Prem SIngh Indian, b. 1943

Born in Patiala, Punjab in 1943, Prem Singh obtained his training in painting from the Government College of Art, Chandigarh in the 1960s. His work is deeply rooted in the cultural landscape of Punjab, its festivals, folk traditions and the rhythms of collective life — which continue to inform his visual language of line, form and colour. Over the decades, Prem Singh has evolved a distinctive practice that moves fluidly between figuration and lyrical abstraction, working primarily in ink and watercolour, often on Chinese rice paper. In recent years, his practice has expanded into the use of metallic pigments — gold, silver, copper and bronze — in a body of work titled “All That Shines”, which draws on childhood memories of the gleam and glitter woven into Indian craft, ceremony and everyday life. His works have evolved from figurative explorations of the human form to lyrical abstractions rooted in nature

Prem Singh has held over 30 solo exhibitions since 1966, , including shows at Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi, Taj Art Gallery, Bombay, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Panjab University, Chandigarh. His awards include the Punjab Kala Ratan, Punjab Lalit Kala Akademi, Chandigarh (2014), the Amrita Sher-Gil Samaan, Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi (2015), the Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji Achievers Award, Government of Punjab (2019) and the Punjab Gaurav Sanmaan, Punjab Arts Council, Chandigarh. His works are held in permanent collections at the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, Rashtrapati Bhavan, the Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, and the Government Museum and Art Gallery, Chandigarh, among others in India and abroad. His debut show was at Tagore Theatre, Chandigarh in 1966, where two works were acquired by Dr. M. S. Randhawa for the permanent collection of the Government Museum and Art Gallery, Chandigarh. His work has featured in significant group exhibitions nationally and internationally. 

Prem Singh lives and works in Chandigarh.