Places To Go Catch The Best Art In India This May

India's art scene is bustling with possibilities this May. From Raja Ravi Varma exhibition open for the public for a month in Bengaluru to art work by artist Abdul Aziz Raiba on display in Delhi, this month it's all about appreciating the artists and celebrating art in general.

May 2026 Art Exhibitions In India

Here's a list of art exhibitions you should go check out this month:

Stories the Soil Remembers

When: 8 May – 14 May
Where: Shridharani Gallery, New Delhi

A solo exhibition by Jyoti Tyagi presents a compelling body of work that explores themes of nature, memory, and ecological sensitivity. Working with charcoal, acrylic, and mixed media, Jyoti Tyagi creates evocative compositions that reflect on the interdependence between humans and the natural world, while subtly engaging with questions of care, responsibility, and environmental fragility.

The Contemporary Lore: Sojourn of Styles and Generations Unfurled

When: 9 May - 14 May

Where: Bikaner House, New Delhi

Curated by Kiran K. Mohan with a critical essay by art historian Johny ML, The Contemporary Lore operates on a simple but radical premise: that artistic lineages are not linear, and that the most generative conversations happen when we stop organising by age or achievement, and instead listen for resonance across time, material, and intention.

The exhibition includes works by 23 artists including Anil Gaekwad, Charudatt, Dilip Sharma, Haren Thakur and more.

What India Learned to See

When: Ongoing until May 31

Where: Gallery G, Bengaluru

A landmark exhibition that explores how print culture shaped the visual imagination of modern India.

‘What India Learned to See, From Battala to the Ravi Varma Press and Beyond’ by Raja Ravi Varma Heritage Foundation, is a major exhibition examining the pivotal role of printmaking in shaping India’s modern visual culture.

Master Artist A. A. Raiba: A Unilateral Eclectic

When: Until June 21

Where: Thapar Gallery

The exhibition presents a nuanced exploration of A. A. Raiba’s practice, underscoring his distinctive visual language shaped by a confluence of artistic traditions.  

Prakriti: A Quiet Continuum

When: 2 May to 15 June

Where: : Kalakriti Art Gallery, Hyderabad

Prakriti: A Quiet Continuum introduces viewers to ‘prakriti’ or nature as both an external landscape and an inner state. The works in the exhibition show each artists’ relationship to it through a personal lens. Roy K John depicts rich jungles, vegetation and flowers to portray giant cultivation areas which are used as symbols of sustenance, which are simultaneously under threat due to environmental issues. Lal Bahadur Singh’s subjects like the parrot and cow are easily recognizable creatures in India and are used as a reminder of how urban life has encroached on rural locale