Kulpreet Singh

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| name = Kulpreet Singh

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| caption = Kulpreet Singh at PLC SUPVA, Rohtak

| birth_name = Kulpreet Singh

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|2|11|df=y}}

| birth_place = Patiala, Punjab, India

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| nationality = Indian

| field = Painting, Installation art, Drawing

| works = Indelible Black Marks
Long Live The Chair

| training = Punjabi University
Fine Arts Department

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Kulpreet Singh, (born 11 February 1985) is a Punjab-based visual artist specializing in drawing, painting, installation, and conceptual art. Kulpreet attended the Punjabi University, did his graduation and masters in fine arts.{{Cite web |title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - The Tribune Lifestyle |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20100318/ttlife.htm |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=www.tribuneindia.com}}{{Cite web |title=in_process collective - Performance Art Week Aotearoa |date=10 February 2024 |url=https://www.performanceartweekaotearoa.com/contributors/in_process-collective/ |access-date=2024-09-30 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Kaul |first=Ranjan |date=2021-08-21 |title=Art of Response: Performance, in the Public, on the Street |url=https://www.artamour.in/post/art-of-response-performance-in-the-public-on-the-street |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=artamour |language=en}}

His notable works include Indelible Black Marks (2021)l and Indelible Black Marks ll was inspired by global unrest. In this work, He emphasizes that violence is not a solution and that democracy depends on mutual respect between government agencies and the public. When protests turn violent—marked by stones, sticks, and weapons—lasting scars are left on the delicate fabric of life and human memory, enduring for generations. Singh asks, "Can we choose better? Can we opt for resolutions that do not mar and scar life?" As a thoughtful artist and thinker, he uses his art to provoke new perspectives through a unique and {{Cite web |date=2021-04-05 |title=Art performance at farmers' protest site brings to the fore how thoughtless acts of violence mar peaceful movements |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/art-performance-at-farmers-protest-site-brings-to-the-fore-how-thoughtless-acts-of-violence-mar-peaceful-movements-7259058/ |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}} powerful artistic experience.{{Cite web |title=Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry on artistic impulse in times of tumult |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/arts/neelam-mansingh-chowdhry-on-artistic-impulse-in-times-of-tumult/ |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=The Tribune |language=en}} Long live the chair is another notable work by Kulpreet Singh.https://curin.chitkara.edu.in/pdfs/international-research-collaborations/international-conferences/2019-20/Toxicity-2020.pdf{{Cite web |title=Artistic Response to the Farmers' Protest 2020-21 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Kisan-Shaheed-Samarak-Kulpreet-Singh-2021-Metal-sheets-and-mixed-media-Source_fig6_379827788 }}{{Cite web |title=Mrinalini Mukherjee Creative Arts Grant 2022 - 2023 |url=https://mrinalinimukherjeefoundation.com/exhibitions/10-mrinalini-mukherjee-creative-arts-grant-2022-2023-announcing-grantees-for-the-2022-23-grant/ |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=Mrinalini Mukherjee Foundation |language=en}}

Early life and education

Kulpreet studied graduation and master in fine arts from Fine Arts department of Punjabi University. He also joined Jamia Millia Islamia for Bachelors in Fine Arts but dropped in second year of the course.

Exhibitions

  • The Horrors of Covid-19" at Studio Pannadwar, Thane, Mumbai, Organized by International Print Exchange Programme, India (2021){{Cite news |author-link=Hindustan Times |title=The art calendar at a glance |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/cultural-calendar-2024-the-year-ahead-101703963826453.html |work=Hindustan Times}}{{Cite web |title=About – IPEP India |url=https://www.ipepindia.com/about/ |access-date=2024-09-30 |language=en-US}}){{Cite web |title=International Print Exchange Programme (IPEP) India 2021 |url=https://www.sumukha.com/_assets/exhibitionCatalogue/377.pdf }}
  • Indelible Black Marks art film (2020–2021){{Cite web |last=world |first=STIR |title='Indelible Black Marks' by Kulpreet Singh seeks to be a mirror to the society at large |url=https://www.stirworld.com/see-features-indelible-black-marks-by-kulpreet-singh-seeks-to-be-a-mirror-to-the-society-at-large |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=www.stirworld.com |language=English}}
  • Indelible Black Marks-II art film (2021)
  • Contemplation at Punjab Kala Bhawan, Sector 16, Sponsored and Organized by Punjab Lalit Kala Akademi (2019{{Cite news |date=2019-04-02 |title=When life leaves its imprint on art |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/when-life-leaves-its-imprint-on-art/articleshow/68683838.cms |access-date=2024-09-30 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}{{Cite web |date=2020-03-13 |title=Contemplation: Exhibition of artworks by Kulpreet Singh at Punjab Lalit Kala Akademi Gallery, Chandigarh I ਚਿੰਤਨ: ਕੁਲਪ੍ਰੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਸਿਰਜੀਆਂ ਕਲਾਕ੍ਰਿਤੀਆਂ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਦਰਸ਼ਨੀ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਲਲਿਤ ਕਲਾ ਅਕਾਦਮੀ ਦੀ ਗੈਲਰੀ ਵਿਚ ਚੰਡੀਗੜ੍ਹ ਵਿਖੇ - Punjab Lalit Kala Akademi State Academy of Art |url=https://punjablalitkalaakademi.com/contemplation-exhibition-of-artworks-by-kulpreet-singh-at-punjab-lalit-kala-akademi-gallery-chandigarh-i-%E0%A8%9A%E0%A8%BF%E0%A9%B0%E0%A8%A4%E0%A8%A8-%E0%A8%95%E0%A9%81%E0%A8%B2%E0%A8%AA%E0%A9%8D/ |access-date=2024-09-30 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2019-04-07 |title=Turning to his Instincts |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/turning-to-his-instincts-kulpreet-singh-artists-5662812/ |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}
  • Pictorial Expression held at Govt. Museum and Art Gallery Sector 10, Chandigarh (2010)
  • "Earth Connection" by Kadamb Art Gallery held at Government Museum and Art Gallery, Chandigarh (2011)

Awards and honours

  • Mrinalini Mukherjee Creative arts Grant (MMCAG), 2022–2023
  • College Rattan Award by Khalsa College, Patiala 2015.
  • Roll Of Honour from Government College, Hoshiarpur 2006-07
  • College Colour from Government College, Hoshiarpur 2006-07
  • Silver Medal in painting in the “Inter Zonal Youth Festival” held at Punjabi University,
  • Patiala by Department of Youth Welfare 2008-2009
  • Bronze Medal in Cartooning in the “Inter Zonal Youth Festival” held at Punjabi
  • University, Patiala by Department of Youth Welfare 2008-2009

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