Devender Singh (born 6 November 1947) is a contemporary
India
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n artist (painter) from
Punjab
Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising a ...
.
Early life
Singh was born on 6 November 1947 in
Amritsar,
Punjab
Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising a ...
. His father, Sewak Singh (G.D. Art Lahore), was a well-known artist himself.
Education and training
He received his formal education at Mumbai, Ludhiana and Chandigarh.
[http://www.devendersinhartist.com]
Painting
His well-known paintings include the series made on Bara Maha. Singh started his career with illustrations made for the very famous Amar Chitra Katha comics. His Sikh historical paintings are well known among
Punjabis throughout the world.
References
External links
Official WebsiteDirectory Punjab
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20110718085906/http://austereart.wordpress.com/2009/06/12/devender-singh%E2%80%99s-fulsome-canvases/ Devender Singh's Fulsome Canvases, By Sumeet Arorabr>The Tribune
Indian Sikhs
Indian male painters
Artists from Amritsar
Punjabi people
Indian Expressionist painters
1947 births
Living people
20th-century Indian painters
Painters from Punjab, India
20th-century Indian male artists
21st-century Indian male artists
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