13 Facts About Arpana Caur

Arpana Caur is an Indian contemporary painter and graphic artist.

Arpana Caur comes from a Sikh family who fled the Pakistani West Punjab to the Republic of India in 1947 during the confusion over the partition of British India.

Arpana Caur's mother Ajit Kaur was born on in 1934, and is a writer who writes in Panjabi.

Arpana Caur has not had her first name Arpana since her birth, but she adopted it at the age of fifteen, as an expression of a personal development process.

Arpana Caur learnt the Sitar, wrote poetry, but enjoyed painting the most.

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Arpana Caur never received formal training in painting, and was largely self taught.

Arpana Caur proceeded to receive training in the etching technique at the Garhi Studios in New Delhi, completing it in 1982.

Arpana Caur's paintings were shaped by the events and situations around her.

Arpana Caur's works are inspired by Pahari miniatures, Punjabi literature, and Indian folk art.

One will notice that Arpana Caur's works encompass paintings with watercolour, gauche and sculptures that are layered with motifs, myths and stories that the artist purposefully references.

Arpana Caur is one of the first contemporary artists to have collaborated with folk artisans.

Arpana Caur has been cinematically covered with numerous films and biopics by BBC London, Sidharth Tagore, Chandermani, Doordarshan and Raqs Media.

Arpana Caur's paintings have been collected extensively in collections, both public and private, which include:.