Nirmal Singh Dhunsi Explained

Nirmal Singh Dhunsi
Birth Name:	ਨਿਰਮਲ ਸਿੰਘ ਧੌਂਸੀ
Birth Date:	1960
Birth Place:	Jandiala Manjki, Jalandhar, India
Nationality:	Norwegian

Nirmal Singh Dhunsi (born 1960) is a Punjabi-Norwegian artist. He is known for associating two different cultures, the East (India) and the West (Norway), in his paintings.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Biography

Dhunsi was born in 1960 in village Jandiala Manjki in Jalandhar district of Punjab, India. He migrated to Norway in 1984 and joined the Trondheim Academy of Fine Arts in 1987.^{[4] [5]} He is currently based in Trondheim, Norway.

Since 2008, he has been receiving the minimum guaranteed income for artists from the Government of Norway.^[6]

His work is included in the permanent collection of the Nasjonalmuseet, Norway.^[7]

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Art in Charlottenlund Kindergarten. Trondheim.com. en. 2019-11-06.
2. Web site: ARTDOXA - Community for Contemporary Art - nirmal singh dhunsi. www.artdoxa.com. 2019-11-06.
3. Web site: Nirmal Singh Dhunsi – Dagboksnotater. Kunstforening. Trondhjems. 2014-05-08. Trondhjems Kunstforening. nb-NO. 2019-11-06.
4. Web site: Untitled Document. www.sikh-heritage.co.uk. 2019-11-06.
5. Web site: Nirmal Singh Dhunsi - Identitet er en komplisert ting - Hvordan…. LNM. 2019-10-26. LNM. nb. 2019-11-06.
6. Web site: TILDELING AV STATENS GARANTIINNTEKT FOR KUNSTNERE - 2008.
7. Web site: Nirmal Singh Dhunsi, True Story I – Nasjonalmuseet – Collection.