Durga Prasad Chaganti (b.1994, Anakapalle, Andhra Pradesh) completed his BFA Sculpture, Andhra University, Andhra Pradesh, 2015; and MFA, Sculpture, Faculty of Fine Arts, Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi, 2017.

His works have been exhibited in group shows at Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, 2019; Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, 2020; Arts 4 All Gallery, New Delhi, 2021; Museum of Sacred Art, Brussels, Belgium, 2021; Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata, 2022; Bikaner House, New Delhi, 2022; Spirit Building, Hyderabad, 2024; Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Bhubaneswar, 2025; Champatree Gallery, New Delhi, 2025; and Chitramayee State Gallery of Art, Hyderabad, 2025. He has been awarded by the Kokuyo Camlin Art Foundation, Mumbai, 2014; the Annual Kala Sakshi Art Scholarship, New Delhi, 2016; the Lalit Kala Akademi Research Scholarship, New Delhi, 2017–18; the AIF Artist Support Grant, American Indian Foundation, Hyderabad, 2020; and the Chitramayee State Gallery of Art, Hyderabad, 2025. His works are part of collections at the Museum of Sacred Art, Brussels, Belgium; Centre for Cultural Resources and Training, Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India; Lalit Kala Akademi Regional Centre, Chennai; and Kala Sakshi Memorial Trust, New Delhi.

Durga’s practice is rooted in indigenous art and craft, where sustainable traditions meet contemporary innovation. By reinterpreting forms that erode over time, he preserves cultural memory while adapting it for the present. Working with diverse materials like wood, terracotta, ceramics, stone, tamarind, and scrap, he explores their infinite symbolic and aesthetic possibilities. Drawing from the traditional Dhokra technique, his recent series experiments with scale, form, and unconventional mediums. Through this dialogue of tradition and reinvention, he creates a visual language that connects cultural heritage with contemporary relevance.

Durga Prasad lives and works in Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh, India