A self-taught prowess for line, symbol and narrative composition, Bakula Nayak began her journey as an artist in 2013. The cornerstone of her art practice is of sensitive storytelling. Bakula weaves together her personal histories with those of others by layering ancient and contemporary literature, intercepted letters and once-functional, discarded papers with symbolic renditions of a proactive and reactive mind.
Bakula’s passion for collecting vintage paper, fused with her love for imagining the life stories of people who owned them, translates into tangible works of art. She breathes new life into the now forgotten pieces of beauty by painting on them. Gorgeously aged vintage papers form the perfect canvas to interpret the reality of Bakula’s world - an unfinished inventory of her daydreaming, and her love affair with all things vintage - reflecting her longing for romance, aesthetics, poetry, and seduction in everything.

Bakula Nayak completed her undergraduate degree in architecture and an M.S. in Communication Design from Pratt Institute, Manhattan following which she started her art career. Her recent exhibitions include solo shows –  Like the Air I breathe, Kalakriti Art Gallery, Hyderabad (2019); Intimate Strangers, India International Centre, New Delhi (2018); Kessaku, Bangalore (2018); Sangam Unplugged, India Habitat Center, New Delhi (2017) as well as several group exhibitions, including – Narrow Road to the Interior, Vadehra Art Gallery (2019); KARA Art Show, Avasa, Hyderabad (2019); The Folly, Chennai (2017); Saptaparni, Hyderabad (2017); At the turn of a page, Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi (2016); and Kynkyny Art, Bangalore (2016, 2015, 2014).