Sidharth (born 1956 in Bassian, near

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town in Ludhiana district of Punjab), is an Indian painter and sculptor.

Biography

While still at school in his village Sidharth started painting signboards. Working as an apprentice with village mason Tara Mistry, he learned the art of creating murals and friezes. Later he went on to learn Thangka painting technique from the Tibetan monks in Mcleodganj. He spent some time with artist

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too at his studio in

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, Himachal Pradesh. After doing a five-year diploma in painting from

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he went to Sweden for some time. He is now settled in New Delhi where he has his own studio. Sidharth has participated in more than 135 group shows in UK, Sweden, the US, Singapore and Hong Kong besides India. An honorary degree of DLitt was conferred on Sidharth in 2012 by Punjabi University, Patiala.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sidharth Indian male painters 1956 births Living people People from Ludhiana district 20th-century Indian painters Painters from Punjab, India Government College of Art, Chandigarh alumni 20th-century Indian male artists