A Space Where Art Meets Living

Every 45 days, The Collectors Room transforms with a new showcase featuring paintings, sculptures, textiles, installations and collectible works from emerging and established artists across India.
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A Space Where Art Meets Living

ISAIARASI ANNAMALAI

Isaiarasi Annamalai is an independent curator and artist based in Chennai whose practice explores the relationship between art, materiality and lived experience. Beginning with realistic painting during her initial years, she developed a strong foundation in colour, form and visual interpretation before gradualy evolving towards abstraction and conceptual expression.

Working primarily in oil and acrylic, Isai creates layered compositions that examine human emotions, memory, transformation and contemporary existence.

Her works balance realism and symbolic abstraction, inviting viewers into reflective and meaningful visual experiences. Alongside her artistic practice, Isai has established a curatorial approach centred on supporting artists and expanding engagement with contemporary visual culture.

Through exhibitions and colaborative projects, she works closely with emerging and established artists to create immersive presentations that encourage dialogue between art and space. As the Curatorial Director of The Colectors Room by Artiform, she brings together diverse artistic voices through thoughtfuly curated exhibitions while continuing to actively develop and exhibit her own work within contemporary art platforms.

BHAGWAN CHAVAN

Bhagwan Chavan is a Chennai-based abstract artist known for his expressive use of colour, rhythm and layered forms…
A graduate of Sir J. J. School of Art(1983), Mumbai, his practice reflects influences from extensive travels and engagement with diverse artistic traditions. His paintings explore harmony through transparent and opaque tones, creating visual depth and movement. Chavan has exhibited widely in India and internationa ly, receiving prestigious honours including the 25th National Lalit Kala Akademi and recognition at the Bharat Bhavan Biennale in 1982.

DILIPKUMAR KESAVAN

Dilipkumar Kesavan, a Chennai-based artist, draws inspiration from his daily journey along the coastal road…
to his Mahabalipuram studio. Observing palms, she ls, fabrics, lungis and everyday objects, he transforms these impressions into fluid, instinctive compositions. Rejecting rigid geometry, his works evolve organica ly through textures and unconventional materials that blur the boundaries between nature and human life. Rooted in lived experiences and subconscious expression, his art creates an unbound visual language of rhythm, memory, and connection.

JACOB JEBARAJ

Jacob Jebaraj’s practice is rooted in sustainable art, exploring upcycling through paintings, sculptures, instalations…
and serigraph techniques. Using layered textures, recycled materials and vernacular architectural references, his works merge tradition, innovation and environmental consciousness. His insta lations often address ecological themes such as water conservation and reuse. Alongside his artistic practice, he mentors differently abled children and develops colaborative, research-driven spaces for emerging artists, emphasizing both modern technology and traditional art techniques

PRAVIN KANNANUR

Pravin Kannanur is a Chennai-based multidisciplinary artist working across visual arts, theatre, contemporary…

dance, instalations and public art since 1989. His abstract paintings explore dynamic relationships between colour, texture, space and gesture inviting embodied engagement through memory and imagination. A founding member of Magic Lantern(the theatre group) and Basement 21 (The contemporary art colective), Pravin’s colaborative practice spans local and international contexts. In 2022, he received the Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et Lettres from France.

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