Gayatri Gamuz
Gayatri Gamuz is an artist based in India. She lives on her farm at the foot of the sacred hill of Arunachala in Tiruvannamalai.
Gayatri works primarily with watercolours and oils. She draws from the source of oriental abstraction inspired by eastern philosophy as well as from contemporary western minimalism.
Her work is based on the philosophical understanding of ‘Oneness’; the ultimate, indivisible reality which manifests in all things. In her words: ‘Through stillness I understand the oneness and inside this process I paint’. The silence and emptiness in Gayatri’s paintings gently tugs the viewer into the here and the now of the moment.
About Gayatri
Gayatri Gamuz (b. 1966, Alicante, Spain) is a contemporary visual artist with over three decades of international practice, currently based in Tiruvannamalai, India. Working across oil painting and watercolour, her oeuvre is marked by a profound stylistic evolution, transitioning from realist figurative narratives to minimalist, meditative abstraction. Rooted in Eastern philosophy and the concept of 'Oneness', her current practice utilizes vast empty spatial planes, subtle light, and muted tones to construct visual landscapes of absolute silence and contemplation.
Gamuz received her formal training in Spain, completing Fine Art Painting Studies in Alicante and Fine Art & Ceramics Studies in Valencia. In 2010, she rigorously refined her mastery under the mentorship of the legendary Spanish realist master Antonio López García at the University of Navarra. This rigorous academic foundation, combined with her deep immersion into Indian cultural landscapes, forms the unique cross-cultural synthesis defining her artistic language.
Since 1999, Gamuz has exhibited extensively worldwide. Her career is highlighted by major institutional solo exhibitions, including a comprehensive retrospective at the Museo Fundación Antonio Pérez (Spain), and numerous shows at Kashi Art Gallery (Kochi) and Threshold Art Gallery (New Delhi). Her work has been featured in significant curated projects, such as Lokame Tharavadu by the Kochi Biennale Foundation. An active participant in global artistic exchanges, her recent credentials include prestigious appointments at the Hangar Residency (Lisbon, 2021), the Atlas Residency (Portugal, 2026), and the NI10 National Art Camp (India, 2026). Her works are represented in public museum foundations and elite private collections across Europe, Asia, Australia, and the USA.
Solo exhibitions
2024 ‘‘It Is the Nature of Light to Shine’ Kashi Art Gallery, Kochi
2023 ‘Oil paintings Exhibition. Kalinka Art Gallery, Pondicherry
2022 ‘One Breath’ exhibition presented by JM Art Management, Los Angeles
2020 ‘With my eyes to the sun’ presented at TAP by Threshold Art Gallery, New Delhi
2018 ‘Soy papel’, pencil drawings. Stevens Street Gallery, Yandina, Australia
2014 ‘I am paper’, pencil drawings. Leon Academy, Istanbul
2013 ‘Retrospectiva’, oils on canvas. Museum Fundación Antonio Pérez, Cuenca, Spain
2013 ‘My name is Gayatri Gamuz’, oils on canvas. Kashi Art Gallery, Kochi, India
2012 ‘Bodies and Elements’, oils on canvas. Kashi Art Gallery, Kochi
2009 ‘Of the same matter’, oils on canvas. Kashi Art Gallery, Kochi
2007 ‘In a land without trees’, oils on canvas. Hacienda Gallery, Mumbai
2006 ‘In reverse I tell so you understand me’, oils on Canvas. Centro Cultural CAM, Orihuela, Spain
2004 ‘Tenderness in the middle of the rat race’, acrylic on canvas and ink on paper. Embassy of India, Berlin
2004 ‘The other within’, acrylics on canvas. Centro Civico, Besos Mar, Barcelona
2003 ‘Pachamama celebrates 2053’ Installation with writings, terracotta sculptures, found objects, plastic toys, mirrors,
flowers, fire, in collaboration with Ananda Surya. Mayalokam Art Collective, Kochi
1999 ‘Running Water’, oils on canvas. Draavidia Art Gallery, Kochi
Selected Group & Duo Exhibitions
2025 ‘Pause' (Duo show), Maji Maroma Art Gallery, Auroville, India (Catalogue)
2020 ‘Lokame Tharavadu' Kochi | Biennale Foundation, Alappuzha, India
2016 ‘Melting Pot’, Gallery Beyond (Mumbai) - Serbian | Embassy (London, UK) - Kombank Art Hall (Belgrade, Serbia)
2014 ‘Contemporary Contingencies' curated by Kathleen Wyma, OED Gallery, India
2014 ‘Contemporary Contingencies' curated by Kathleen Wyma, OED Gallery, India
Collective projects
2024 ‘Pause’ duo exhibition by Gayatri Gamuz & Supriya Menon, Kara Gallery, Kochi
