RANAJIT SINHA

BIOGRAPHY

Born and raised in New Delhi, India. Sinha received his BFA, Delhi College of Art, and MFA in Printmaking, Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan, India; and MFA, Painting, Central Washington University and a Teaching Assistantship Grant. He was also the recipient of the National Academy Award, the All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society Award, and the National Research Grant Award.

His work has been exhibited internationally achieving numerous awards and grants from Canada and the USA. His work is included in many private and public collections. His studio is based in Nepean ON.

ARTIST STATEMENT

In my work I focus on the individual as a concrete node, an intersection of abstract global and local forces. This interest springs from my own experience as an immigrant. Born in India and living in Canada, I have a relationship with two geographic regions, two physical spaces that are located on the opposite sides of the globe but overlap each other in the internal space of my body and even deeper, my mind. This duality has played an important role in every aspect of my personal and artistic life.