Chetnaa

(b. 1981, New Delhi)

Chetnaa completed her MFA in painting from the College of Art, New Delhi. Her geometric abstractions are inspired by the landscape and architecture of her city, transforming keen observations of the metropolis into an eloquent schematic of lines and markers. Initially focused on symmetrical arrangements, Chetnaa’s work now reveals a need to deconstruct the order she once pursued, constructing a new geometric logic that feeds her minimalist aesthetic.

In 2024, Chetnaa presented a solo show, ‘Here I Am’, Silvia’s Mother Gallery, London. She previously presented a focus booth, ‘Sacred Square: 101 Meditations on Paper’, India Art Fair with Anupa Mehta Contemporary Arts (2022). Chetnaa has held four solo exhibitions, including a special online and physical solo presentation, ‘P = 4L, {Deconstructing Square Space}’, and has participated in numerous exhibitions in India and internationally.

Her recent group exhibitions include ‘On Paper of Paper’, curated by Ankon Mitra, India Design (2024); ‘Squaring the Circle’, Artshila, Shantiniketan (2023); ‘Inner Life of Things: Around Anatomies and Armatures’, the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, Noida (2022); ‘State of Mind: Between Dysphoria and Hope’, curated by Sayali Mundye, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai (2021); and ‘Abstract Notations’, curated by Jesal Thacker, Gallery Espace, New Delhi (2020); ‘All is Not Lost 20:20:20’, curated by Saloni Doshi, Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai (2020); ‘A Walk Across Grids’, Akara Art, Mumbai (2020); ‘Imprint: After’, curated by Sitara Chowfla, Pulp Society, New Delhi (2020); and participated in the Artist in Residence program at the India Art Fair 2020 among others. 

Chetnaa lives and works in Gurugram, India.