2023 ‘True Blue ‘curated by Supriya Menon, Exhibition House, Pondicherry
2021 Participated in Hangar Residency, Lisbon, Portugal
2020 ‘Lokame Tharavadu’ by the Kochi Biennale Foundation curated by
Bose Krishnamachari, Alappuzha
2018 ‘Miles de brotes’ curated by Elizabeth Ross. International Exhibition
2017 ‘Text as Text’, curated by Shubhalakshmi Shukla, Art and Soul Gallery, Mumbai
2017 ‘Rounding the Square’ Draavidia Gallery, Kochi
2016 ‘Melting Pot’, Gallery Beyond, Mumbai. Sublime Galleria, Bangalore
Kashi Art Gallery, Kochi. Serbian Embassy, London. Nehru Centre, London
Kombank Art Hall, Belgrade
2014 ‘Contemporary Contingencies ‘curated by Kathleen Wyma, OED Gallery, Kochi
2012 ‘Small is Big’ curated by Anoop Kamath. Durbar Hall Art Centre, Kochi
2010 ‘The X Must show’. The Loft at Lower Parel, Mumbai
2010 ‘This Location ‘curated by Binu Bhaskar & Ananda Surya. Mojo Gallery, Dubai
2010 ‘6 person show’. 1x1 Gallery, Dubai
2010 Participated in the annual course, Maestros de la figuracion with Antonio Lopez and Jose Maria Mezquita, in the University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
2009 ‘India Art Summit’ presented by Espace Gallery, New Delhi
2009 ‘Gender Genesis Genetics’, Espace Gallery, New Delhi
2008 ‘Trends and Trivia an Indian Story’ curated by Bhavna Kakar. Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre, Hong Kong
2008 ‘Millennium Turks Envisaging Contemporary India’ curated by Bhavna Kakar. Trident Hilton Hotel, New Delhi
2008 Panellist in Art and Ecology Discussion at the Mohile Parikh Centre for Visual Arts (MPCVA), Mumbai
2007 ‘Ten Light Years’, Kashi Art Gallery, Kochi
2007 ‘She, India’ curated by Jana Manuel Pillai. The Noble Sage Gallery, London
2007 ‘Vanity Fair’ curated by Bhavna Kakar. Mon Art Gallery, Calcutta
2007 ‘Instilling Life’ curated by Jasmine Shah Varma. Hacienda Gallery, Mumbai
2007 ‘Does Size Matter?’ curated by Bhavna Kakar. Art Konsult, New Delhi
2007 ‘A Slice of Art from India ‘curated by Jasmine Shah Varma. RL Fine Arts, New York
2006 ‘London Biennale’ curated by Jill Rock. Stables Gallery, London
Socio-cultural activities
2014 Participated in artist camp, Uttharayan Art Centre, Baroda
2009 Volunteers art classes in Marudam Farm School in Tiruvannamalai since 2009
2009 Co- initiates “Yeri Karai”, art and deep ecology ashram in Tiruvannamalai
Constructs kiln for ceramics and directs various art workshops for local children
2008 Panelist in Art and Ecology Discussion at the Mohile Parikh Centre for Visual Arts (MPCVA), Mumbai
2005 Creates with children and adults a 30-meter-long body ‘banner Tree’ for
“Kastanjeboom Houdt Zomersoiree” Chestnut Tree Summer Festival in Nijmegen, Holland
2005 Directs the children workshop “Save the River Peryar” in which was painted a
fifteen-meter banner on the theme of the dying river in Mattancherry, Kochi
2003-05 Co-director of the Lila Studio Gallery in the Mayalokam Art Collective in Bazaar Road, Mattancherry, Kochi
2000-03 Leads weekend workshops for local children on art and crafts, theatre, solar cooking, recycled paper etc. in the Lila Centre in Tiruvannamalai
1999-05 Co-founder and art director for the five Annual Tree Festivals in Fort Cochin participating in various exhibitions and art projects in this period
1998 Women for Nature Art Camp in the Periyar Tiger Reserve organized by the Forest Department of Kerala, India
1997 Directs a workshop on sculpture for children invited by Press Club, Kottayam, Kerala
1997 Directs sculpture workshops in terracotta and traditional kiln construction in three schools in Vellore, Tamil Nadu
Selected Residencies & Activities
2026 Atlas Residency, Carvalhal, Portugal
2026 NI10 National Art Camp, Enkakkad, Kerala, India
2021 Hangar Residency, Lisbon, Portugal
2019-2021 Co-founder, 'Yeri Karai' Art and Deep Ecology Ashram, Thiruvanamalai, india
2008 Panellist, 'Art and Ecology' discussion, Mohile Parikh, Centre for Visual Art, Mumbai, India
Education
2010 Participated in the annual course, Maestros de la figuracion, in the University of Navarra Pamplona, Spain with Maestro Antonio Lopez and Jose Maria Mezquita
1989-91 Studied first and second course in the Escuela de Ceramica de Manises, Spain
1986-88 Studied first and second course in the Fine Art School of Alicante (Escuela de Artes y Oficios de Alicante)
1984-85 Studied first and second course in Social Work in the University of Alicante.