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Gogi Saroj Pal

1945–2024 · Indian contemporary painter

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Gogi Saroj Pal (3 October 1945 – 27 January 2024) was an Indian artist who worked in gouache, oil, ceramics and weaving. Her works usually centred on women, and many of her paintings included a fantastical element through which she commented on the female condition.

She trained at the College of Art in Banasthali, then earned a diploma in painting at the Government College of Arts and Crafts in Lucknow between 1962 and 1967, and a postgraduate diploma at the College of Art in Delhi in 1968. She entered the art world in 1965 as a graphic artist, with about thirty works shown at the Lucknow Information Centre. Her early works were more realistic; over time she moved toward simpler, more stylised figures.

From 1970 she taught at the Women's Polytechnic in New Delhi and at other institutions. She received numerous awards, including the Lalit Kala Akademi National Award in 1990, and took part in group shows in India and abroad. Critics noted a quiet restlessness and a sense of intimacy in her work. She died in 2024, aged 78.