Chants from the Hollow: Shailee Mehta

Shailee Mehta’s anthologies of making are informed deeply by the incongruence and unarguable beauty that shape both the body and the land. For her, the mediums she uses perform a balancing—a bridge between idea and iteration. Drawing is quiet meditation—a mode of mark-making that collapses the distance between body and surface. Painting, a slower, performative act, weaves intricate, imbricated narratives together. Through these, she extends—sometimes in freefall—layered worlds with cyan nights of tilting companionship, and the end of time, fraying in soft, sallow light.

 - Annalisa Mansukhani

Shailee Mehta was part of our residency in the summer of 2024, and most of the works that are part of this collection were created during her time here while she was painting, reflecting, observing, and meditating. For those who had a glimpse into her Open Studio during this period, it was remarkable to watch these paintings take form and come to life.

It is with great pleasure that we present this final showcase of her works as part of our third participation in Mumbai Gallery Weekend.