Hiral Chaudhari

Hiralkumar Chaudhari (b. 1997) is an Indian visual artist working in painting, sculpture, and printmaking. He completed a Diploma in Applied Art from Sheth C. N. College of Fine Arts, Ahmedabad in 2020, followed by a Post Diploma in Print Making from the Faculty of Fine Arts, M. S. University of Baroda (2020–2022). He has received several notable awards, including Best Painting awards from the Gujarat Visual Artist Association and Kala Ravi Trust (2017), and awards for Sculpture and Painting from the Gujarat State Lalitkala Academy (2020), along with a state grant in 2022. His solo exhibitions include Asitis at Apparao Galleries, New Delhi (2022) and Emigrant Stories of Mundane Life at Ravishankar Raval Kala Bhavan, Ahmedabad (2022–2023). He has participated in numerous national group exhibitions at prominent institutions and galleries across India between 2016 and 2025.

His practice is shaped by a personal transition from village life to the urban environment, reflecting themes of displacement, adaptation, and social contrast. Drawing inspiration from Indian miniature painting, he reinterprets its intricate detailing and symbolic language within a contemporary context. His work focuses on everyday experiences and ordinary people, creating a dialogue between tradition and the present. He lives and works in Ahmedabad.