Painter & Illustrator — Est. 2016

Paintings that sit with you after you leave the room.

Oil and mixed-media work exploring memory, distance, and the color of places I no longer live in. Originals and prints available.

02 — Oil on canvas
01 — Distance Series
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Gallery

Six pieces from the last two years, chosen for what they cost to finish.

01
Distance, No. 4
02
Interior Weather
03
Coastal Study
04
Kitchen Table, Evening
05
Untitled (Blue Room)
06
Threshold
About

The painting is finished long before the brush stops moving.

Meher Chandra

Most of my work starts with a place I've already left. I paint from memory more than reference — the color of a room gets simpler and truer the longer it sits in my head, and that's usually when I know I'm ready to start.

Ten years in, my work has moved between galleries and private commissions, mostly interiors and coastal studies exploring the emotional residue of places rather than their likeness.

80+
Original pieces
10 yrs
In practice
6
Solo exhibitions
Mediums

What I work in, and how deep the practice runs.

Painting
Oil on Canvas
Acrylic
Gouache
Drawing & Illustration
Charcoal
Ink Wash
Digital Illustration
Practice
Commission Work
Print Production
Studio Teaching
Exhibitions

Where the work has shown, in order.

2025

Distance, Solo Exhibition

Fernlight Gallery, Mumbai

A twelve-piece solo show exploring memory and place — the largest body of work I've shown to date.

2022 — 2024

Group Exhibitions

Various galleries, Pune & Goa

Featured in five group shows alongside emerging South Asian painters, including a juried regional showcase.

2016 — 2022

Early Practice & Commissions

Independent studio

Built a private commission practice while developing the visual language that later became the Distance series.

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Interested in a commission, or a piece from the gallery?