Nirmal Singh Dhunsi
Nirmal Dhunsi in 2019
Born
ਨਿਰਮਲ ਸਿੰਘ ਧੌਂਸੀ

1960
Jandiala Manjki, Jalandhar, India
NationalityNorwegian

Nirmal Singh Dhunsi (Punjabi: ਨਿਰਮਲ ਸਿੰਘ ਧੌਂਸੀ born 1960) is a Punjabi-Norwegian artist. He is known for associating two different cultures, the East (India) and the West (Norway), in his paintings.[1][2][3]

Biography

Dhunsi was born in 1960 in village Jandiala Manjki in Jalandhar district of Punjab, India. He migrated to Norway in 1984 and joined the Trondheim Academy of Fine Arts in 1987.[4][5] He is currently based in Trondheim, Norway.[2]

Since 2008, he has been receiving the minimum guaranteed income for artists from the Government of Norway.[6]

His work is included in the permanent collection of the Nasjonalmuseet, Norway.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Art in Charlottenlund Kindergarten". Trondheim.com. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
  2. 1 2 "ARTDOXA - Community for Contemporary Art - nirmal singh dhunsi". www.artdoxa.com. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
  3. ↑ Kunstforening, Trondhjems (2014-05-08). "Nirmal Singh Dhunsi – Dagboksnotater". Trondhjems Kunstforening (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2019-11-06.
  4. ↑ "Untitled Document". www.sikh-heritage.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
  5. ↑ LNM (2019-10-26). "Nirmal Singh Dhunsi - Identitet er en komplisert ting - Hvordan…". LNM (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2019-11-06.
  6. ↑ "TILDELING AV STATENS GARANTIINNTEKT FOR KUNSTNERE - 2008" (PDF).
  7. ↑ "Nirmal Singh Dhunsi, True Story I – Nasjonalmuseet – Collection".
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