Hemali Vadalia

Hemali Vadalia is a painter based in Mumbai. She initially studied engineering and began her career as a software developer. Later, while studying animation at IIT Bombay, she learned about the European old masters. After attending art academies in Florence, she received a scholarship to the Grand Central Atelier in New York, where she trained classical painting techniques. Her work focuses on autobiographical narratives rooted in care, healing, domestic life and rituals. She is represented by Subcontinent and Where the Light Falls Gently is her first exhibition with the gallery.