Born in 1971, Praneet Soi completed his Bachelor's and Master's degree in painting from the Faculty of Fine Arts at M.S. University, Baroda, in 1994 and 1996 respectively, before obtaining another Master's degree from the University of California in San Diego in 2001. Soi has also completed courses at the Empire Academy of Visual Arts in Amsterdam.

Soi's paintings and sculptural works usually deal with trauma in various forms. The artist generally paints grim pictures using an almost monochromatic palette of greys. His paintings are flat and sparse, and the dark backgrounds frequently overwhelm the subjects, spelling a troublesome fate. Along with the color scheme, the figures themselves seem to demonstrate great des...