New Delhi, Feb. 10 -- When one thinks of art, it is often the scale, visibility, and spectacle that come to mind. But artist Sonika Agarwal's work is different. She uses color, light, and form to explore the inner landscapes of consciousness.

Drawing from ancient Indic understandings of awareness, Agarwal's paintings, sculptures, and installations move beyond narrative or figurative storytelling, embracing abstraction as a form of reflection and resistance. Her works do not explain-they invite. Colors shift, surfaces breathe, and forms hover between presence and absence, echoing the invisible emotional labor, resilience, and inner worlds that women often carry.

Her recognition, including the prestigious National Stree Shakti Award conferr...