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Asmita Dabholkar is a Mumbai-based artist whose practice spans fine art, origami, murals, and Indian folk traditions. After a 12-year pause and a personal battle with cancer, she rediscovered her passion for art, transforming her journey into a deeply healing and expressive practice. Her work celebrates resilience, nature, and the meditative power of creation.

Education:

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Commercial Art)
Sir J. J. Institute of Applied Art, Mumbai
Batch: 1991

Exhibitions

Group Shows

  • Janiv – Aug 2018, Balgandharva, Pune

  • Chitrangana – Mar 2019, Nehru Centre, Mumbai

  • Darpan Art Gallery – Mar 2019, Pune

  • International Art Festival & Exhibition – CAM Art Museum, Naples, Italy (July 5 – Oct 6, 2019)

  • Mini Artworks – Canarys Fine Art Gallery, Sept 2022

  • ATH 2022 – Bajaj Art Gallery, Mumbai, Sept 2022

  • ATH 2023 – Bajaj Art Gallery, Mumbai, Aug 2023

  • Mini Artworks – Indore, Jan 2024

  • Pradarshak Art Gallery – Mumbai, Mar 2024

  • Chatak – Nehru Centre, Mumbai, June 2

Solo Show

  • Harmony with Nature – Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai (Apr 25 – May 1, 2022)

Online Shows

    • Manikarnika Art Gallery – Jhansi, Aug 2022
    • International Online Art Exhibition – Wave, Oct 2023

Nationality

Indian Artist

Categories

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Themes

Healing Through Art and Nature

Asmita Dabholkar is a fine and craft artist whose work bridges traditional Indian folk art, origami, and expressive mixed media. After overcoming a life-altering health challenge, her creative journey became a source of healing and inspiration. Through vibrant forms and themes of nature, she shares stories of strength, transformation, and inner peace.

  • 2022

    Manikarnika Amrita Sher-Gil Award

  • 2023

    Bangiya Pratibha Award