Chemould Prescott Road

The history of this family-owned art space goes back to 1940s when the Gandys, who ran a frame manufacturing business, realized there was no real venue for contemporary artists to display their works. Many of these artists, such as S. H. Raza and M.F. Husain, had been coming into the original Chemould Frames store to purchase frames for their canvases. And so, the first Gallery Chemould was established within the Jehangir Art Gallery and then relocated to this present-day expansive space. The Gandys’ daughter, Shireen, joined on in 1988 and began bringing young emerging artists to the gallery, hosting Subodh Gupta’s first solo show. Also among the artist roster: Atul Dodiya, Jitish Kallat, Nilima Sheikh and Vivan Sundaram.