About The Artist

“Everything I draw – comes from my own experiences, one way or the other. I am forever drawing on the sense of mystery and wonder….and possibility that pervades that time of my life.”

An award-winning alumnus of the Sir JJ School of Art, Bombay, Sujata Dere has been painting for more than three decades. Experimenting with various mediums from ceramics and clay to charcoal, pastels, ink, acrylics and now mixed media. She uses layers of wet and dry materials like acrylic paint, gesso, aquarelle pencil and conte.

Constantly enriching the repertoire of her artistic palette, her search for a deeper meaning in life has propelled her to delve into the mysteries of the mind, nature, and the universe. Metamorphosing in a deeply meditative series of serene lotus ponds and the graceful form of the Horse, as poetic beings embodying all that is instinctual and intuitive. Her paintings speak to that part of our souls that longs for a connection with nature, with something larger and wiser than ourselves.

Sujata…….intrepid traveller, thinker, seeker, artist……

Her interest in various methods of healing and a need to reach out and touch people’s lives in a positive manner motivates her to work with children with special needs and in the field of mental health, using art as therapy.

She has held several solo exhibitions and has participated in over 30 group shows & workshops in India and abroad including Asian Artists Meet 2002, Dhaka, Bangladesh; SAARC Artists Workshop 2002, New Delhi; India Art Unbound 2004, London, UK; Artomatic 2004, Washington DC, USA; Sacred Art Festival 2019, Senlis, France; World Art Dubai 2019, UAE. Her work is part of private collections all over India, the Middle East, Europe, and the US.
She currently works from her studio in Gurgaon, India

Professional Affiliations

  • The Art Association for Peace (TAA), Geneva—selected to serve as an ambassador for spreading peace through art. Her painting has been included in the Anthology for Peace Through Art 2024.
  • Alliance Francaise de Delhi (Life Member)—contributing artist for construction of the Art Gallery, Galerie Romain Rolland.
  • Khushii – contributing artist for auctions and charity exhibitions.
  • Concern India – contributing artist for their exhibitions.
  • The Big Picture, Vienna, Austria—participant in this global, collaborative art project – https://see-the-big-picture.com/