Madhvi Parekh
Madhvi Parekh
Madhvi Parekh
Madhvi Parekh (b. 1942) was born in the village of Sanjaya in Gujarat and is largely self-taught. Moving to Mumbai after her marriage to artist Manu Parekh, she began painting in the 1960s, drawing deeply from memories of her rural upbringing.
Her work is characterised by a distinctive, folk-inspired visual language with flattened perspectives, stylised figures, and vivid colour. Often depicting scenes that merge the everyday with the mythical, her compositions reflect a personal and intuitive approach to storytelling.
Parekh is regarded as an important figure in contemporary Indian art, known for bringing vernacular sensibilities into a modern context through a highly individual practice.
Madhvi Parekh (b. 1942) was born in the village of Sanjaya in Gujarat and is largely self-taught. Moving to Mumbai after her marriage to artist Manu Parekh, she began painting in the 1960s, drawing deeply from memories of her rural upbringing.
Her work is characterised by a distinctive, folk-inspired visual language with flattened perspectives, stylised figures, and vivid colour. Often depicting scenes that merge the everyday with the mythical, her compositions reflect a personal and intuitive approach to storytelling.
Parekh is regarded as an important figure in contemporary Indian art, known for bringing vernacular sensibilities into a modern context through a highly individual practice.
Madhvi Parekh
Untitled, 2016
Acrylic on canvas
36 x 36 in
Madhvi Parekh
Untitled, 2009
Acrylic on canvas
29.7 x 23.7 in.
Madhvi Parekh
The Last Supper, 2011
Acrylic on acrylic sheet (reverse painting)
72 X 240 in (5 panels)
Madhvi Parekh
Resting under the street, 1994-98
Watercolour & poster colour on
paper laid on mount board
12 x 16 in.
Madhvi Parekh
Resting under the street, 1994-98
Watercolour & poster colour on
paper laid on mount board
12 x 16 in.
Madhvi Parekh
Bird on the Table, 1993
Watercolour on paper
13 x 16 in.
Madhvi Parekh
Bird on the Table, 1993
Watercolour on paper
13 x 16 in.
Madhvi Parekh
Untitled, 2002
Poster colour on paper
30 x 22.2 in.
Madhvi Parekh
Untitled, 2002
Poster colour on paper
30 x 22.2 in.
Madhvi Parekh
The River in My Village, 2018
Acrylic on canvas
48 x 72 in.
Madhvi Parekh
The River in My Village, 2018
Acrylic on canvas
48 x 72 in.