Join us for an engaging and intensive workshop on woodcut printmaking with a unique approach led by printmaker artist Soghra Khurasani. Learn the intricacies of this printing technique and create your own unlimitable art pieces.

Woodcut is among the oldest relief printmaking techniques. This workshop will introduce you to the tools and methods needed to allow you to carve and print from your own relief woodblocks. You will explore carving techniques to obtain a range of texture, depth, and contrast to create your artwork.

This workshop is open to artists, hobbyists, and anyone interested in learning about printmaking techniques. No prior experience is needed.

Interested and committed participants (16 years and above) are expected to attend the entire duration of the workshop. Art material and refreshments will be provided. This onsite workshop has limited seats.

About the artist –

Soghra works with woodcut and etching to create prints that reflect on themes of claustrophobia and the feminine body. The deep earthy colours predominate her prints, especially through the recurring motif of red blood cells or expansive landscapes. Furthermore she navigates the textures of human bodies and spaces layered with associations of shared belongings through her work.

She received her post-graduate degree in printmaking from MS University, Baroda, in 2010, and undergraduate degree in painting from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, in 2008. Most recently her works were shown at the 35th Ljubljana Biennale of Graphic Arts: From the void came gifts of the cosmos, 2023, and received a special mention from the international jury. Her solo exhibitions include Shadows Under My Sky, TARQ, Mumbai (2021); SKIN, Gitler & ______, New York (2018); Reclaiming Voices, curated by Noman Ammouri, Kalakriti Art Gallery, Hyderabad (2014); and One day it will come out, curated by Sumesh Sharma and Hena Kapadia, TARQ, Mumbai (2014). She has participated in group shows including Mycelial Legacies curated by Deeksha Nath at Anant Art Gallery, New Delhi (2023); Naya Anjor at Anant Art Gallery, New Delhi (2022); Resurgence, online show, TARQ, Mumbai (2020) and many others. She has participated in the Beisinghoff Printmaking Residency, Women’s Studio Workshop, Germany (2018) and Khoj Kooshk Residency Exchange Program in Tehran and Delhi (2016) amongst others. Khurasani was nominated for the Queen Sonja Print Award in 2024. She is a recipient of the 56th National Academy Award at Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi, in 2015, and the first recipient of the Kala Sakshi Memorial Trust Award, New Delhi, in 2009.

She lives and works in Vadodara, Gujarat.