Visual artist, Rajinder Singh, lives and works in Singapore. He has been
painting since an early age and won the first accolade for his work at
the age of 12. Rajinder was recently selected as the top 20 emerging
artists from Asia by a juried competition in Hong Kong (Tiger
Translate). He will be showing in London, France, India, Malaysia,
Singapore, Los Angeles, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Korea, New York and
Argentina in 2008.
Rajinder has had a successful academic career with five academic degrees
including a PhD in Engineering Mathematics. His background in
Mathematics is the driving force behind his successful art practice.
Rajinder hosts a popular Singapore art blog
(
http://sightoracle.blogpsot.com) which runs a commentary on the South
Asia art scene with reviews, interviews and philosophical discourses and
has been the unofficial site for the Singapore Biennale 2006. His work
has been shown in contemporary, international art portals such as
SPUNK
and
DUUDLE and has been described as modern and carries a message of
change.
Rajinder is presently doing his postgraduate studies in Philosophy of
Art. He is also the artist ambassador for the super-premium wine from
Tuscany, Cappannell, and a winner of the highly sought after Marina
Mandarin artist residency program in Singapore. Major patrons of the
artist are Farouk Khan of Malaysia, Baron Gonzalve Bich (of BIC
conglomerate) and Franck Duboeuf (of George Duboeuf wines). He is
represented by the prestigious Artfolio@ Raffles, Gajah and Pace
galleries in South Asia.