India, June 25 -- What does it mean to be a woman artist? Or a woman in the arts?

Shakuntala Kulkarni, Prajakta Potnis, Yardena Kurulkar and Saviya Lopes -- all Mumbai-based artists across age groups, communities, mediums and practices -- offered thought-provoking responses to these questions at a discussion organized by the Somaiya Vidyavihar University's Dr Shantilal K Somaiya School of Art in collaboration with National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) on Wednesday.

Using lived experiences and by presenting some of their most significant works, the four women spoke about how their practice had evolved over time to challenge the male gaze, dismantle the hierarchy of art and craft, and create space to express rage and vulnerability, while ...