Born in 1989 in Gwalior, Shahanshah holds a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts (Applied Arts) from the College of Art, Jabalpur, and a Master’s in Fine Arts from R.M.T. University, Gwalior. His practice centers on an intimate engagement with materials, mark-making, and surfaces, drawing inspiration from architectural remnants, industrial design, and the quiet erosion of time. Working with muted tones and restrained forms, he treats silence as a space of presence, using absence and negative space to evoke what is lost, erased, or forgotten.
Lines—drawn, scratched, stitched, or cut—operate as poetic diagrams that reference blueprints and systems of logic while remaining open to interpretation. Through layering, incision, erasure, and repair, he creates textured surfaces that feel archival and timeworn, forming quiet topographies that invite slow contemplation. His work resists clear narrative, instead revealing the subtle beauty of traces and gaps that shape memory and experience. Shahanshah has exhibited widely, including at Nine Fish Art Gallery, Art Incept, and Shridharani Gallery, and has received several honors such as the Birla Academy Award, the Prafulla Dhanukar Award, and the Lalit Kala Academy Award.