Sonali Sonam

B.

1995

New Delhi

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Portraits of plants

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I am a visual artist from Bihar, born in 1995, and my practice draws from the tradition of miniature painting while responding to the shifting landscapes of contemporary urban life. I studied painting at Kala Bhavana, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, and later completed my Master’s degree at the College of Art, New Delhi.

I work with watercolour, drawing from the language of miniature painting to explore memory, light, and the quiet rhythms of nature. My process involves layering, erasure, and subtle interruptions marking moments of hesitation or rupture that reflect how we experience time and perception. I’m drawn to the idea of the glitch as a gentle disruption, where the seen and the felt overlap. Through these delicate shifts, I try to create spaces where looking slows down and memory unfolds in fragments.

In 2020, I was awarded the Shristi Art Grant. My work has been exhibited at Exhibit 320’s _Citing Beauty _(2021) and shown at the India Art Fair in 2022 and 2023 as part of the gallery’s presentation. “LINES LAID ON A LIMINAL LAND” Group Show Curated by TAK. Contemporary,(Strangers House Gallery) Mumbai in 2024. “VERUKAL” Group Show Curated by TAK Contemporary, Kochi( David Hall Gallery)Kerala, India in 2024.SPACE STUDIO Alumni Show at (The Distillery, Alembic City), Baroda, Gujarat in 2023.6th edition of DELHI CONTEMPORARY ART WEEK with Exhibit 320 Art Gallery, New Delhi, India.India Art Fair, with Exhibit320 Art Gallery, New Delhi, India in 2023.“DECONSTRUCTED LANDSCAPE” group show at Shridharni Gallery New Delhi in 2022,5th edition of DELHI CONTEMPORARY ART WEEK with Exhibit 320 Art Gallery, New Delhi, India in 2022,India Art Fair, with Exhibit320 Art Gallery, New Delhi, India in 2021 “Confluence”, in Lado Sarai Exhibit320 Art Gallery, New Delhi in 2021 4th Edition of Student Biennale, part of Kochi -Muziris Biennale 2020-21.

artworks

herd of sheep on road painting
herd of sheep on road painting
herd of sheep on road painting

Journey of the Negligible 2 (Diptych)

2024

Watercolour on paper

5.9 x 8.3 inches (each)

herd of sheep on road painting
herd of sheep on road painting
herd of sheep on road painting

Ephemeral IV

2025

Watercolour on paper

17.5 x 21.6 inches

herd of sheep on road painting
herd of sheep on road painting
herd of sheep on road painting

Ephemeral VIII

Dec 2025

Watercolour on 300gsm canson paper

60 x 42 in

herd of sheep on road painting
herd of sheep on road painting
herd of sheep on road painting

Journey of the Negligible 1, 2 (Set of 5)

2023

Watercolour on paper

6.10 x 8.7 inches

herd of sheep on road painting
herd of sheep on road painting
herd of sheep on road painting

Journey of the Negligible 2

2024

Watercolour on paper

29.5 x 21.6 inches

herd of sheep on road painting
herd of sheep on road painting
herd of sheep on road painting

Ephemeral VII

Nov 2025

Watercolour on 300gsm Canson Paper

60 x 42 in

herd of sheep on road painting
herd of sheep on road painting
herd of sheep on road painting

Journey of the Negligible 2, 1 (Set of 5)

2023

Watercolour on paper

5.9 x 8.3 inches (each)

herd of sheep on road painting
herd of sheep on road painting
herd of sheep on road painting

Reimagining the mundane 3

2022

Watercolour on paper

12.5 x 61.75 inches

herd of sheep on road painting
herd of sheep on road painting
herd of sheep on road painting

Ephemeral V

2025

Watercolour on paper

42 x 60 inches

herd of sheep on road painting
herd of sheep on road painting
herd of sheep on road painting

Reimagining the mundane 1

2022

Watercolour on paper

43 x 44 inches

herd of sheep on road painting
herd of sheep on road painting
herd of sheep on road painting

Journey of the Negligible 2, 3 (Set of 5)

2023

Watercolour on paper

5.9 x 8.3 inches (each)

herd of sheep on road painting
herd of sheep on road painting
herd of sheep on road painting

Ephemeral VII

2025

Watercolour on paper

42 x 60 inches

herd of sheep on road painting
herd of sheep on road painting
herd of sheep on road painting

Journey of the Negligible 1, 4 (Set of 5)

2023

Watercolour on paper

7 x 8 inches

herd of sheep on road painting
herd of sheep on road painting
herd of sheep on road painting

Ephemeral

2025

Watercolour on paper

21.6 x 29.5 inches

herd of sheep on road painting
herd of sheep on road painting
herd of sheep on road painting

Journey of the Negligible 2, 5 (Set of 5)

2023

Watercolour on paper

5.9 x 8.3 inches (each)

herd of sheep on road painting
herd of sheep on road painting
herd of sheep on road painting

Journey of the Negligible 2, 2 (Set of 5)

2023

Watercolour on paper

5.9 x 8.3 inches (each)

herd of sheep on road painting
herd of sheep on road painting
herd of sheep on road painting

Reimagining the mundane 2

2022

Watercolour on paper

35 x 23.5 inches

herd of sheep on road painting
herd of sheep on road painting
herd of sheep on road painting

Journey of the Negligible 1, 1 (Set of 5)

2023

Watercolour on paper

6.10 x 8.86 inches

herd of sheep on road painting
herd of sheep on road painting
herd of sheep on road painting

Journey of the Negligible 1, 3 (Set of 5)

2023

Watercolour on paper

7 x 8 inches

herd of sheep on road painting
herd of sheep on road painting
herd of sheep on road painting

Ephemeral VI

2025

Watercolour on paper

42 x 60 inches

herd of sheep on road painting
herd of sheep on road painting
herd of sheep on road painting

Journey of the Negligible 1, 5 (Set of 5)

2023

Watercolour on paper

7 x 8 inches

herd of sheep on road painting
herd of sheep on road painting
herd of sheep on road painting

Ephemeral IV

2025

Watercolour on paper

5.9 x 8.3 inches

herd of sheep on road painting
herd of sheep on road painting
herd of sheep on road painting

Journey of the Negligible 2, 4 (Set of 5)

2023

Watercolour on paper

5.9 x 8.3 inches (each)

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A space for art, reflection,
and quiet creation.

write to us at movement@quietart.com

A space for art, reflection,
and quiet creation.

write to us at movement@quietart.com