Archive · 8 Sep 2026
Shailaja Kamat’s Solo Show Traces India’s Changing Urban Landscapes
Shailaja S. Kamat is an artist who is 80 years old.
She is showing her paintings alone for the first time at Jehangir Art Gallery in Mumbai.
The exhibition is called “Beyond the Shapes.”
Her paintings show cities, villages, temples and old buildings.
They also show how India has changed over many years.
Kamat says cities have grown, but people may feel less connected to one another.
She uses colours such as blue, pink and yellow to show night, morning and sunset.
The exhibition will be open from September 7 to 13, 2026.
Artist Shailaja S. Kamat will hold her first solo exhibition at Mumbai’s Jehangir Art Gallery at age 80.
The exhibition, titled “Beyond the Shapes,” runs from September 7 to 13, 2026, in Gallery 4.
Kamat’s cityscapes span modern cities, rural villages, religious sites and industrializing landscapes across India.
Her paintings reflect India’s shift from rural traditions toward rapid urbanization and changing social relationships.
She uses colours including blue, pink and yellow to suggest different times of day, weather and emotions.
- Who
- Artist Shailaja S. Kamat.
- What
- A solo exhibition titled “Beyond the Shapes.”
- When
- September 7–13, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.
- Where
- Gallery 4, Jehangir Art Gallery, Kala Ghoda, Mumbai.
- Why
- To present Kamat’s cityscape paintings and reflections on India’s architectural, social and cultural changes.
- Artist
- Shailaja S. Kamat
- Exhibition
- Beyond the Shapes
- Venue
- Gallery 4, Jehangir Art Gallery, Kala Ghoda, Mumbai
- Dates
- September 7–13, 2026
- Opening hours
- Daily, 11 a.m.–7 p.m.
- Featured subjects
- Cities, villages, places of worship, industrial landscapes and changing communities
- Common colours
- Blue, pink and yellow