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Playing with the contrast between solids and patterns, Sunil Jaiswal creates this striking bull-themed painting in deep, mossy green and mottled grey. The Indian artisan starts with a solid background, outlining the bull in bold black for an eye-popping impression.

Executing a dance move, an African woman is the subject of this painting from Ghana. K. Baka creates this painting, depicting his subject in solid black against an abstract yellow background. The artist adds pieces of cotton fabric that are printed with traditional African motifs in blue and black. This painting arrives in a mat passe-partout.

Executing a dance move, an African woman is the subject of this painting from Ghana. K. Baka creates this painting, depicting his subject in solid black against an abstract blue and white background. The artist adds pieces of cotton fabric that are printed with traditional African motifs in red and black. This painting arrives in a mat passe-partout.

Executing a dance move, an African woman is the subject of this painting from Ghana. K. Baka creates this painting, depicting his subject in solid black against an abstract blue and white background. The artist adds pieces of cotton fabric that are printed with traditional African motifs in orange and green. This painting arrives in a mat passe-partout.

Vahagn Ghazaryan's mixed media painting on paper draws you into a surreal dreamscape of color and movement. A featureless figure sits atop a horse, their forms rendered in shades of lavender, moss green and indigo that drift between solid and spectral. The horse, marked by green, crisscrossing lines, hints at a mythical creature while the twilight-hued background—bands of warm yellow and soft lavender—envelops the scene in a quiet, otherworldly glow. Rooted in Armenian folklore, this artwork suggests mysterious and unseen journeys, embodying themes of adventure in the soft blur between fantasy and reality.

In a dreamlike world of harmonious nature, Hindu deity Krishna merges with representations of green land and blue water, depicted wearing a bird feather crown and holding a flute. To his side, a swirling and bifurcating tree ascends to the heavens, laden with the songbirds of divinity. A series of eyes line the trunk of the tree, watching the faithful as they perform their eternal duties. Among the most revered and celebrated of the Hindu deities, Krishna plays a central role in the lives of followers of Hinduism. Bharti Dayal paints 'Divine Eye of Krishna' in the traditional Madhubani style, popularized in 1967 following the great famine of the Mithila region, utilizing outlined two-dimensional shapes painted in solid, vegetable dye hues to create a fantastical aesthetic without the distraction of perspective.

"Madhubani paintings are in fact a simplistic manifestation of the philosophical heights achieved by Indian civilization for the universal power of love, longing and peace, the quest of all beings," Dayal says.

Under an idyllic tree dotted with abundant songbirds, Radha and her Gopies lounge in an enchanted garden of energy. As she plays the flute to celebrate love and compassion on Earth, she holds out her other hand for a songbird keen earn her motherly affection. Worshipped as the Supreme Goddess and source of all energy, the revered deity visibly occupies the foreground of 'Glorious Radha', appearing the closest to the angle of perspective while flanked by her admiring Gopies. A continuous fabric of nature wraps around the Gopies, signifying their eternal blissful love. One Gopi holds out a sacred lotus flower for Radha, symbolizing her role as the womb and origin of Gopies, love and energy. Artist Bharti Dayal creates this divine scene in the Madhubani Style to highlight the significance of Radha in Hindu society, without deviating from the pure nature of her existence. Solid hues and flowing shapes form the composition of this painting, creating blissful emotion proper of a deity.

"Madhubani paintings are in fact a simplistic manifestation of the philosophical heights achieved by Indian civilization for the universal power of love, longing and peace; the quest of all beings," Dayal says.

Over an idyllic backdrop of swirls and flowers, a young Ganesha finds himself in his gentle, loving mother Parvati's arms, mounted on a fierce wild cat. Depicted without perceived depth or space, Parvati and Ganesha emerge from the background with bold contrast and juxtaposition of textures. Utilizing plant-derived dyes that she discovered during her post-graduate studies, artist Bharti Dayal paints 'Ganesha & Parvati' to tell the story of her native India, incorporating solid color contours and layered floral motifs into both deity and wild cat.

In this painting, Parvati manifests as a devoted mother in the traditional human form, seemingly mortal in her portrayal, differing from competing incarnations in Indian society that often give her eight arms and royal symmetry. Ganesha's manifestation is unusual in that Dayal only gives him two arms, differing from the commonly accepted four. Together, Parvati, the Goddess of power, and Ganesha, the God of wisdom are successful in conveying the significance and spirit of Indian Hinduism.

"Madhubani paintings are in fact a simplistic manifestation of the philosophical heights achieved by Indian civilization for the universal power of love, longing and peace; the quest of all beings," Dayal says.