Taruna Singh
Artist member since 2022
Oakville, Ontario
Taruna Singh is a contemporary Indian-Canadian mixed media artist based in Ontario. Originally trained in Art & Advertising Design in New York City, she spent 25 years in design before returning to painting in 2020. Her practice explores identity, displacement, memory and transformation through layering papers, acrylics, graphite and found materials. Her work is shaped by lived experience across cultures and geographies, combining mark-making with sensitivity to composition and visual rhythm. Over the past six years, Singh has exhibited in 20 exhibitions across Canada, including the AGH Art Sale and her work is held in collections across America, India and Europe. Follow along her art journey on Instagram @tarunasinghart
Work
Azadi (Freedom)
Insectarium
Abstractions
Contemporary Collage
Inside the Studio
Q+A
How long have you been creating art?
I've possibly been creating before birth. My father is a watercolour artist, and I believe he passed down an art gene. As a child I always watched him paint, and as soon as I could hold a brush my dad encouraged me to paint! After 20 plus years of working as a graphic designer, a voice inside me inspired me to pick up a brush again to paint. Design was great, but making art has given me so much freedom to just be and create whatever feels right in the moment!
Everyone should know about
I'm a Foodie - I love everything about food - cooking, feeding, experimenting, dining. It's a wonderful outlet to express my creativity. I'm fascinated by the smells, tastes, textures, colours, flavours of global cuisines! Like art, the most important ingredient required is love - made from the heart. Just as food nourishes our body, art nourishes our spirit!
Which piece of art you've created is your favourite, and why?
Azadi series for #womanlifefreedom
I'm really good at making (a) ...
a heart warming cup of masala chai with cardamom, ginger, lemongrass and fennel seeds!
Favourite artist(s) right now
Keith Haring, Van Gogh, Dali, Rodin, Georgia O'Keeffe
Why is art important to you?
It's the lifeline that feeds my soul.
Upcoming Exhibitions
2023-09-23
2023-06-03
2023-08-05
2023-06-24
2023-09-23
2023-12-07
2023-11-30
2023-12-04
2023-11-17
2023-12-09
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Education
1995
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