Dhanya M. C is a Kochi-based contemporary artist celebrated for her vibrant, emotionally layered creations that seamlessly blend nature, memory, and imagination. Her works are characterised by intricate detailing and a rich interplay of mixed media, often constructed through delicate layers of paper, pigments, and translucent surfaces. This unique approach gives her compositions a dreamlike depth, revealing both fragility and strength within the same frame.

Dhanya’s artistic journey is defined by continuous experimentation. She moves fluidly across themes and materials, crafting visual narratives that evoke both personal introspection and poetic storytelling. Her practice reflects an intuitive engagement with colour, texture, and form, resulting in artworks that feel immersive and atmospheric.

Notable Works & Series

• Translucent Series – Mixed-media explorations that reveal subtle shifts of colour, transparency, and layered emotion.

• The Land of Fairies – A dreamlike mixed-media work that showcases her imaginative and whimsical sensibilities.

• Where Do You Go When You Dream? – Group exhibition at Gallery Dotwalk, Gurgaon, New Delhi, highlighting her ability to weave narrative within delicate materiality.

Awards & Recognitions

• Kerala Lalithakala Akademi Honorable Mention Award (2017)

• Solo Grant Award (2014, 2024)

• Studio Fellowship, Kanoria Centre for Arts (2011–2012)

• Participated in the Indo–Bangladesh Cultural Exchange Residency, in collaboration with Kerala Lalithakala Akademi & Preema Foundation, Bangladesh.

Exhibitions
Dhanya has showcased her work widely across India through national and regional exhibitions, including:

• National Exhibition & Contemporary Art Exhibition by SCZCC

• Talks with Nature, Veda Gallery, Chennai

• Interlared-II and Sense of Where Things Belong, Ekami Gallery

• Broken Greeneries (Solo, 2013)

• Translucent Flakes (Solo, 2024), Kerala Lalithakala Akademi Galleries

Her art continues to evolve, offering viewers a delicate yet powerful visual language rooted in emotion, imagination, and the natural world.