- Following 511
- Followers 145.1K
- Engagement 1.52%
- Avg likes 2.4K
- Avg comments 28
About Rithika Merchant
Rithika Merchant (@rithikamerchant) is an Artist creator on Instagram, also filed under Art & DIY. The account has 145,086 followers and 640 published posts. Recent posts average 2,371 likes and 28 comments, an engagement rate of 1.52%.
An audience of 145.1K puts Rithika Merchant in the mid-tier, between 100,000 and 1 million followers. Set against 511 accounts followed, the audience works out to about 284 followers per account Rithika Merchant follows. Rithika Merchant carries Instagram's verified badge and uses an Instagram professional account. Flinque files Rithika Merchant under Artist, with Art & DIY as a secondary category.
Rithika Merchant's Instagram bio is brief, at 4 words. The bio mentions @tarqmumbai and @galerielj. The latest activity Flinque has on record for Rithika Merchant dates from June 2026.
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640 Posts
Of the 10 most recent posts shown for Rithika Merchant, 6 are single images, 3 are carousels and 1 is a video. That mix leans toward single images. Rithika Merchant has built a substantial archive of 640 posts. Against the audience, that is roughly 227 followers for each post published. Rithika Merchant also keeps 21 story highlights on the profile. All 10 carry captions, averaging 65 words each. The captions are written mainly in English. Words that recur across them include watercolour, gouache, paper, series and work. The captions tag #rithikamerchant, #galerielj, #watercolour, #watercolouronpaper and #artspacesydney.
Our presentation for the fair delves into Rithika's preoccupations with worldbuilding and careful creation of a speculative cosmological universe. Her watercolour paintings become portals into a parallel reality where the viewer encounters not just visual spectacle but a world that engages our understanding of community, spirituality, and human potential.
Statements Booth M15
Preview: 16 – 17 June 2026
Fair continues: 18 – 21 June 2026
Pictured Artwork: Rithika Merchant, Incantation, 2025, Gouache, watercolour, ink and gel pen on paper, 29.5 x 38 inches
[Art Basel, Contemporary Indian Art, South Asian Art, Watercolour Paintings, Art Installation]
Looking back at “Shared Experiences” 2025, 35 x 153 cms, gouache, watercolour and ink on paper.
Transformed into a monumental textile installation by The Chanakya School of Craft.
Part of the installation “The Flowers We Grew", Paris, France. 2025. Commissioned by as part of the scenography for the haute couture SS25 show.
With support from and
#rithikamerchant #watercolour
#rithikamerchant #watercolouronpaper
#rithikamerchant #galerielj
On view thru June 30, 2026.
For the Artspace Banner Series commission, Rithika Merchant has titled her work "Empirical Study", suggesting the analytical, inductive and observational foundations of modern science.
Artspace is a not-for-profit contemporary art space in Sydney and one of the leading institutions for the production and presentation of contemporary art in the Asia Pacific. Its Banner Series brings a rotating series of artworks to the exterior of The Gunnery building in Woolloomooloo, Sydney. The commissioned banners are a site for artists to contemplate, disrupt and experiment, providing a lively, constantly changing enhancement in our built environment.
📍Location
43-51 Cowper Wharf Roadway
Woolloomooloo NSW 2011, Sydney
📷 by Katherine Lu. Courtesy
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#rithikamerchant #artspacesydney #tarqmumbai #galerielj
Watch the artist talk us through the choices behind her dynamic use of colour, her immersive experience at ART MUMBAI, and passions outside of her current practice.
[ART Mumbai, Speaker Series, Artist Talks, Art Fair, Mumbai, India, South Asian Art, Panel Discussion, Curated Showcase, Rithika Merchant]
As Within, So Without, 2025, 97x 75 cms / 38.5 x 29.5 in, mixed media collage with gouache, watercolour, ink, graphite, gel pen, marker and coloured pencil on paper.
Exhibited last year with
#rithikamerchant #worksonpaper
Join us this Thursday 5 March, 6–8pm, as we open a new season across our exhibition platforms:
Ideas Platform
• Desmond Woodforde — Kinara Tjuta (many moons)
Banner Series
• Rithika Merchant — Empirical Study
Main Gallery
• Michaela Gleave — Event Horizon
Void Space (New Commission)
• Ming Wong — Fata Morgana (I)
▫️Free and open to all.
🔗For more information visit the link in our bio.
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Images (left to right):
Rithika Merchant. Photo: TARQ Mumbai.
Desmond Woodforde. Photo: Courtesy Mimili Maku Arts.
(from bottom left to right) Ming Wong. Photo: Courtesy of Singapore Art Museum.
Michaela Gleave. Photo: Silversalt Photography.
#artspace
From a series exploring solar mythologies and symbolism - (slightly cropped) Insignia of the Overseer 2022, 100 x 70 cms / 39.3 x 27.5 in, Gouache, watercolour and ink on paper.
#rithikamerchant #largeformatwatercolor
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Rithika Merchant's engagement
Rithika Merchant's engagement rate on Instagram is 1.52%, between 1% and 3%, or 1 to 3 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 66 followers. Likes outnumber comments by roughly 85 to 1, with 2,371 likes and 28 comments on an average post, so most reactions are taps rather than replies.
Engagement rate
1.52%
- Avg likes
- 2.4K
- Avg comments
- 28
- Interactions : followers
- 1 : 66
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Who is Rithika Merchant?
Rithika Merchant (@rithikamerchant) is an Artist creator on Instagram, also filed under Art & DIY. Rithika Merchant carries Instagram's verified badge and uses an Instagram professional account. Rithika Merchant's Instagram bio is brief, at 4 words.
How many followers does Rithika Merchant have?
Rithika Merchant has 145,086 followers on Instagram (145.1K). Set against 511 accounts followed, the audience works out to about 284 followers per account Rithika Merchant follows. Rithika Merchant has built a substantial archive of 640 posts.
What is Rithika Merchant's engagement rate?
Rithika Merchant's engagement rate on Instagram is 1.52%, between 1% and 3%, or 1 to 3 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 66 followers. Likes outnumber comments by roughly 85 to 1, with 2,371 likes and 28 comments on an average post, so most reactions are taps rather than replies.
What does Rithika Merchant post about on Instagram?
Flinque files Rithika Merchant under Artist, with Art & DIY as a secondary category. Of the 10 most recent posts shown for Rithika Merchant, 6 are single images, 3 are carousels and 1 is a video. The 10 recent Instagram captions Flinque holds for Rithika Merchant repeatedly use the words watercolour, gouache, paper, series and work. Rithika Merchant's captions carry hashtags such as #rithikamerchant, #galerielj and #watercolour. Rithika Merchant writes those captions mainly in English. Rithika Merchant keeps 21 story highlights, which open with a free Flinque account.
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