At Nehru Centre Art Gallery, Mumbai | 06th to 12th January 2026
My childhood was spent amid the scenic natural surroundings of the Chandoli Dam (Sahyadri Tiger Reserve) in Sangli district. The colony there was surrounded by dense groves of eucalyptus trees. In front of us rose large hills, with the Warna River flowing through them. Since my father was an engineer, we lived for a long time in the vicinity of the Warna Dam, and the events unfolding in that nature-rich environment left a deep impression on me.
Whenever I went walking in the hills, I was constantly fascinated by the forms and colors of the massive rocks, the relationships between them, the piles of stones, and the moss that grew on them during the monsoon—their hues and textures never ceased to amaze me.
After marrying painter Dilip Mali and moving to Pune, my perspective on art gradually developed along with my formal art education. Watching Dilip create his paintings naturally drew me toward my own practice. I began to reconsider the natural landscapes and surroundings I had seen in my childhood. My thinking about form, color, and texture on the canvas moved beyond realism. The nature I had once experienced began to reveal itself anew. Each element of nature—soil, water, stone, vegetation—seemed to touch something within me, as if eager to give voice to the canvas. The ideas of abstraction are limitless and infinite, and my continuous endeavor through my paintings is to explore this very boundlessness.
As a person grows older, one changes—thoughts change, understanding changes. Likewise, after coming to a city like Pune, my way of looking at nature also changed within an urbanized environment. Through my paintings, I attempt to evoke an awareness of the nature I experienced in the past. I hope this effort resonates with you as something familiar and personal.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2025: GOAF, Group Art exhibition, Ravi paranjape studio, Pune.
2024 – June: NIRAKAR Abstract art exhibition, P.N. Gadgil Kaladalan, Kothrud, Pune.
2024 – May: Bodhi chitrakatha, P.N. Gadgil Kaladalan, Kothrud, Pune.
2024 – April: Sanskar Bharati “Shtri Shakti”, P.N. Gadgil Kaladalan, Aundh, Pune.
2024 – April: LALANA Art Exhibition, Balgandharva kaladalan, Pune.
2023: P.N. Gadgil Kaladalan “Swatantryacha amrut mahotsav”, Chinchwad.
2023: Malaka spice art Gallery, Nashik.
2022: Malaka spice art Gallery, Pune.
2010: Vaishwik art environment, Aundh, Pune.
PARTICIPATIONS
2025: Fort of shivaji maharaj declared as “World’s Heritage sites” by UNESCO in Pune Festival.
2024 (September): WORLD RECORD HOLDER, Pune festival celebration,
2024 (September): Aakrutee group organized, World record program at Kesari Wada, Pune.
2023: Sanskar Bharati “Smritigandh”, at ZAPURZA MUSEUM, Pune.
2018: Pune Festival
2017: Pune Festival
Artist Statement
Convergence Harmony (अभिसरण सुसंवाद): Solo Paintings by Sharvari Adurkar At Nehru Centre Art Gallery, Mumbai | 06th to 12th January 2026.
The “Convergence Harmony” (अभिसरण सुसंवाद) series explores how various influences can be synthesized through abstract art, employing dynamic forms and vivid colors to represent unity in the face of rapid change. Every picture celebrates the harmonic interaction of components coming together to make a coherent whole, whether it is depicting the peacefulness of the sea, the vibrancy of nature, or the grounding presence of the soil.
Contact : Artist Sharvari Dilip Mali
Address : C-2, Bramha park, II phase, kaspatewasti, Wakad, Pune-411057.
E Mail : dilipmali9@gmail.com; Contact : 9822916644
