Harinder Singh, BFA
Cartoonist / Graphic Designer
 
Exhibitions
 
  • Held first ever exhibition of Art Cartoons in March 2003 called ‘ARTOONS’, the first of other solo exhibitions of this series followed,  at the Academy of Fine Arts and Literature, New Delhi.
  • Represented India in the 8th Asian Cartoon exhibition organized by Japan Foundation in October 2003. The exhibition started from Tokyo and travelled to all the participating Asian countries and came to Lalit Kala Academy, Delhi, in October 2005.
  • Cartoon got selected in Munich for a major exhibition organized by EXILE, a women’s organization.
  • Held the 2nd exhibition of ARTOONS at Tao art gallery, Mumbai, April, 2005
  • Held the 3rd exhibition of ARTOONS in Delhi, in December 2006 at the Academy of Fine Arts and Literature
  • Held 4th exhibition of ARTOONS at Shrishti Art Gallery, Hyderabad from October 4th through to October 15th, 2007,
 
Books and Cartoons
 
  • Illustrated several children’s books published by the National Book Trust and Children’s Book Trust
  • Cartoons for the Indian Express, New Delhi.
  • Business Cartoon strip, Non-Starter for Business Line published by the Hindu
  • Business cartoon strip, Non-Starter for Sahara Times, Delhi
  • Contributed cartoons to Gateway, magazine published by Business Standard.
 
Awards
 
  • Won an award in 2001 in an International Cartoon Contest organized by the Goethe Institute, Munich, Germany
  • Cartoon got selected in 29th International Nasreddin Hodja cartoon contest, 2010, Istanbul, Turkey
 
Teaching
 
  • Taught communication design in Delhi school of communications as a visiting faculty.
  • Taught Communication design in Wigan and Leigh College, New Delhi
  • Taught communication design in Pearl academy of fashion, Delhi
  • Taught communication design in National institute of advertising, Delhi
  • Taught communication design in Shanker’s Academy of art and book publishing.
  • Taught communication design in IILM, Gurgaon
 
In the Advertising World Harinder has Worked with
 
  • The Taj Group of Hotels as a graphic designer
  • Thomson Press, Living Media as a graphic designer
  • Clarion McCann, New Delhi ( McCann-Erickson ), as a visualizer
  • Hindustan Thompson Associates, New Delhi ( J. Walter Thompson )
  • Speer Communications New Delhi, as an art director
 
Education
 

BFA in Applied Art from Delhi College of Art.
National Scholarship in Illustration and Design by the Government of India, under the Late Mickey Patel.
   
 
   
 
       
       
       
 
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