P.K.P Alekya

Works
  • P.K.P Alekya, Just in Case, 2025
    Just in Case, 2025
Biography

The artist is a multidisciplinary practitioner working across printmaking and expanded media, with a strong foundation in material exploration and process-led practice. They completed a Master of Visual Arts in Printmaking & Expanded Media (2023–2025) from the University of Hyderabad, Telangana, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Printmaking (2019–2023) from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam.


Their practice spans painting, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, mixed media, murals, and design, allowing for a fluid engagement between traditional techniques and contemporary approaches. Through layered surfaces and experimental processes, the artist investigates ideas of transformation, migration, and material memory, often drawing from personal experience and social context.


In 2022, the artist received the "Art Family Mohammad Nazeer Award, followed by the Junior Fellowship for Young Artists (2025) awarded by the Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT), Government of India, for the 2022–2023 batch. They have participated in significant national and international platforms, including the Museum of Goa’s 10-year anniversary exhibition Side by Side (2025–26), the 34th Ravi Jain Memorial Foundation Award Exhibition, Delhi (2025), Hyderabad Literary Festival, Bengaluru Print Exchange Internationale,  and Printcard Wroclaw (Poland).


The artist has also been part of residencies such as Banyan Hearts Studio, Hyderabad,  and the Art for Change Foundation International Residency, Mussoorie (2025), which continue to inform their evolving practice.