From Booth A09, the gallery will present a curated selection of contemporary and modern works, including a new painting by Senaka Senanayake, bronzes by Stephen Cox RA, and a Tibetan hand-knotted silk carpet made in Kathmandu by Angeli Sowani.
The presentation will also highlight important sculptures and paintings by modernist artist Piraji Sagara, alongside a considered selection of paintings by B. Prabha.
Senaka Senanayake (b. 1951) is a contemporary artist whose practice explores the relationship between humanity and the natural world. Working primarily in painting, his compositions draw on ecological themes, indigenous knowledge systems, and symbolic abstraction to reflect on environmental balance and cultural memory. His work is characterised by layered surfaces, rich colour, and a visual language that bridges Eastern and Western artistic traditions.
Stephen Cox RA (b. 1946) is a British sculptor renowned for his large-scale stone and bronze works informed by classical architecture, sacred geometry, and global art histories. Deeply shaped by extended periods working in India and Egypt, his practice engages with ancient sculptural traditions and spiritual symbolism, reinterpreted through a contemporary, monumental language.
Angeli Sowani (b. 1960) is a multidisciplinary artist and designer whose work explores material, memory, and place. Her Tibetan hand-knotted silk carpets are made in Kathmandu in collaboration with master artisans, translating painterly and abstract forms into woven surfaces. Her practice positions the carpet as both functional object and contemporary artwork, grounded in cross-cultural exchange and craftsmanship.
Piraji Sagara (1935–2014) was a pioneering Indian modernist whose work spanned painting and sculpture, marked by a distinctive synthesis of figuration and abstraction. Working extensively in wood and bronze, his sculptural language drew on folk traditions, spiritual symbolism, and modernist form, securing his position within the canon of post-independence Indian art.
B. Prabha (1933–2001) was a significant Indian modernist painter best known for her powerful, stylised depictions of rural women. Using a restrained palette and simplified forms, her work conveys quiet strength and dignity, addressing themes of labour, land, and social presence within post-independence India.
