEN
  • CLOTH
  • EMBROIDERY
  • ACRYLIC ON WOOD
  • ALL
  • ART FAIR/ BIENNALES
  • CANVAS
Bodies of Work
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  • HERBS OF INHERITANCE
  • KHULA AASMAN
  • MOON MYTHS
  • SAPTA MATRIKA
  • SHAKTI
  • TANTRA
  • THE GOLDEN WOMB SERIES
  • TREE OF LIFE
  • YOGINIS
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  • ARTICLES
  • EXHIBITIONS
  • PAINTINGS
  • PERFORMANCES

Into the realm of dreams and desires
There is no dream without a desire
There is no desire, which doesn’t create
Just like that sweeping deer on the starry moonless night
Swishing around on the twinkling stars
My dreams expand like the blooming lilac lotus
In the deep twinkling pond of still waters.

A Circle Of Our Own, 2019

Performances

PERFORMANCES -
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  • Experiential (Live)
  • Experimental
The Word for World is Home

The performance was presented at Kolkata Creativity Center Concept, script, and direction: Seema Kohli In The Word for World is Home Seema Kohli reclaims a new universalism, this...

A Circle of Our Own

The performance was presented in 2019 at the amphitheatre in Sunder Nursery, New Delhi A Circle of Our Own is an experiential narrative performance by Seema Kohli that...

The Fourth Moon

Performed at National Gallery of Modern Art, Bengaluru as part of her ongoing Exhibition 'Kaal Netra - Sacred Matrices' Concept, script, and direction: Seema KohliPhotography & Videography: Sakthi...

In Silence the Secrets Speak

Performed at the Royal Opera House, Mumbai Video is available on demand Concept, Script & Direction: Seema KohliPerformance: Seema Kohli and Lokesh Bhardwaj In Silence the Secrets Speak...

Making of ‘Cut from the Same Cloth’

Concept & Direction: Seema KohliCinematography Edit & Sound: Sakthi Doss A 12 minute capturing Seema Kohli’s involvement and the whole process of the making of the artworks at...

Ouroborus

Grid of 84 archival prints of self-portraits, of 10x10inch. The cycle of life revolves around birth, death and the eventual liberation from mortality. All forms of life follow...

Swayamsiddha: Myth, Mind and Movement Swayamsiddha

Double Channel Video Installation Video is available on demand Concept, Script & Direction: Seema KohliPerformance: Seema Kohli and HimaniPhotography: Avdesh Singh, Narendra Rai and Svabhu KohliStill Photography: Anshika...

Raks-e-Shams: Unending Dance of Light | 2014

Single Channel Installation Performance & Concept: Seema KohliCinematography: Marlène Ila Popovic, Sakthi BhagatEditing: Marlene Ila PopovicSound Design: Sahil Vasudeva “We see death as a full stop. But it...

Enter Stillness | 2022
Enter Stillness | 2022 | 2022 9 minutes 39 seconds

Concept, Script & Direction: Seema Kohli Photography & Videography: Sakthi Bhagat Editor: Tariq Vasudeva Music: Sahil Vasudeva Animation: Gaurav Singh Bedi “Seema Kohli’s Enter Stillness is a fable...

Parikrima | 2013
Parikrima | 2013 19 minutes, 19 seconds

Single Channel Film, 16:9 Aspect Ratio Concept, Script, Direction & Art: Seema Kohli Camera: Marlene Popovic Editors: Seema Kohli and Marlene Popovi Music: Sahil Vasudeva Vocals: Bindhu Malini...

Workshops & Lectures

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  • Lectures
  • Workshops
The Body - Inner And Outer Worlds

The Body - Inner And Outer Worlds

On February 26, Seema Kohli delivered an artist talk titled The Body – Inner and Outer Worlds at the Palo Alto Art Center in collaboration...

I Am

I Am

On February 24, Seema Kohli presented a live poetry narration from her I AM series at Stanford University, followed by an artist talk. The series...

Texture of Remembering

Texture of Remembering

Conducted across two venues, ‘Textures of Remembering’ was an immersive workshop led by Seema Kohli that invited participants to engage with memory as a sensory...

Sensorium of Roots

Sensorium of Roots

On 17 February 2025, Sensorium of Roots was held at Seema Kohli Studio as a collaborative workshop within the framework of Khula Aasman, a solo...

In Silence the Secrets Speak

In Silence the Secrets Speak

In Silence the Secrets Speak was presented as a lecture and workshop by Seema Kohli at the University at Buffalo’s Center for the Arts in...

Sensorium of Consciousness Through Memory

Sensorium of Consciousness Through Memory

Conceptualised and designed by Seema Kohli, Sensorium of Consciousness through Memory is an immersive workshop exploring how memory shapes consciousness, identity, and perception through sensory...

Across the Radcliffe Line

Across the Radcliffe Line

On 15 February 2025, Across the Radcliffe Line unfolded as a three-hour collaborative workshop inspired by Seema Kohli’s exploration of personal and familial histories in...

I touch you Pitaji in the moth ridden books stitched with your own hands.
In the aged smell of the fragmented words of the language you spoke, you wrote.
I hear the words evaporating in the stories of disintegrating faded photos.
Trying to pull out a few spoken words.
I try to snatch a few voices, grab them by their form.
Drawing forms from these drawings,
some meanings of lost  inheritance and the warmth of yesteryear’s.

