SEEMA KOHLI: WORKSHOP AT PACIFIC ART LEAGUE

Seema Kohli is one of India’s most distinguished contemporary artists, with a practice that spans painting, drawing, sculpture, installation, and performance. For more than four decades, her work has brought together memory, mythology, spirituality, and lived experience, creating immersive environments that invite reflection and contemplation.

Kohli’s work has been featured in major international exhibitions and museums, including a solo exhibition at the Museum of Sacred Art in Belgium in 2019 and the Kochi-Muziris Biennale in 2016. Her work is held in institutional collections such as the British Museum (UK), Rubin Museum (USA), and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (US), among others.

Kohli is also a sought-after speaker and has been invited to present at organizations and institutions including TEDx, Harvard University, the University of Chicago, and the University of California at Davis, among others.

This immersive workshop invites participants (18+) to explore how sense memory—​​​​​​​​​​​smell, taste, sound, and vision—shapes consciousness and aesthetics.

Led by artist Seema Kohli, the program introduces Kaala Netra (“the eye of time”) and its role in activating memory through sensory experience.

Through guided sensory exercises, field notes, and hands-on experimentation, participants will learn how to use the senses to trace personal, inherited, and collective memories across different layers of consciousness. Attendees are encouraged to bring a small object connected to their personal history to deepen the experience, such as photographs, childhood belongings, fragrances, or other keepsakes.

The artist recently conducted this workshop at the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Bangalore and at the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA), New Delhi.

This workshop is limited to 30 participants.

For more information about these events, to schedule a private viewing, or to inquire about available works, please contact Sonia Patwardhan, director and founder of Laasya Art at info@laasyaart.com or call +1 650-770-9088.