Sir Dr. Zirak Marker is a renowned child, adolescent, and family psychiatrist with over 23 years of clinical practice in Mumbai, and the author of two books on mental health. His journey into painting deepened during the pandemic, when the emotional toll of listening to patients’ trauma pushed him toward introspection. The act of slowing down, staying present, letting go of old wounds, recognising impermanence, became central to both his healing and his art.

 

Self-taught over many years, Marker has developed a distinct visual language using palette knives, texture, and atmospheric colour. His paintings often feature boats and sails drifting through storms or resting in still waters, symbols of uncertainty, resilience, and the fragile balance between chaos and calm. These opposing states mirror the complex emotional terrains he navigates daily with the families he works with.