02/06/2026
Works developed by the resident artists during the 𝑺𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒓 𝑰𝒍𝒍𝒖𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 2026 residency at Dotwalk Ajitara Art Residency (DAAR).
Summer Illumination is a two-month residency programme focused on the language of light in contemporary artistic practice. Bringing together artists working across painting, drawing, installation, and material-based practices, the residency encourages explorations of luminosity, atmosphere, clarity, and radiance through sustained studio engagement, mentorship, peer exchange, artist presentations, and immersive interaction with the surrounding landscape.
Featured Works:
1.𝘿𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙍𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙬𝙖𝙡
Jute, Photographs, Mesh, Wire
51 x 84 inches, 2026
𝗚𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗷𝗮𝗹𝗶 𝗕𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗻
2.𝙈𝙚𝙣 𝘿𝙤𝙬𝙣, 𝙏𝙚𝙖 𝘽𝙧𝙚𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜
Oil on Canvas
72 x 48 inches, 2026
𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝘀𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗶 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗸𝗸𝗮𝗹𝗮
3.𝙐𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙡𝙚𝙙
Oil on Canvas
48 x 72 inches, 2026
𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗴 𝗗𝗮𝘀
4.𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙎𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣
Graphite Pencil on Paper 200gsm
72 x 48 inches, 2026
𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗱 𝗝𝗮𝗶𝘀𝘄𝗮𝗹
5.𝙈𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙍𝙚𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙉𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙃𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙙
Gouache Color With Paper Weaving
43.2 x 29.5 inches each (Diptych), 2026
𝗣𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗮
𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙐𝙣𝙖𝙨𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙌𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨
Gouache Color With Paper Weaving, Thread
29.5 x 21.7 inches, 2026
𝗣𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗮
6.𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙬𝙞𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙧
Oil on Linen
48 x 72 inches, 2026
𝗦𝗮𝗻𝘆𝘂𝗸𝘁𝗮 𝗞𝘂𝗱𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗮𝗿
7.𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙍𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙨
Oil on Canvas
48 x 72 inches, 2026
𝗦𝗵𝗶𝘃 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗮𝗿
8.𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙪𝙥𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙎𝙠𝙮
Oil on Canvas
48 x 72 inches, 2026
𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗼𝘃 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗶