Hemant Rao

Hemant Rao is a self-taught Indian abstract artist, whose paintings have been featured at international art fairs.

Rao was born in 1984 at Raghogarh, Madhya Pradesh and worked at Bhopal's Bharat Bhavan multi-arts complex during his formative years.

[2] Rao is also a recipient of Junior Fellowship (2011–12) of the Ministry of Culture, Government of India.

Despite coming from a humble, rural background, his modern abstract work with soft pastels is free from any regional inclinations, as noted by Rita Dutta of The Telegraph.

[3] Rao's paintings have been canvassed at numerous exhibits including Busan International Art Fair in 2011, Seoul Art Festival in 2011, Art Revolution Taipei in 2019, Bangkok Triennale International Print & Drawing Exhibition in 2014, India Art Fair in 2020,[4] among other solo or group shows.