Master Strokes 2025 - 2-day Intensive Art Workshop - Warli Art

Leela Foundation is proud to host “Master Strokes 2025”. Join us for a rare opportunity to learn Warli art – an ancient tribal art tradition from Maharashtra, India. This art is known globally for preserving the heritage through storytelling and use of minimalistic vocabulary of circles, triangles, and squares.

What’s included - Introduction to the history and symbolism of Warli art. Hands-on painting session using traditional techniques. Learn how to create your own Warli-inspired artwork. Guidance by master Warli artist, Anil Vangad. Q&A and storytelling with the artist. All materials provided. Light refreshments. No experience needed.

Anil Chaitya Vangad is a master Warli artist from the tribal village of Ganjad, in the state of Maharashtra, India, with decades of experience sharing Warli art across the globe. Vangad works exclusively with natural materials like rice paste, cow dung and charcoal, and advocates for other Warli painters to do the same and eschew synthetics. While his materials are historical, Vangad’s perspective is contemporary, documenting his thoughts and observations of modern village life in his paintings.