Harsh Vardhan Nowlakha

Harsh Vardhan Nowlakha is an artist born and raised in Kolkata and he completed his BFA in Sculpture from the California College of Arts in Oakland, California. He has apprenticed at the Glass and Design Class, CCA with Corey Jones and at London Glassblowing, UK with Louis Thomsan. A process-based artist, Harsh has a keen sensitivity to materials and their innate qualities with an interest in teaching traditional practices. In his studio practice, he explores a variety of traditional materials and techniques such as textile weaving, ceramics, and glass making and incorporates these fundamental processes in his own contemporary practice. Often looking at “time” as a metaphor for the human experience, Harsh creates artifacts that bring a sense of stillness and serenity to the viewer. His wide professional experience ranges from setting up built equipment, Kitengela Hot Glass, Nairobi, Kenya and a glassblowing studio, Punty and Block in Dubai, U.A.E. Glasshouse Bangalore by JaH Studios is a sculpture and glass studio started by Harsh Vardhan Nowlakha as a space for art, enthusiasm, and practice as he has an interest in teaching traditional practices and spreading this ancient craft.