Hi! I am Kanika Khurana. Nice to e-meet you!
I paint, design and illustrate. If you want to see this kind of stuff from your comfortable couch, find me on Instagram @kanikaart
To commission work, please write to me at mail@kanikakhuranaart.com
B I O
Fun fact: Illustration is Kanika’s second career. Although art has always been her passion since childhood, she initially chose a more practical path of studying Physical Therapy at Manipal University, India. She had a career in Physical therapy before moving to the US to study art for the first time. Kanika graduated with an MFA in Illustration from Western Connecticut State University in 2017 and has been making art and teaching since.
P A I N T I N G
A R T I S T S T A T E M E N T
My work is about forging a genuine connection—with myself, with memories of home, and with others who yearn for belonging.
I do not simply depict landscapes; I translate personal longing and resilience into emotional landscapes that invite you in.
My art gives voice to the bittersweet experience of loving from afar—of being a daughter separated by continents, and of navigating life between countries, languages, and identities.
Distance is not just a theme—it is a force that shapes my work and offers me—and my viewers—a kind of healing.
If your heart has stretched across continents, you’ll feel seen here. These are not just landscapes—they are a visual exhale, granting emotional permission to embrace both closeness and solitude. My work is an invitation: let it remind you that you are not alone, no matter the distance.
M Publishing, Little People magazine, Domus Gallery, Wardrobe, Brookfield Craft Center, Guilford Arts Center, Umiya Dham temple, India Sajawat & Puja Hut, Nessim & Associate, Central Christian Church
T E A C H I N G
Western Connecticut State University, Brookfield Craft Center, Society of Illustrators NYC, NYC Parks Arts Culture & Fun
A R T I S T
T A L K
SI Spring Art Week, Society of Illustrators NYC
Society of Illustrators NYC Merit based Membership 2022-Present
Art Residency Award-Central Christian Church 2017
Ken Sprague Fund Award, British Council 2010
E D U C A T I O N
