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ABOUT SUREEL

About Sureel Kumar - Unique Artworks - Wood Mosaics, Murals and Sculptures - Sureel Art Gallery Gidderbaha, Pb, India and Vienna Austria

BIOGRAPHY

For biography sake, it can be said that Sureel (b. Muktsar, Punjab, India, 1967) is a self-taught Austrian-Indian artist based in Vienna with his studio and gallery in Gidderbaha, Punjab, India. Since 2015, his artworks have been widely exhibited in India and are collected internationally.

 

But in reality, he doesn't know who he is. He is still in search of himself. He was born in 1967 at longitude 74-31 east and latitude 30-26 north; the place is currently called Shri Muktsar Sahib in Punjab, India. His parents gave him a name. After that, everybody called him Sureel Kumar, or by his nick name, Dimpy or Dimple.

 

Sureel loves to work with wood. His artworks are a fusion of his unique style with the wonderful work of Mother Nature in the form of unique, beautiful, and endless patterns of the wood grain.

 

Sureel is fascinated with the art of ancient civilizations and the unknown yet great artists of Khajuraho, Konark, Egypt, Sumer, Mehenjo Daro, Hampi, and Ratnagiri that depict amazing petroglyphs and the finest art in the world.

 

Sureel is an avid traveller and speaks Hindi, Punjabi, English, and German. He enjoys swimming, cooking, reading, listening to music, and sometimes sitting silently, witnessing dancing trees, flowers, birds, insects, and animals.

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Learn more about Sureel:

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Portfolio/ Biodata Sureel Kumar (PDF) 

RESUME

Collections

Sureel's artworks are very much enjoyed internationally in the private collections in India, Austria, UK, Canada and Australia.

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Four of Sureel's artworks are displayed permanently at Government District Library, Zila Parishad Bhawan, Bathinda, PB, India.

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One of Sureel's artwork Lord of the Animals is displayed at Konkan Geoglyphs and Heritage Research Center, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra in association with IITM Praavartak, IIt Madras, IIT Hyderabad, JNU Delhi and supported by Government of India.

Solo Exhibitions

  • 2023 Sureel Art Solo Exhibition on December 15 - 17, 2023 at Open House Gallery, Märzstrasse 25/4, 1150 Vienna, Austria

  • Solo Art Show on  Aug. 17 - Oct. 16; 2023 at Patio Cafe Bar, Sarabha Nagar, Ludhiana, Pb, India

  • 2020 Online Exhibition, Surreal Sureel from on 8 - 15 January 2020 by Manasollasa and Fine Arts Museum, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India Special Thanks to Professor Tirthankar Bhattacharya, Chairperson Department of Art History And Visual Arts, Panjab University, Chandigarh)

  • 2019 Solo Show, 25/03/2018 – 29/03/2019 at Fine Arts' Museum, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India

  • 2017 Build & Design Solo Show, 14/04/2017 – 16/04/2017 at Hotel Sepal, Bathinda, Punjab, India

In the Community

  • 2023 Solo Art Exhibition on December 14-19, 2023 at Osho Prem Dhyan Mandir, Bathinda,PB, India

  • 2023 Solo Art Exhibition on November 16-19, 2023 at Osho Prem Dhyan Mandir, Bathinda,PB, India

  • 2023 One day Art Exhibition on October 21, 2023 at Tej Farm, Chandigarh, India 

  • 2022 Solo Art Exhibition, 11 - 13 November 2022 at Osho Prem Dhyan Mandir, Bathinda, PB, India

  • 2022 Solo Art Exhibition, 7 - 9 October, 2022 at Osho Prem Dhyan Mandir, Bathinda, PB, India.

  • 2023 Solo Art Exhibition 22 March- 2 May 2023 at Casa Bella Vista, Sector 10 D, Chandigarh, India

  • 2022 Solo Art Exhibition 26 November- 3 December 2022 at The Hedgehog Cafe, Sector 7C, Chandigarh, India

Group Exhibitions

  • 2023 Sureel Art Group Exhibition on December 1 - 2, 2023 at HARA, Magdalenenstrasse 4, 1060 Vienna, Austria

  • 2023 Group Art Exhibition on November 18-23, 2023 by Luna Arts India at All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society (AIFACS), New Delhi, India

  • 2023 International Online Art Exhibition Wave on October 16, 2023 by Bangiya Kala Kendra, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • 2022 Group Art Show December 10 - 11, 2022 at Creative Markt, Das HARA, 1060 Vienna, Austria

  • 2021 Group Art Exhibition, 2 - 5 December 2021 by Sohba Singh Memorial Chitarkar Society at Teachers Home, Bathinda, PB, India.

  • 2021 Art Display at Govternment District Library, Bathinda, PB, India.

  • 2020 Group Show, 16/01/2020 at Gaah X Nrtya Showcase 007, on 19 January 2020 in Chandigarh at Upstairs Club Panchkula, India.

  • 2019 Kalpana 2019, Group Art Exhibition, 4 - 6 April 2019,at Museum of Fine Arts, Panjab University, Sector 14,Chandigarh, India.

  • 2019 Parinde Group Show, 15/03/2019 – 17/03/2019 at Govt. Museum & Art Gallery, Sector 10, Chandigarh, India

  • 2018 The Satisfied Slaves, Group Show, 12/10/2018 – 11/11/2018 at Lichtraum eins by Paul Siblik, Heinrichsgasse 2, 1010 Vienna, Austria

  • 2018 Annual Art Festival, 06/12/2018 - 09/12/2018 at Teachers Home Bathinda, Punjab, India

  • 2018 Art Enigma Group Show, 09/08/2018 – 10/08/2018 at Hotel The Ashok, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, India

  • 2018 Ayat & Inayat Group Show, 08/06/2018 – 14/06/2018 at AIFACS, All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society, New Delhi, India

  • 2017 Annual Art Festival, 30/11/2017 - 03/12/2017 at Teachers Home, Bathinda, Punjab, India

Awards

2021 Award of Honour by Sohba Singh Memorial Chitarkar Society on December 6, 2021 at Teachers Home, Bathinda, PB, India​

Press & Media

  • Interview by Punjab News on September 26, 2023 by Akanksha Saxena - https://fb.watch/njTyTrdeDN/?mibextid=Nif5oz

  • Interview by BHP News on September 23, 2023. Special thanks to Rajat Ji & Akanksha Ji -  https://youtu.be/NNjH_Z6Qfms?si=C1QPSPUozmRtnKDE

  • Interview by TV Punjab on September 22, 2023. Special thanks to Mandhir Singh Chahal Ji - https://youtu.be/donC7A7CyMg?si=Yr-3xTpxQuAvJNhC

  • Dainik Bhaskar, print, published on December 12, 2022 

  • Punjabi Jagran, print, published on September 18, 2022

  • Punjab Kesari, print, published on June 6, 2022

  • Dainik Bhaskar, print, published on December 6, 2021 

  • Times of India on January 8, 2020 Online Feature

  • Punjab Kesari, print, published on 26 March 2019

  • Dainik Jagran, print, published on 26 March 2019

  • City Air News on March 25, 2019 Online Feature

  • Amar Ujala, print, published on March 26, 2019

  • Tribune Chandigarh, print, published on March 26, 2019

  • Outlook India Magazine on June 13, 2018 Online Feature

  • Times of India, print, published on June 12, 2018

  • Punjabi Jagran, print, published on December 24, 2017

  • Dainik Bhaskar, print, published on December 3, 2017

  • Dainik Bhaskar, print, published on April 17, 2017

  • English Tribune, print, published on April 17, 2017

  • The Tribune, print, published on April 16, 2017

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