Yogesh Murkute India, b. 1985

Yogesh Murkute (b. 1985, Pune, Maharashtra, India) completed his G.D. Art from Raheja School of Art, Mumbai, 2009. His work has been exhibited in solo shows in India, including at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, 2019 and Pradarshak Art Gallery, Mumbai, 2013. He has also participated in group exhibitions across India at Art and Soul, Mumbai, 2024, CIMA Art Gallery, Kolkata, 2024 and 2023, The Art Lounge Gallery, Gurugram, Delhi, 2023, ICA Gallery, Jaipur, 2023 and Coomaraswamy Hall, Mumbai, 2013. Additionally, Yogesh was awarded the Prafulla Dhanukar Merit Art Grant, 2023, 2022, 2020; The Art Society of India Medal, 2020, The Maharashtra State Award, 2014, and the 12th Camlin Foundation Award, 2010. 

Yogesh’s work explores the complexities of urban life, reflecting on the overlapping of conflicting boundaries of personal, social and public spaces. He investigates the vertical rise of cities through relief painting techniques that mirror the stacking of skyscrapers—symbols of both human ambition and environmental decline. These layered constructions in his work evoke a sense of shrinking spaces and encroachment, offering a silent yet pointed commentary on the impact of political agendas and rapid urban transformation. Through abstraction, Yogesh prompts viewers to contemplate the evolving nature of cities and the lived experience within them. 

Yogesh Murkute lives and works in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.