Mumbai: The Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SGCCI) has kicked off a seven-day long ‘Art Exhibition’ at the Nehru Centre Art Gallery in Worli, Mumbai. The exhibition will remain open for art lovers till May 11, 2026.
The exhibition was inaugurated by Rajya Lakshmi Rao, President of the Ladies Wing of the Indian Merchant Chamber. On this occasion, she said, “Art is associated with emotions. Art is a feeling of the soul and whoever feels this feeling is reflected in the work of the artist. If the leading chambers of the country come together and jointly organize such events, special results can be achieved.” Former CEO of Lions International, Mr. Neville Mehta, was present as the special guest in this program.
SGCCI president Nikhil Madrasi said on this occasion, “The Chamber also gives status to art as an industry. This is our fifth attempt in this series after Skate College, Vanita Vishram and the Sanskrit Art Festival in Ahmedabad and Surat this year.” He has extended a heartfelt invitation to all art lovers to visit this exhibition. More than 1200 art lovers visited the exhibition on the first day itself.
Renowned artists from Surat and Gujarat are showcasing their unique works in this seven-day exhibition, including Bhavana Bachkaniwala, Dinal Patel, Deepika Dhimmar, Dr. Bijal Lakshi, Dr. Himanshu Shah, Dr. Sameer Shah, Falguni Arora, Falguni Desai, Harsha Lakhani, Hemant Madrasi, Jay Gohil, Jignesh Jariwala, Mansi Virani, Molshree Ambastha, Neeta Vakharia, Radha, Seema Gupta, Shailesh Tandel, Shefali Gupta, Tejal Modi, Urvashi Parekh, Vijay Patel, Vinay Sukhiyajiwala and Vinita Kumari.
Many dignitaries including the chairperson of SGCCI’s Art and Culture Committee, Swati Sethwala, Manasi Virani etc. were present.
