Vibhuti Mehta
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Vibhuti Mehta with her artwork
Vibhuti Mehta painting in the studio

Her Story

From a Kitchen Table to Collectors’ Walls

Every artist has an origin story, and mine didn’t begin in a studio — it began at a kitchen table, with a pencil and a biology textbook I had long since stopped reading for its intended purpose. Armed with a background in biology, I discovered an aptitude for drawing almost by accident: the diagrams I copied by hand taught me that I could see, and that seeing could be translated onto paper.

After becoming a mother of two, I returned to art with new purpose. What had been a hobby became a practice. I focused first on my favourite subject — portraiture — and committed to drawing every day, even when the days were long.

Three words still carry the work: determination, desire, dedication.

I refused to confine myself to a single medium. Rather than a weakness, that restlessness became the spine of my practice. I let each surface teach me — the soft drag of charcoal, the luminous wash of watercolour, the patient layering of coloured pencil.

Nine mediums, one hand: acrylic, watercolour, charcoal, graphite, coloured pencil, pastel, ballpoint pen, fabric painting on sarees, blouses and textiles, and oil on canvas. Fluency across all of them deepens every choice I make — because each one teaches me something the others cannot.

The Creed

Three words · One practice

Not a motto on the wall — the spine of every canvas, every return to the table. Determination. Desire. Dedication.

Detailed Pichhwai painting by Vibhuti Mehta
Pichhwai
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Act 01 · The daily return

Determination

Every day, the hand returns

Showing up at the table long after the textbook closed — the quiet discipline that turns a hobby into a life.

01 of 03Still carrying the work
Charcoal portrait by Vibhuti Mehta
Portrait
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Act 02 · The pull to make

Desire

Feeling before formula

A need to translate what is seen into something held — faces, colour, fabric, the soft insistence of a story on the wall.

02 of 03Still carrying the work
Pastel figure painting by Vibhuti Mehta
Craft
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Act 03 · The patient hand

Dedication

Layer by patient layer

Nine mediums, one practice — charcoal, watercolour, oil, fabric and more, each layer teaching what the others cannot.

03 of 03Still carrying the work

Lived, not framed

The creed in the work itself

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  • Charcoal work
  • Colored pencil work
  • Watercolor still life
  • Acrylic devotion
  • Fabric painting
  • The artist

Determination · Desire · DedicationThe three words that still carry every return to the work.

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The Practice

Nine mediums,one hand

Fluency across surfaces deepens every choice — each medium teaches something the others cannot.

9 disciplines · 79 originals

Across every surface

Fluency is the craft — not the medium alone.

From a single ballpoint line to oil that waits for light, every surface sharpens the next.

The Studio

Where the work is made

Quiet frames from the practice — pigment, fabric, and the hand that holds them.

Vibhuti Mehta with her artworks at an exhibition
With the work
Vibhuti Mehta beside her lotus painting
Beside the canvas
Vibhuti Mehta painting at the easel in her studio
At the easel
Vibhuti Mehta seated on the studio floor, painting a lotus in progress
In the making
Vibhuti Mehta portrait
The artist

The Studio in Motion

Stitch by stitch.

No timelapse, no shortcuts — the hand at work in real time, every motif drawn in thread and placed by eye.

Milestones

Exhibitions & Honours

A short public record — group shows and certificates, kept honest.

  1. 2022

    Love Yourself II — Konark Art Festival

    Group exhibition, October 2022

  2. 2022

    Art Expo Pune

    Group exhibition

Awards & Certificates

  • Certificate of Honour — Chitrankan 3
  • Certificate of Appreciation — KIAC
  • Outstanding Performance in Sketching — Semblens 4.0
  • Art Expo Pune — Certificate of Participation

Education — Self-taught

Vibhuti Mehta's work on exhibition

Exhibition photograph

Studio Metrics

Practice · Record · Proof

Self-taught. Working across nine mediums. Every piece is an original — never printed, never editioned.

Portrait of Vibhuti Mehta
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The artist
Vibhuti Mehta painting at the easel

At the easel

Four measures of the studio

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    Original works

    One of one · signed · never editioned

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    Mediums practiced

    Pencil to pigment · fabric to oil

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    Exhibitions

    Group shows · India

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    Awards & honours

    Juried · institutional · earned

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A short public ledger — kept honest, counted from the work itself.

Collector Voices

What collectors, friends and institutions say about living with the work.

I am no connoisseur of Art. But being a Psychiatrist by profession, I believe that Emotions are at the very core of our Human Existence. And True Art begins from the Emotions of the Artist, which in this case is Vibhuti Mehta, and ends in churning up the Emotions within the viewers. Vibhuti is indeed a very rare gifted Artist. She serves a purpose assigned to her by the Gods above, of conjuring up joy, hope and belonging, in a world fast becoming mechanical and robotic.

Portrait of Dr Bharat Vatwani
Dr Bharat VatwaniRamon Magsaysay Awardee 2018

I had a dream of keeping an artistic and large Navkar Mantra, Asht Mangal and the Swapn that the mother of Tirthankar Bhagwan sees before giving birth to them. I was not getting exactly what I wanted. Then I got to know about Vibhuti. I described what I wanted and was surprised when she created it exactly how I wanted. This is my perfect wall piece and a statement to my home. Thanks to Vibhuti everybody who visits my place asks where I got this superb Wall piece from.

Portrait of Sapna Sacheti
Sapna SachetiArt Collector

I had the pleasure of experiencing the artistic brilliance of my friend Vibhuti, and I must say that her painting left me utterly spellbound. The painting she created of Shri Guru Nanak ji occupies a prominent place in my home, and we pray to it everyday! I'm not only impressed by her technical skill but also moved by the depth of expression embedded in every stroke. Vibhuti has succeeded in creating a masterpiece that resonates on both a visual and emotional level.

Portrait of Rupinder Bhatty
Rupinder BhattySoftware Professional

Amazing art of an amazing artist! I have known Vibhuti for over 17 years now and can only say that it's amazing what someone's determination and passion can achieve. Every piece of work of hers tells a story that defines her imagination, her creativity, her love for art and above all, her principles in life. She not only delivers up to the client's expectation but goes above and beyond in adding a meaning and life to the artwork.

Portrait of Amit & Hiteshi Dekhtawala
Amit & Hiteshi DekhtawalaCPA (Australia)
How a Commissioned Portrait Comes to Life: From First Photograph to Final Frame

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Commissions · 10 June 2025

How a Commissioned Portrait Comes to Life: From First Photograph to Final Frame

Every commissioned portrait begins the same way — with a photograph and a conversation. Here is the whole journey from reference to frame, and what the process has taught me about trust.

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