A Silent Dialogue
Abstracts by Neena Singh, Pandurang Tathe and Balasaheb Abhang
The exhibition, A Silent Dialogue is set to preview in Mumbai’s Art & Soul gallery in Worli on the 10th of September. Curated by Niharika Kamalia, A Silent Dialogue is an unhurried experience of the viewer’s attunement with art. When exploring the chromatic canvas, the lasting impressions of pleasure and contentment are created, catalysing a chain of reactions felt towards the visual.
The abstracts in this show avoid offering any literal interpretations and rely on audience remembrances shifting focus from what the work represents to how it functions and why it exists. Instead of presenting a static image for passive consumption, the works demand an active psychological dialogue beyond the painted substrate.
The exhibit features 3 artists from Pune, Neena Singh, Pandurang Tathe and Balasaheb Abhang who challenge the traditional limits of their artistic vacuums by recognizing the value of personality, individuality and temperament. Stripping away from representation and transitioning towards a visceral contemporary impact, this deliberate aesthetic shift invites spectators into a distinctive sensuous space where visual vocabulary is enthusiastically felt rather than intellectually decoded. The canvas is not a barrier. It is a meeting place. Here, the process matters. Above all, encounters matter.
About Neena Singh: Neena Singh is a self – taught contemporary artist who has relentlessly pursued her passion for the arts. She has had 14 solo exhibitions and participated in numerous group shows at esteemed organizations to her credit. She did her Masters and MPhil in Sociology and holds a Doctorate from JNU New Delhi. Neena has also served the Indian Revenue Service for 34 years.
Neena’s artworks have won awards and received critical acclaim within India and internationally. To name a few, she was bestowed with the Woman Art Award by MUSA International at the Woman’s Essence Show in Berlin, 2023, AUM, the Global Art Centre honoured her with the Artistic Excellence Award in 2024 Her artworks have been included in multiple auctions in India and Abroad and are part of prestigious collections like the Lalit Kala Akademi and RPG Foundation to name a few.
The artists lives and works in Pune, India.
About Pandurang Tathe: Pandurang Tathe is a veteran contemporary Indian artist who has actively contributed to the art world for over three decades. He is known for his postmodern abstracts and has recently taken to figurative painting. He completed his formal education in art at the Abhinav Kala Mahavidyalaya, Pune and later earned his Masters in Fine Arts from Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad. In addition to his studio practice, he served as an assistant lecturer at Abhinav Kala Mahavidyalaya, Pune.
Tathe has presented his oeuvre through numerous solo exhibitions in Mumbai, his first one was held in 1991 at Jehangir Art Gallery. He has shown across India in Chennai, Pune and Delhi and internationally and has participated in several group show and art camps. To name a few, Tathe has been awarded with the State Art Award, Government of Maharashtra 1982, the AIFACS award New Delhi, 1988 along with 12 other renowned awards.
The artist lives and works in Pune, India.
About Balasaheb Abhang: Balasaheb Abhang is a contemporary Indian artist noted for his abstract fields and additive sculpting. He pursued his formal education in fine arts at the Abhinav Kala Mahavidyalaya in Pune, earning a Diploma in Art Education.
Through his career, Abhang has showcased his artwork through several solo exhibitions at venues such as the Jehangir Art Gallery in Mumbai alongside participating in numerous group shows and art camps across India. To name a few, Balasaheb has earned many honours including the Maharashtra State Art Award in 2003 and the Br. V.V. Oak Award in 1995, 1997, 1999 and 2004. His paintings are featured in major private and corporate collections nationally and internationally.
The artist lives and works in Pune, India.
About Art & Soul:
Gallery Art & Soul, founded by Dr. Tarana Khubchandani, established in 2003, is a Modern and Contemporary Art gallery in the heart of Mumbai. The Gallery has since pursued a discourse within India and overseas of aesthetic dialogues, producing spectacles that vary in genre, materiality and conceptual thought across the historical timeline of Indian Art.
From its inception, Art & Soul has also hosted a stellar Breast Cancer Charity Support salon exhibition and gala and over the last two decades with exhibitions and retrospectives of adept and emerging artists. The Gallery represents a cross section of virtuosos who chiefly practice their aesthetics within the contemporary art umbrella; a focus that supports a crucial section of the art eco-system. The gallery’s exhibition programming is dynamically zestful and interspersed with the senior most artist presentations, curated solo and group shows as well as debutant solo shows supporting and encouraging emerging artists. Art & Soul has also stayed at the forefront of promoting ceramics as a unique visual art form with annual curatorial projects in support of the medium.
From: 10th September to 30th September 2026
“A SILENT DIALOGUE”
An Art Exhibition by
Three Eminent Artists - Neena Singh, Pandurang Tathe and Balasaheb Abhang
Title of the show: A Silent Dialogue
Preview: Art Night Thursday, 10th September 2026, 5 pm onwards Show runs through 1st October
VENUE:
Gallery Art & Soul
Ground Floor, Madhuli, Shivsagar Estate,
Worli, Mumbai 400 018.
Website: www.galleryartnsoul.com
Email id: galleryartnsoul@gmail.com
Contact No.: +91 8080055450 Instagram - @galleryartandsoul
