Art In March 2026: The Exhibition Hotlist
Take your pick from this month's hotlist art exhibitions and shows to go to
As temperatures rise and summer approaches, stepping out in the sweltering sun is like asking to be slow-roasted. But beyond the heat haze and glaring skies, the month also signals a cultural thaw. Art galleries are throwing their doors open to new exhibitions that shift the mood to a high gear.
This March, our exhibition hotlist spotlights the must-see shows turning up the temperature—bold installations, striking contemporary voices, and immersive experiences that promise to be just as sizzling as the weather outside.
The Masters & The Modern: East Edition
When: Until March, 31
Where: Gallery G, Bangalore
Curated by Kallol Bose The Masters & The Modern: East Edition brings together a wide spectrum of artists from Eastern India - spanning Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, and Jharkhand, to trace the evolving story of art in the region. It places master painters of the Bengal School in dialogue with modern and contemporary practitioners, revealing how tradition and change continue to shape one another.
The exhibition then moves to the modern masters, including Jogen Chowdhury, Sunil Das, and Paritosh Sen, who redefined figurative painting in the post-independence period. Their works are more expressive, intense, and often confrontational, using distortion, bold lines, and compressed space to explore psychological tension, social realities, and political unease.
Threads of Solidarity
When: 5- 14 March
Where: Gallery Pradarshak, Mumbai
An exhibition to celebrate 115 years of Women's Day this year, Threads of Solidary consciously brings both women and men artists together including Nalini Joshi, Madhavi Joshi, Hema Mhatre, Prof. (Dr.) Kavita Singh, Satwant Singh to reinforce solidarity as a shared social consciousness rather than a gendered discourse.
Objects of Desire
When: 6- 8 March
Where: SIKAO, Mumbai
Objects of Desire brings together a global collective of 47 national and international artists working across ceramic, stone, metal, and textiles as the inaugural showcase at SIKAO, an exclusive platform for art and design founded by Pinky Daga, a literature enthusiast, and her son, Kabbier Daga, a multi-disciplinary artist. After he two day debut showcase, the travelling gallery is gearing up for a special selection of these works will travel to Italy for Milan Design Week. They will be featured in Alcova, known for turning historic, forgotten buildings into art spaces. Bringing SIKAO to Milan is a big moment for Indian design, showing the world how our creators are imagining the future of the modern home.'
Once Upon a Sculptor – A Curated Exhibition of Sculptures by K.S Radhakrishnan
When: 18 March – 30 April
Where: Chawla Art Gallery, New Delhi
An appointment only exhibition curated by Shibani Chawla showcasing K. S. Radhakrishnan’s decades‑long artistic journey through his expressive bronze sculptures, including his iconic Musui and Maiya figures, Once Upon a Sculptor brings together works from various phases of his career, highlighting the emotional depth, evolving form, and narrative power that define his practice, and offers viewers an intimate look at one of India’s most celebrated contemporary sculptors.
Once The Engineering of Rubble
When: Until 4 April
Where: Thapar Contemporary, New Delhi
A show reflecting on fragmentation and endurance as fertile conditions for artistic creation, The Engineering of Rubble- a group exhibition at Thapar Contemporary bringing together 18 artworks by 11 contemporary European artists- invites viewers to engage with works that embrace rupture, incompleteness, and the slow unfolding of meaning through material, process, and attentive looking.
Home?
When: 4 - 8 March
Where: IFEMA MADRID, Booth
Mumbai Gallery Method is enroute to Madrid, Spain to present "Home?" at ARCO as a part of the fair’s opening section. The art show brings together works by Sajid Wajid Shaikh, Shamir Iqtidar, Ammama Malik, and Syed Ali Sarvat Jafri, and reflects on the fragile, intimate, and often contested idea of home. Through sculpture, painting, and installation, the presentation examines the tension between safety and surveillance, permanence and vulnerability, and private lives unfolding under public scrutiny.
A Voyage to Permanence
When: 11-14 March
Where: Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
Presented by Jooby Yohannan and curated by noted art historian and critic Johny ML, the exhibition built around three experimental films by filmmaker Purandar Chaudhuri – Dhushor, Tremors, and Impressions of Mingling – reimagines how cinema can be experienced within a gallery space. Designed as a five-day cinematic and spatial journey, the exhibition brings together immersive screenings, alternative photographic prints by Prakash Braggs, a live installation-performance, a panel discussion, and a book release, creating a layered dialogue between moving image, still image, sound, and text.
Where does the mind stop and the world begin
When: 17-24 March
Where: Sridharani Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi
A solo exhibition by Shruti Gupta Chandra, Where does the mind stop and the world begin, offers viewers an encounter with an artist in transformative motion—mapping inner landscapes that feel at once intimate and expansive. Working across acrylic, oil, watercolour, pastel, collage, and mixed media, Shruti creates luminous compositions where gesture, repetition, and movement evoke cycles of becoming and dissolution. Her four-decade engagement with both visual art and Kathak dance informs a dynamic dialogue between rhythm and mark-making.
Art Pop Up
When: 13-15 March
Where: Mado Studio, Kochi
Prominent architectural practice Mado Studio, located at the heart of Kochi city will display a curated Art show by Srila Chatterjee. At its heart lies a clear conviction: art should be part of everyday life. Every artwork on view is original, certified, and carefully priced, making the act of collecting feel welcoming rather than overwhelming.The exhibition brings together established folk and contemporary masters such as Venkat Raman Singh Shyam and Jogen Chowdhury, alongside dynamic contemporary practitioners including Ruchi Bakshi Sharma, Tushar Tanwar, and several others.
What Form Retains
When: 17-25 March
Where: LATITUDE 28, New Delhi
What Form Retains presents a focused body of three-dimensional and relief works that engage with metaphysical geometry and contemporary abstraction by Mayur Gupta. Working across materials such as bronze, stone, wood, and paper pulp, Gupta explores how structure, proportion, and spatial equilibrium shape sculptural form.
Pockets Of Resistance
When: 20-29 March
Where: Venkatappa Art Gallery, Bangalore
Kapila Nahender's collection explores how nature persists through the overlooked nooks and corners of contemporary cities. Visualised as a series of layered oil paintings, Pockets of Resistance, focuses on shifting energy of plant life negotiating its place in a rigid world of cement and stone.