India, March 9 -- Internationally renowned sand artist and Padma Shri awardee Sudarsan Pattnaik is representing India at Contemporary Venice 2026, where he is showcasing his mixed-media "Jugalbandi" paintings that combine natural sand with colour on canvas. Pattnaik, from Odisha, is the only Indian artist participating in the international exhibition being held at the historic Palazzo Albrizzi-Capello in Venice, Italy, according to a press release issued on Sunday. At the exhibition, the artist is presenting his "Jugalbandi" series, a body of work that merges natural sand with colour on canvas, marking the first time he is showcasing these paintings at an international exhibition of this scale. The works reflect themes of nature, human em...