Pitaji, by Seema Kohli

6 April 2019, Kolkata

PROJECTS
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  • Private
  • Public
EXHIBITIONS
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  • Solo
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  • Group
Museum of Art & Photography

Museum of Art & Photography

The intricate bond between humans and nature, symbolized by I hold aTree or the Tree holds me, underscores our profound interdependence.As environmental challenges escalate globally, it is imperative torecognize that...

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Birth Rights Collective

Birth Rights Collective

Lal Daed a Kashmiri saint, literally means “Lal the Womb” A designation that connects her to the mother goddess .”-Ranjit Hoskote.Her sayings show her to be a Yogini, a free...

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Supreme Court, 2020

Supreme Court, 2020

I see Tree of Life in the form of Aradhnareshwar. The display of the continous balance of  energies is there in nature. It gives us the basic principales of existence...

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British Museum, 2025

British Museum, 2025

The British Museum, London holds significant works by Kohli within its permanent collection. In 2025, the Museum acquired The Word for the World is Home, a series of twelve anatomical...

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British Museum, 2022

British Museum, 2022

The British Museum, London holds significant works by Kohli within its permanent collection. In 2025, the Museum acquired The Word for the World is Home, a series of twelve anatomical...

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Kala Sutra – The Lineage of Light

Kala Sutra – The Lineage of Light

The eleventh edition of Kala Sutra Singapore presented a curated survey of contemporary Indian art within an international platform. Under the thematic framework of “The Lineage of Light,” the exhibition...

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What a Body Remembers

What a Body Remembers

What a Body Remembers Solo Exhibition | Tao Art Gallery2018 What a Body Remembers brought together a significant body of works by Seema Kohli that explored the relationship between memory,...

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Shakti: Fair and Fierce

Shakti: Fair and Fierce

Shakti: Fair & Fierce was a group exhibition at the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, bringing together works by women artists exploring the idea of Shakti. Seema Kohli...

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Desh Pradesh – At Home in the World

Desh Pradesh – At Home in the World

Desh Pradesh – At Home in the World was a multidisciplinary group exhibition organised by Engendered and presented across heritage and contemporary venues in New Delhi in 2025. Kohli participated...

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Celestial Revelations

Celestial Revelations

Celestial Revelations Presented by Museum of Sacred ArtAt MOSA Radhadesh Gallery, Belgium Opening: 15 June 2019Curated by Sushma Bahl Celestial Revelations was a solo exhibition of works by Seema Kohli...

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A Circle of Our Own

A Circle of Our Own

A Circle of Our Own Curated by Shaunak MahbubaniPresented by Gallery Ragini Venue: Sunder Nursery, New DelhiExhibition Duration: 17 November 2019 – 16 February 2020(On view from sunrise to sunset)...

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I Tell You: Suns Exist

I Tell You: Suns Exist

I Tell You: Suns Exist Solo Exhibition Archer Art GalleryAhmedabad, India 8 September – 21 October 2023 Presented by Archer Art Gallery, I Tell You: Suns Exist was a solo...

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Tat Tvam Asi

Tat Tvam Asi

TAT TVAM ASI – you exist in everything, and the universe exists within you, forms the core of this unique selection of paintings, drawings, sculptures, etchings, and serigraphs, including hand-painted...

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When the Moon is Nine Months Full

When the Moon is Nine Months Full

Returning to Mumbai for a solo exhibition after six years, renowned artist Seema Kohli foregrounds questions of time, labour, and movement in this new body of paintings and sculptures. Deconstructing...

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Cut from the Same Cloth

Cut from the Same Cloth

Cut From the Same Cloth2023 Cut From the Same Cloth was initiated as a universal odyssey dedicated to exploring the self and its relationship with the spiritual cosmos. In this...

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With her Hair Running Wild

With her Hair Running Wild

With Her Hair Running Wild 18 January – 15 March 2026Gallerie Nvya, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi ‘With Her Hair Running Wild’ presented a selection of artworks by Seema Kohli,...

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Bodies of Earth, Bodies of Sky

Bodies of Earth, Bodies of Sky

Bodies of Sky, Bodies of Earth was a solo exhibition by Seema Kohli that emerged from the conceptual and material rigor of her practice. The exhibition’s spatial and scenographic structure...

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Where Earth Writes Upon the Sky

Where Earth Writes Upon the Sky

Where Earth Writes Upon the Sky 1 December – 28 December 2025Lalit Kala Akademi, ChennaiPresented by Gallery VedaCurated by Shaunak Mahbubani Where Earth Writes Upon the Sky was a month-long...

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Kaal Netra: Sacred Matrices

Kaal Netra: Sacred Matrices

Kaal Netra – Sacred Matrices was an in-house curated exhibition presented at the National Gallery of Modern Art, Bengaluru, curated by Darshan Kumar YU, Dy. Curator, NGMA Bengaluru, and inaugurated...

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Khula Aasman

Khula Aasman

In this second edition of her project, Seema Kohli continues to exhume her family archives, material inheritance and oral accounts to recreate the memory of her ancestral home in Pind...

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