Mesokani Dring
An Art Gallery
In this gallery, we step gently into the pulse of Meghalaya’s art, which breathes with the heartbeat of its people. Here, stories whispered through generations find their voices, and tales once elusive are brought to light in colours, lines and textures. This is not just a collection of works, but a gathering of voices, where each piece is a doorway to memory, myth, and the enduring spirit of the land. This gallery honours the techniques and processes that each artist has spent long years honing. Here, the artist’s journey is as sacred as the work itself.
Here, as we walk through time, we are not only spectators but also participants, woven into the narratives that hang upon the walls. These stories are not distant; they belong to all who listen, all who see, and all who feel the call to walk alongside. Through this space, Meghalaya lives on, in every tale told and every silence kept.
Featured Artists
Balaiamon Kharngapkynta
Balaiamon Kharngapkynta is a printmaking artist from Shillong, Meghalaya. She completed her Master's in printmaking at Kala Bhavan, Santiniketan, and is a faculty member at Martin Luther Christian University.
Her art draws deep inspiration from nature and her surroundings. Her subjects are rich with metaphors, doors, hair, and trees have found their way into her work. She believes that life is ever-changing with movement and transformation at its core - a force that drives her creativity.
Treiborlang Lyngdoh Mawlong
Treiborlang is a visual artist from Mairang, Meghalaya. He graduated with a Master's in Fine Arts in painting from Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan.
his work is deeply inspired by people and their interactions with their surroundings. His wood-cuts epitomize mise-en-scene compositions that are derived from memory and recollection. He also produces rich and elaborate graphite and ink drawings that tell their own story.
Careen Joplin Langstieh
Careen is an artist, children's book illustrator, and author. As an art educator, she currently heads the Community Centre for Arts, Crafts and Culture at Martin Luther Christian University.
Her works display an introspective exploration of her journey within the realm of her tribal community.
Faces from Home is an evolving journey—an intimate series of portraits capturing the quiet strength of women in my world. It all began on an August afternoon in 2015, with just a simple, spontaneous charcoal stroke on Nepali rice paper. That moment unravelled into a flowing tribute, growing now to over twenty strong faces. Each face is a testament, a living archive of women who have forged paths for their families and communities, breaking beyond what the world expected of them. More than mere portraits, they embody resilience and survival.
Featured Artists from the Arts and Culture Department
Art Archive
Reginald Mark Rani
Reginald Mark Rani is an artist from Meghalaya that focuses on abstract art. He participated in the Spring Festival and the Art Exhibition of North East organized by the North East Zone Cultural Centre, Dimapur. He won the second prize in the abstract painting competition at the Spring Festival and also had his work included in the Art Panorama North East 2001.
Banshemphang Lanong
Banshemphang Lanong is an artist from Meghalaya who was involved in sculpture projects with Riti Academy, including the bust statues of Jeebon Roy Mairom and Wickliffe Syiem. He collaborated with Pynshngaiñ Langpen on these projects and also played a role in the renovation of the canopy of the monument at Motphran.
Benedict Skhemlang Hynniewta
An active member of the Apex Committee for the NGMA in New Delhi, Benedict Skhemlang Hynniewta is a painter and musician from Shillong. Born in 1973, Hynniewta holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Fine Art from the Visva-Bharati University in Santiniketan.
Hynniewta works with a range of mediums, including oil paint, acrylic, pencils and ink. He has participated in several group exhibitions in Kolkata, Amritsar, New Delhi, Chandigarh and Ahmedabad, as well as Dhaka, Bangladesh. Currently, Hynniewta works as a visiting lecturer at the North-Eastern Hill University in Shillong. He is also well-known for his talent as a flautist.