Nilima Sheikh creates layered paintings and scroll-like works that combine literature, oral history, miniature traditions and political memory. Her practice has addressed Kashmir, women’s lives, migration and the long history of pictorial storytelling in South Asia.
Painting; mural; writing
Major Works
- 2003–10Each Night Put Kashmir in Your Dreams
- 1984When Champa Grew Up
- 1995Songspace
- 2016Terrain: Carrying Across, Leaving Behind
- 1990sGarden Paintings
- 2000sFirdaus series
- 1980s onwardScroll Paintings
- 2000sKashmir works
- 1980sWomen and Memory Paintings
- 2000sThe Country Without a Post Office
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo
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