Born in 1980, Sikar Rajasthan. He received his diploma in Drawing and painting from Rajasthan school of art, Jaipur in 2000 and Completed MFA from Faculty of fine arts Rajasthan University, 2003.

Gourishankar performs painting, film making, print making, photography, and installations. He is greatly inspired by the rich culture and traditions of Rajasthan. Rajasthan’s royal heritage greatly evokes in him emotions like love that are found in every nook and cranny of its beautifully constructed historical monuments like Hawa Mahal. “Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit.

He has showcased his works in many exhibitions at Delhi, Mumbai, Jaipur, Africa, Hungry and also received scholarships from Ministry of Human Resource development 2004-05, Merit scholarship by Rajasthan Lalit kala akademi, Grant scholarship by Lalit kala Akademi.

Soni participated in several workshops – ‘Rang Malhar’ Jaipur, ‘Art camp’ by Lalit kala akademi, ‘Art Camp’ by Jawahar kala Kendra and demonstration workshop in Africa are few of those.

His works are many public and private collections in India and abroad.