Rekha Rao Hebbar studied painting under her eminent artist father K K Hebbar and holds a post graduate in History, Bombay University.

Her paintings are an inter-play of visual experiences gleaned from her surroundings. They are a conflation of association. The search is for a grammar of colours which will effectively illuminate her response towards events and happenings that serve as a trigger. She works on paper and canvas.

Rekha’s works are in the collection of National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Mumbai, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi. Singapore National Museum, Fukuoka Gallery Japan and Venkatappa Gallery Bengaluru besides several private collectors.