Visual Arts Gallery

For US-based surgeon turned painter Shivdev Singh, memories of a Punjab he left behind over 40 years ago find expression in art - a mix of oils, charcoal sketches and watercolours - evocative of vibrant folk traditions of the north Indian state.

Awards don't make a man or woman but they just may make an artist. Especially if the painter, sculptor or photographer lives beyond the metros - in villages and small towns of the country. So Kolkata's Centre for International Modern Art, best known as CIMA, instituted nine CIMA awards for visual artists. About 2000 people competed, of which 159 we...

For US-based surgeon turned painter Shivdev Singh, memories of a Punjab he left behind over 40 years ago find expression in art - a mix of oils, charcoal sketches and watercolours - evocative of vibrant folk traditions of the north Indian state.

Awards don't make a man or woman but they just may make an artist. Especially if the painter, sculptor or photographer lives beyond the metros - in villages and small towns of the country. So Kolkata's Centre for International Modern Art, best known as CIMA, instituted nine CIMA awards for visual artists. About 2000 people competed, of which 159 we...