About Us
Art Incept is a purpose-driven gallery that is dedicated to nurturing and promoting emerging talent in the visual arts. Our gallery operates with a “mentors first” approach, placing the artist’s journey and development at the forefront of everything we do. Our team of experienced curators and experts are always available to provide guidance and support to artists, helping them navigate the complex world of art and reach their full potential.
Art Incept also runs the Inception Grant, a popular grant for young emerging artists. The grant receives over a 1,000 applications each year, and has become a significant stepping stone for South Asian artists looking to make their mark. Recognising the work done, the grant is now supported by collaborations from institutions like the Triveni Kala Sangam and the Amarnath Sehgal Museum. Art Incept also organises workshops and training sessions designed to help our artists hone their skills and expand their creative horizons. Our goal is to provide them with the knowledge, skills, and resources they need to succeed.
Our passion is to create an inclusive ecosystem that brings together artists, collectors, patrons, architects, and galleries to nurture creativity, cultivate talent, and foster meaningful connections. We are also committed to developing initiatives that educate and support young collectors, as we believe that both artists and collectors are integral to a healthy ecosystem of art.
At Art Incept, we strive to create a space that fosters creativity, growth, and community. The gallery has been an active part of the India Art Fair and has worked on several large commissioned projects including Plaksha University, EIH, BPCL, iamgurgaon amongst others.
FOUNDER AND ARTISTIC ADVISORS AND MENTORS
(THE DRIVER AND DREAMER)
Gayatri joined the art business after spending 20 years in the corporate world where she successfully started her own education company before working with organisations like Arthur Andersen and the Economist Intelligence Unit. She won the Tata Stree Shakti Award for Woman Entrepreneurship in 2008!
While she walked into a ready art business, she wanted to do more. She felt the art market was limited to a few. The same works were seen in every house and every art fair! Young artists who were doing amazing work were getting little attention. In fact, many brilliant minds were being forced to leave their practice!
Her passion is to empower tomorrow’s artists by creating a comprehensive ecosystem for new generation artists, collectors and patrons. She believes that this generation will put Indian art on the international map! Art Incept was created as a platform that mentors them, guides, supports and showcases emerging talent.
(SENIOR CURATORIAL ADVISOR AND MENTOR)
Prima Kurien is an Exhibition Designer & Art Evaluator She started her career in art 1989 after a short stint in advertising Prima ran the cutting-edge gallery, Art Inc 1995 – 2003.
She launched the careers of several artists and worked and showcased artists such as Himmat Shah , Valsan Kolleri , Anita Dube, Shilpa Gupta and A Balasubramaniam, Anjum Singh , Surendran Nair, Shukla Sawant etc.In 1997. She published ‘Living on the Edge’ written by Roobina Karode and a host of other publications. She has designed prestigious shows of Zarina Hashmi, J. Swaminathan , Sonia Khurana ( KNMA project) and Gallery Espace- Drawing show to commemorate their silver anniversary.
She continues to work as an Exhibition Designer & Art Evaluator. Prima Kurien is also a chef specialising in Traditional Kerala Cuisine.
(CONSULTING CURATOR PROJECTS & PATRONS CLUB)
Rahul Kumar left the corporate world, after having spent significant time with global companies to follow his passion. He completeted his masters from USA on a Fulbright Scholarship in 2008 followed by a Charles Wallace award in the UK in 2013. Today he is a well-known writer, an artist and a curator. Rahul was recently named as one of the five-Indian-ceramic-artists-you-need-to-know by the Architecture Digest and has been honoured by the Bharat Nirman Foundation.
He has been a ceramic artist for 25 years and is also the Art Editor for STIR. Rahul regularly contributes to the MINT-Lounge. Rahul is passionate about mentoring young artists and spends about 30 percent of his time just doing that! He has a brilliant eye when it comes to spotting young talent but what sets him apart is that he also has the passion thereafter to spend time with them, mentor them and ensure progress.
TEAM
Juhi Mathur is the Gallery Manager, handling day to day operations, a postgraduate in Art History from The Faculty of Fine Arts, Baroda she dabbles with themes of sexuality, gender, identity in pre-modern and modern Indian art. With a deep curiosity for the human condition and experience in every form possible, be it cultural, societal, or historical, her writing attempts to bring a more nuanced interdisciplinary take on art traditions in India. With a keen interest in educational aspects of heritage, she aims to make learning about the past an interactive experience for history aficionados everywhere.
Meet our Assistant Gallery Manager, Nimisha Chandel. She has finished her Master’s in Fine Arts with a major in Painting from Visva Bharati University, Shantiniketan, West Bengal. Currently working as an independent visual artist with a keen interest in Indian traditional arts, her works dwell into the history and importance of Indian Miniature Paintings and mythical folktales. Using her works and research as a tool to interrogate and reimagine the essence of modern human beings and their complex emotions, she attempts to lay intricate drawings on handmade papers and natural colours.
