छाया
Her name means shadow.
She paints light.
Dr. Chhaya Dubey · Abstract Artist, India
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Chapter one
The source
A sun. A moon. A seed. The circle returns in painting after painting - the point everything grows from.
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Submerged BeautyAcrylic on canvas · 24 x 24 in
Morning GloryMixed media on canvas · 36 x 48 in
VisionAcrylic on canvas · 24 x 24 in
Chapter two
Layer on layer
It begins with what she touched as a child - stones, shells in the sand, the bark of trees. Her surfaces are built layer on layer, like the earth itself.
Untitled (red column)Mixed media on canvas · 36 x 36 in
Chapter three
The doorway
Again and again she frames her paintings with plain bands on either side. The edges are the everyday world. The column between them is a sacred space you look into.
KailashaAcrylic on canvas · 24 x 24 in
Chapter four
The flow
Water flows, fire rises, light pours down. Her brush moves like music - she says every stroke is a note.
Swipe the river → Waves of Ganga, Humanity Lifeline · 2025 · Mixed media on canvas · 48 x 108 in overall · Triptych, three canvases of 48 x 36 in
Holy River of India2026 · Acrylic on canvas · 36 x 24 in overall · Diptych, two canvases of 18 x 24 in
Chapter five
Where light becomes silence
Over the years her colour has quietened. The same idea - balance, light, the horizon - is now painted in black and white.
Balance of Light, Balance of Life IKeep scrolling · colour drains into silence
How to read her paintings
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Dr. Chhaya Dubey
Abstract Artist, India
An introvert who found her voice in colour. She begins with no plan, building layer on layer until light comes through - in her studio in Bhopal and at the Bharat Bhavan Graphic Studio.
"Just as fragrance has no shape, my art has no defined shape or boundaries."From her artist statement
Jehangir Art GallerySolo exhibition, Mumbai
Triveni GallerySolo, New Delhi, 2016
Bharat BhavanSolo, Bhopal, 2013
M.P. State Visual Art Award2018
PhD in art2011
50+ group showsIndia and abroad
Newest works
This section updates as she finishes new paintings.
