Smitha G.S. is a self-taught artist from Kozhikode in Kerala whose richly detailed paintings reimagine memory-laden landscapes teeming with insects, small animals, natural rituals, and cultural symbols. Rooted in the rhythms of Malabar’s forests and shaped by childhood encounters with nature, her imagery elevates often-overlooked forms—snails, chameleons, ants, moths— into metaphysical scenes that shimmer with narrative and becoming. Her recent works weave human presence and regional rituals into these immersive ecologies, resonating with the cycle of life and our collective imagination.
Drawing from lived experiences, her art becomes a space for healing and reflection. Her monumental compositions stand without preparatory sketches, layered directly with olive greens and magenta reds, emerging from an instinctive process of remembrance and creative release. Her work has featured in Lokame Tharavadu (The World Is One Family) and the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, and one of her paintings was translated into vibrant tail-art for an Air India Express Boeing 737-800, carrying her vision beyond gallery walls into public skies.