Samiksha (b. 1993, Jharkhand, India) is an Indian emerging artist whose work challenges and critiques societal norms. She graduated with a Bachelor’s (2015) and Master’s (2017) in Fine Arts from Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan, and furthered her education with a diploma in Arts and Design from ESADMM, Marseille, France (2019). Additionally, she pursued studies in Mandarin and Calligraphy at the China Academy of Art, which deeply influences her visual language.

 

Her practice visualizes the text as an image to communicate the social and cultural dynamics of the society. The fundamental contradiction in her work of art is the comment that conceals and revolves not only around the patriarchy but also the male gaze. The practice transforms into a piece that reflects various covered stories and challenges faced by women in our society. 

 

Her work has been exhibited both nationally and internationally, including at Gallery 78 in Hyderabad (2023), Atelier Hyph in France (2019), Ganges Art Gallery (2017), and the Birla Art Academy Annual Exhibition (2017). She has also participated in exhibitions at the Kochi Students Art Biennale (2016) and the 80th Annual Exhibition at the Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata. Samiksha has received several prestigious awards and fellowships, including the Krishnakriti Fellowship supported by Campus France (2018-2019) and the Chinese Government Scholarship (2017) and Young Artist Scholarship in India (2017). 

 

Samiksha lives and works in Dhanbad, India.