I was born and raised in West Bengal, India, and my work primarily revolves around painting and installation-based projects. In the 21st century, the contemporary art world has become much more multifaceted, especially in how artists use their concepts and processes to convey their individuality through their works. Throughout my bachelor’s, master’s, and ongoing practice, I have continued to explore these aspects. I am currently based in Shanghai, China.
Materials are often associated with consumer needs and lifestyles, but my work engages with their fundamental qualities. My engagement with space emerges through three-dimensional forms. For me, works that exist in the round feel more alive than two-dimensional surfaces, as they allow multiple perspectives and shifting relationships with space. The combination of spatial forms with material-based processes challenges me and allows for greater freedom of expression.
I work with natural pigments and organic colours that are non-toxic, biodegradable, and capable of producing vivid, long-lasting surfaces. This eco-friendly process allows me to examine material, nature, and form with care and intention. I consider challenge essential to my practice, approaching each difficulty as a means to reflect on broader social conditions and collective development.
Mahim Jana 江南
Education
2019-2023 : Master's in Fine Art (MFA), Nanjing University of The Arts, Nanjing, China
2015-2019 : Bachelor in Fine Art (BFA) , Visva- Bharati University, Santiniketan, India
Exhibition
2025 13th International Art Biennale Academy of Arts & Design Tsinghua University Beijing, China
2025 Nanjing Museum Group Exhibition Nanjing, China
2025 IN, ON, THROUGH and AROUND group exhibition in Dhi Contemporary, Hyderabad, India.
2025 The Emotions of The Wildness group exhibition in the Wetland Museum, Hangzhou, China
2024 International Sustainable Art Exhibition in Lu Xun Art Museum, Dalian, China
2024 Global Climate Action group exhibition in Hypha Studio, London, United Kingdom
2023 Fiber Art Biennale, National Silk Museum, Hangzhou, China 2023 (museum collection, one work)
2021 Group exhibition in X Space Gallery, Nanjing, China
2020 Group exhibition in X Space Gallery, Nanjing, China
2018 annual award show, Santiniketan Society of Visual Art
Design (awarded)
solo show
2023 Transformation 3 xspace art gallery, Nanjing, China
2023 Transformation 2 Haitang Art Gallery, Nanjing, China
2022 Transformation 1 Nanjing University of the Arts, Nanjing, China
workshop & seminar
2025 seminar and presentation discussion Shenyang University, Fine Art Department, Shenyang, China
2021 3D printing workshop for 1 month Dong Hua University, Shanghai, China
2019 paper making workshop by Sanchayan Ghosh, Kala Bhavan in Santiniketan, India
Rogan art workshop with Gafoor Khatri (artist) at Kala Bhavana, Santiniketan, India
Kalamkari workshop with Ajit kr. Das (artist) at Kala Bhavana, Santiniketan, India
Restoration & conservation of textile objects. Conservation Institute, Kolkata, India.
2018 Indigo Sutra International Workshop at ICCR Kolkata, India
workshop with Japanese artist Kongo Sato and his team at Kala Bhavana,santiniketan ,india
2017 2-day seminar at the National Institute of Research on Jute & allied fiber tech. In Kolkata, India
Art residency
2023 Participate in a one-month land art residency program in Guilin, China.
2025 莫干山 art residency, Hangzhou (two- month program), Hangzhou, China
