Nikesh Ola

Nikesh Ola completed his BFA in Painting from the College of Art, Delhi (2020), and MFA from Shiv Nadar University, Dadri (2023). In his pursuit of forming a visual language, his works delves into ontology of painting and mediation. Inclined toward paintings as a form, his works also transform into other forms, such as images, moving images, sculptures, or installations, where works interbehaves and interweave. His work examines how the image of an artist is constructed both historically and institutionally, and how artists constantly negotiate these constructions. His practice focuses on spaces and mediums, exploring the access and limitations embedded in language and medium-specific practices.

Refusal is a significant aspect of his practice, as he explores what can be refused, what can be claimed, and whether refusal itself is a form of claim. His works have been a part of various exhibitions including, “present perfect | Present Continuous: Stories of Being and Becoming, Art Centrix Space, New Delhi, (2025); ‘Expanded Disciplinarity: Chapter I Constructing Painterly Relations’, inaugural exhibition of Art Centrix Grants, New Delhi (2024); ‘Art and the Field, Context and Materiality’, curated by Vasudha Thozhur, Wetlands Art Space, Shiv Nadar University, Dadri (2024); ‘All That is Solid Melts into Air’, Anant Art, New Delhi (2023); among others. Nikesh lives and works between Delhi and Rajasthan.