Hyd artists lead participation at India Art Festival

Metro India News | Hyderabad 

India Art Festival (IAF), one of India’s leading art fairs hosted annually across Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru and Hyderabad, returns to the city from 03 to 05 April 2026 at the Jubilee Hills Convention Centre, Road No. 51, Jubilee Hills. The event marks the third edition in Hyderabad and the 38th edition nationwide, bringing together artists, galleries, collectors and art enthusiasts .

Hyderabad’s art community will be represented at the festival with several prominent city-based artists presenting diverse visual narratives. Among the notable participants, U. Vijay Kumar presents striking contemporary figurative compositions, while Kappari Krishan explores mythological and spiritual iconography. Satya Gannoju interprets devotional subjects and Bhupathi Moshe Dayan presents figurative works that explore human emotion.

Sculptors S. Kantha Reddy and DVS Krishna showcase fibreglass sculptures of human heads finished in luminous colours. Several artists draw inspiration from Indian folk traditions and rural life. M.P. Narsimharao, Raju Epuri and Nannuta Rajeshwar present compositions with stylized figures and narrative imagery. Nature and organic forms inspire the works of Ramani Mylavarapu, Neha Jain and Raksha Jesrani

Spiritual and mythological themes appear in works by Hemanth Chandra Prasad and Narsimha Goud Rollu while detailed drawing and realism are represented by Gangji Ramesh Kumar and Sathvika Korimi.  Visitors to the festival will see over 3,000 artworks, including paintings, sculptures, drawings and mixed media works spanning styles from figurative and folk-inspired imagery to abstraction and experimental contemporary practices.