Shveta Maini

I am an abstract artist born and raised across the vibrant cities of India, where constant movement exposed me to a rich tapestry of cultures, languages, and traditions. Growing up, art didn’t seem like an option—studying it felt like a distant dream. Yet, life has a way of leading us where we’re meant to be.

With a background in surface textiles, I developed a keen eye for texture and an intuitive understanding of color, which now shape my expressive, layered paintings.​

Having painted all my life I finally took the decision in 2020 to persue my art full time, I left behind the structured world of textile design, trained at the London College of Fashion, and embraced abstraction’s untamed beauty.Now, working from my Hertfordshire studio, I paint the in-between—silences that hum, chaos that heals. Inspired by the natural world and the fluidity of the sea, a force that shaped my childhood as the daughter of a naval officer, I translate movement, memory, and emotion onto the canvas. My process involves layering textures, colors, and spontaneous marks, resulting in deeply emotive works that echo personal and collective experiences.​

From Lockdown Series to Weathered Traces, my work serves as a bridge between past and present, inviting viewers to linger, reflect, and find their own meanings in the abstract forms.