Bhagat Singh Bedi of Sikhi Art
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A self-taught artist and a student of science, Bhagat Singh Bedi, was born in Ludhiana, and moved to Canada when he was very young. After he moved to Canada, he immediately got involved in Gurudwara activities, and Gurmat camps. In the Gurudwara, Bhagat would read the many blood filled pages of Sikh history (packed in thin paperbacks), and became interested in Sikh history and philosophy.
At the Gurudwara, he was asked to paint some of those pages by the principal of the academy. Without prior training, the young boy got to work. He brought home many of the paperbacks he read, and started to mimic the historical works published in them; works of Sikh artists like Sobha Singh, Kirpal Singh, Devender Singh and Mehar Singh. See Bhagat Singh’s latest work at www.sikhiart.com
Kanwar Singh from Art of Punjab
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Kanwar Singh is globally recognized as a painter of Sikh history with artwork exhibited in prominent public spaces such as the Virasat-e-Khalsa museum in Punjab India, as well as the Without Shape Without Form gallery in London U.K, which was created in 2017 to exclusively house his extensive collection of paintings. His work focuses on the legacy of spiritual devotion and self-sacrifice spanning the lives of the ten Gurus and iconic Sikh heroes inspired by their deep connection to Waheguru (God). You can find his awesome work at www.artofpunjab.com
G.S. Sohan Singh
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Artist G.S. Sohan Singh was born in August 1914. His interest in art was inherited from his talented artist father S. Gian Singh” Naqqash”, Fresco Artist of The Golden Temple, Amritsar. In 1929, he joined the Art Company of S.Hari Singh, and in 1931 after visiting Delhi and Bombay and The port of Calcutta, he came back Amritsar where he accompanied his father’s work at Bazaar Sodhian. The Artist’s father had by that time retired from his service in the Golden Temple Amritsar and both father and son started painting religious themes, preparing charts for students as well as framing pictures.
G.S. Sohan Singh had a spiritual bent of mind since his childhood. There is long list of paintings made by him of various subjects such as Sikh Gurus, Sikh Generals and warriors, Gurudwaras, Saints, God-Godesses, Historical, Cultural and Monuments.
As a befitting tribute to the great artist, late Sardar G.S. Sohan Singh, a memorial trust was formulated in his name for the preservation and presentation of the artist’s major contribution to the cultural ethos of India with particular reference to Punjab.(View a full biography here.)
We are grateful to G.S. Sohan Singh for the beautiful images of Guru Ram Das, which we have used on our website (including our main SDI banner and our Guru Ram Das Chetna event banner). Here is an example of the image which can be found along with other works by G.S. Sohan Singh at art-heritage.com
Sewa Singh
www.sikhphotos.com
Sewa Singh is an extremely talented artist and over the last 40 years, he has brought to life many beautiful visions of our beloved Gurus in a physical, artistic form. He has a unique, soft, lovely style that invokes a feeling of calmness, meditation, reverence and gratitude. We thank him taking us to those places via the sharing of his great talent. You may find his work at sikhphotos.com
Sewa Singh lives in Seattle and has been teaching yoga for nearly 40 years. Visit sikhphotos.com to some of Sewa Singh’s work. With blessings and gratitude, dear Sewa Singh. Sat Nam!
Gurumustuk Singh
www.sikhphotos.com
Gurumustuk’s joy and passion for life is contagious and it shows in the awesome images he continues to capture at group events and during the simple activities of daily life. We are SO grateful that he has shared his beautiful images with us. We have used MANY of his photos throughout our website. Check out more of his photographs at sikhphotos.com. Enjoy! Wahe Guru!
Gurumustuk Singh is also famous worldwide as “Mr. Sikhnet”. Visit sikhnet.com for awesome information about who Sikhs are and the latest “Sikh news”.
GuruKirin Kaur
www.adishakticpa
GuruKirin Kaur is a beautiful, silent presence at so many of our events. She has a unique ability to capture the feeling of the gathering and lovely images of the people attending. We thank her for always “being there” and representing our community with such beauty, dignity and grace. Wahe Guru!
GuruKirin is also a CPA, by profession. She studied directly under the Siri Singh Sahib and learned much wisdom from him over the years. Visit www.gkhalsacpa.com for information about her CPA services. She also teaches on the Shabad Guru and leads monthly Shabad classes. Visit www.shabadgurucourses.com to learn more.
Siri Dyal kaur is a great sevadhar who many will recognize from Summer Solstice Gurdwara. Thank you Siri Dyal Kaur for bringing us your beautiful images that so powerfully capture the energy, grace and fun of our California and New Mexico events!