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Satyaranjan Das (b.1993) uses a variety of mediums to convey his vision, but watercolour remains his primary choice. He uses mixed media, acrylics, graphite, and even maps as his mouthpiece. His emphasis is primarily on ecological conditions and the ordinary person's situation. Das's subjects seem to always be on the move, and he depicts this vague and unfamiliar feeling of migration and displacement quite effortlessly. Nonetheless, the tone of his visual language is of perseverance and constancy of his subject's conditions in the face of adversities. Das uses the urban setting and contrasts it with the section of the population whose life is always on the move due to socio-economic factors. He continues to derive inspiration from his hometown in Odisha. Das studied from B.K. College of Art, Orissa (2014) and finished his MFA from the College of Art, University of Delhi (2020).

Reena Singh (b.1974) has spent nearly a decade educating herself at Banaras and portrays a different kind of life experienced in the narrow streets and various city forms, which became a part of her visual vocabulary. The abstraction symbolizes different times, lights and places in her paintings through bright colours. The celebration and fulfilment of life are reflected in her artworks. Reconstructing the narrow streets, Ganga Ghat, Purani Haveli, and Chowk-Chauraha through her abstract style gives a new dimension collectively. The city attracts people of all ages from all over the world. Singh earned her MFA in Painting from the Faculty of Visual Arts, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi. Her works have been part of collections at NASA (USA), Italy, London, Mauritius, Spain (Barcelona), Germany, and different cities in India (Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata). The artist lives and works in Delhi.

Harshwaradhan Devtale (b.1993) incorporates aerial perspectives and landscapes of rural settlements in his works. He extensively uses watercolours and creates a transient atmosphere in the paintings. Devtale showcases skill and has a sense of stillness in his chosen scenes. His style is derived from traditional watercolour studies, focusing on architectural elements around him. He is felicitated with multiple awards and prizes, which include the 61st Maharashtra State Art Exhibition, Mumbai; 130th Annual Art Exhibition Award by Bombay Art Society, Mumbai (2022); Tagore Award by Rabindranath Tagore University, Bhopal (2022); Godaspandan, Landscape Painting Contest, Nashik (2021); 103rd Art Society of India Award, Mumbai (2021); Kalabdhi Award, Kolhapur (2020) and many others. He has also participated in many group and solo shows. His group shows include ‘Versatile Touches’ at Art Entrance Gallery, Mumbai (2018) and Watercolour Camp, SFC Mega Mall, Sangli (2015). His solo shows include ‘Pratiroop’, SFC Mall, Sangli (2016) and ‘Nisargsparsh’, Shirol, Kolhapur, 2016. He has a diploma in Art Education from Kalavishva Mahavidyalaya, Sangli, Maharashtra.

Ravi Kumar Chaurasiya (b. 1994) creates imaginative spaces and uses his recurring subject of dogs and airplanes. He mainly works with paper, canvas and sculpture and does not stick to a single scale. Experimenting with light and colour, he uses a realistic and semi-figurative style in his practice. When viewed closely, architecture in urban spaces, influences from miniatures and landscapes show a whole array of details and hidden references. He completed his Master of Fine Arts in Painting from the Department of Fine Arts, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.

Neeraj Bakshi (b.1969) and his small-sized lyrical graphic poems, as he calls them, strive to bring human communities together. His subject started out to be landscapes, which, with time, became animals with whom he had shared a connection since childhood. Themes of nostalgia, reflecting on his experiences of violence and suffering, permeate his works. Bakshi calls some of his works poems, which are open to interpretation, and he does not confine himself to one medium. His influences come from psychology, science, folklore and mythology of his home, and of course, where it all started: natural landscapes. He uses watercolour and gouache to create forms of animals merging into each other against the backdrop of nostalgic landscapes. Bakshi studied at Kashmir University (1992) before he had to leave his village due to the ongoing violence.