Featured
Arts
Selected works from the artist: intimate sketches and larger studies that highlight technique and mood.
Portrait
Vertical CompositionWorks in upright format focusing on form, balance, and subtle detailing.
Landscape
Horizontal CompositionBroad-format works emphasizing depth, proportion, and spatial harmony.
Sketch
Pencil WorkHand-drawn studies in graphite exploring outlines, shading, and structure.
Contemporary Folk Art
Modern TraditionalStylized compositions combining cultural motifs with bold colors and forms.
About
The Artist
Exploring the artist’s journey, inspirations, and philosophy through sketches and stories.
Pankaj Chapele is an artist whose drawings celebrate subtle emotions and honest observation. His practice blends classical discipline with expressive spontaneity — capturing form, texture, and light through pencil and charcoal.
Influenced by daily life, people, and fleeting gestures, his sketches reveal how small moments can hold great meaning. Every piece is both a study and a story — a reflection of curiosity, patience, and passion for detail. Influenced by daily life, people, and fleeting gestures, his sketches reveal how small moments can hold great meaning. Every piece is both a study and a story — a reflection of curiosity, patience, and passion for detail. Influenced by daily life, people, and fleeting gestures, his sketches reveal how small moments can hold great meaning. Every piece is both a study and a story — a reflection of curiosity, patience, and passion for detail.
Through years of practice and experimentation, Pankaj continues to explore the boundaries of simplicity — believing that art is not just what we see, but how we choose to see it.
His recent work explores scale and negative space while keeping a quiet attention to gesture — small drawings that carry long stories.
Recent
Exibits
New pieces from the sketchbook and studio work — explorations in portraiture, figure drawing and studies.
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View Available DrawingsArt Exhibitions
A glimpse into my exhibition history — highlighting key showcases and years.
2006
Bajaj Art Gallery Monsoon Show, Mumbai
2006
Nehru Centre Circular Art Gallery, Mumbai
2007
Nehru Centre Art Gallery (AC), Mumbai
2010
Art Entrance Art Gallery, Churchgate, Mumbai
2011
Art Entrance Art Gallery, Churchgate, Mumbai
2013
Jehangir Art Gallery, Churchgate, Mumbai
2024
Leela Art Gallery, Andheri, Mumbai
2025
Leela Art Gallery, Andheri, Mumbai
Contact
Pankaj
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I respond to commission enquiries and exhibition requests.