A colourful mixed-media painting on paper depicting a diverse array of images.

Sarindar Dhaliwal, At Badminton, 1998. Mixed media on paper, 152.5 x 122.0 cm. Collection of the Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Queen's University, Kingston. Gift of the artist, 2005.(48-033) © Sarindar Dhaliwal

Sarindar Dhaliwal

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“I work from memory, migration, aesthetics (especially colour), and above all, imagination.” —Sarindar Dhaliwal

Multidisciplinary artist Sarindar Dhaliwal was born in Punjab, India, and raised in London, England, before moving to Canada at age 15. Geographies—both physical and psychological—underscore her practice, and poetic short stories often accompany her artwork.

Canadian novelist Kerri Sakamoto writes that “Dhaliwal retrieves images from childhood … collecting the bits of self that have been fragmented and displaced across continents, cultures, and history.” While Dhaliwal confronts painful colonial narratives as well as personal and cultural traumas within her practice, her world is filled with rich colour, vivid stories, and beauty.

This concise installation follows Dhaliwal’s survey exhibition at the AGO, When I grow up I want to be a namer of paint colours. It consists of five artworks from the collections of the Agnes Etherington Art Centre at Queen’s University and the Canada Council Art Bank.


ARTWORKS FROM THE EXHIBITION

A colourful watercolour painting depicting a diverse array of images arranged in a loose grid.

Sarindar Dhaliwal. Indian Billboard, 2000. Watercolour, oil pastel on paper, Overall: 127 × 153 cm. Collection of the Canada Council Art Bank. © Sarindar Dhaliwal. Photo: Brandon Clarida Image Services

Sarindar Dhaliwal artworks
A colourful mixed-media painting on paper depicting a diverse array of images.

Sarindar Dhaliwal. Oscar and the Two Fridas, 1991. mixed media on paper, Overall: 122 × 152.5 cm (48 1/16 × 60 1/16 in.) Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Queen's University, Kingston. Gift of Carole Patry and Michael Edwards, 2007 (50 - 020).

Sarindar Dhaliwal artworks
A colourful mixed-media painting on paper depicting a diverse array of images in a gridded format.

Sarindar Dhaliwal. Triple Self-Portrait with Persimmons and Pomegranates, 1988. Mixed media on paper, Overall: 108 × 159 cm. Collection of the Canada Council Art Bank. © Sarindar Dhaliwal. Photo: Lipman Still Pictures

Sarindar Dhaliwal artworks
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