The drawing is a part of the works ,executed as an immediate response to my feelings – of despair, anguish and separation of a mother from her daughter. The drawings are monochromes and they reflect a sense of helplessness and looking forward, which are contradictory in nature. 

Ritu Kamath was born in India in 1970. She has received her B.F.A. from Faculty of Fine Arts , Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi.. Solo exhibitions include Stepping Stones curated by Roobina Karode, AIFACS, Rafi Marg, New Delhi (1995) and  Wittiness of the Vanity Fair, Studio Art Gallery,  New Delhi (2012). Group exhibitions includeMore than Human curated by Georgina Maddox, Art Explore, New Delhi (2016), Genesis: The Veil curated by Amrita Varma, The Egg Art Studio (2016) and Clipboard curated by Shijo Jacob at Durbar Hall Centre, Kochi (2015) and RESIST curated by Myna Mukherjee, Gallery Beyond, Mumbai (2012-13) .

She currently lives and works in Noida, U.P., India.