Vaishali Rastogi Sahni is a contemporary visual artist and paper sculptor based in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India. Working primarily with paper, she uses three-dimensional quilling techniques to construct dense, layered sculptural forms. Her process is slow and cumulative, with each work developing through sustained manual repetition over extended periods.
 

Her work investigates how psychological forces and emotional experiences shape our inner lives and influence who we become. She approaches these experiences as signals from within, revealing the patterns, attachments, and conditioning that bind us. Through this inquiry, the work invites viewers to turn inward, recognise these forces within themselves, and consider how greater awareness might lead towards a more authentic way of being.
 

Drawing from Indian temple architecture, art, and iconography, Sahni’s visual language is characterised by layered construction, rhythmic repetition, paper beads, and ornamental detail. These elements are reinterpreted as a sculptural language of inward movement, structure, and transformation.
 

Her work has been exhibited with established galleries in India and is held in private and institutional collections in India and abroad. She is the author of 3D Quilling, published by Stackpole Books (USA), and her practice has been featured in publications including The Hindu and The New Indian Express.
 

She has been a member of the Paper Artist Collective (PAC) since 2026.

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