Paramjit Singh was born in 1935 in Amritsar, Punjab. After completing his early education at Khalsa College, Amritsar, he pursued formal art training at the School of Art, Delhi Polytechnic, graduating in Fine Arts in 1958. In 1960, he became a founding member of The Unknown, a collective of young artists in Delhi that sought to explore new directions in Indian contemporary art.

Singh went on to serve in academia for over three decades, teaching Fine Arts at Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi, where he later became the Head of the Department of Art. His dedication to both artistic practice and education has left a lasting impact on generations of artists. A notable documentary film, The Seventh Walk (directed by Amit Dutta), based on Singh’s art and visual language, has been screened at major international platforms including film festivals in Toronto, San Francisco, Rotterdam, and Rome, as well as at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York.

Singh held his first solo exhibition in New Delhi in 1967, and since then, his work has been widely exhibited across India and internationally—in countries such as Germany, Norway, Belgium, Hong Kong, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the United States. His paintings are part of several prestigious public and private collections, including the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi; Chandigarh Museum of Art, Chandigarh; and the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA), New Delhi. Known for his deeply meditative landscapes, Paramjit Singh’s work evokes a quiet, lyrical quality, often reflecting a dreamlike relationship with nature. His canvases do not merely depict terrain, they immerse the viewer in a poetic and timeless atmosphere. Paramjit Singh currently lives and works in New Delhi, India.