Visual Artist — Charcoal & Acrylic — Prayagraj

Deepshikha Rahi paints the inner world.

Nine original works in charcoal and acrylic — each one a quiet meditation, a visible trace of feeling, memory, and presence.

Deepshikha Rahi · The Artist
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Artist statement

It is not planned; it is felt.

“My work begins in stillness. Before I touch the canvas, I meditate — letting go of thought, allowing whatever emotion is present to simply surface. My art is less something I create and more something I witness unfold.”

I work primarily with charcoal and acrylic. Charcoal captures the immediacy of a single emotion — raw, unfiltered, honest. Acrylic allows me to layer and return, to sit longer with a feeling and let it reveal its different shades.

I don't set out to depict what I see, but to translate what I sense — the quiet movement of the mind, fragments of memory, the silence between thoughts. Each piece becomes a kind of meditation in itself, a visible trace of an inner state.

I rarely begin with a fixed idea or title. I begin with a feeling, and I let the materials guide where it goes.

Biography

About the artist.

Deepshikha Rahi Prayagraj, India

Deepshikha Rahi is a visual artist from Prayagraj whose practice is rooted in meditation and introspection.

Working primarily with charcoal and acrylic, her art emerges from a process of stillness and self-reflection — translating inner emotions and states of mind onto canvas rather than depicting external reality. Each piece serves as a quiet meditation: a visible trace of feeling, memory, and presence.

She continues to explore the relationship between emotion, material, and mindfulness through an evolving body of work.

Current Master of Visual Arts — Lucknow University Third semester
Education Bachelor's Degree — Allahabad University Foundation in visual arts practice
Exhibition Group Exhibition — Nirala Art Gallery, Allahabad The beginning of her journey as a practicing artist

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