Dev (artist)

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Dev (born 5 September 1947 [1] ) is a Punjabi artist and poet based in Switzerland.

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Biography

Dev was born in 1947 in Jagraon, Punjab, India. [2] [3] When he was 5 he moved to Nairobi, [4] where his father was working for the British Railways. [5] He returned to India in 1964. He published his first poetry collection in 1969. [3]

In 1979, he moved to Switzerland because he was highly influenced by Swiss artist Paul Klee. [5] Since then he has lived in various cities in and outside Europe such as Bern, Barcelona and Buenos Aires. He currently lives in Rubigen, Bern. [6]

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Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Dev". Sik Isea. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  2. ↑ Singh, Paramjeet (2018). Legacies of the Homeland: 100 Must Read Books by Punjabi Authors. Notion Press. ISBN   978-1642494235.
  3. 1 2 Malhotra, R. P.; Arora, Kuldeep (2003). Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Punjabi Literature: A-L. Global Vision Pub House. p. 103. ISBN   978-8187746515.
  4. ↑ "Info zum Künstler". www.art.ist-galerie.de. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Wege zur Kunst: 28 Künstler öffneten die Türen zu ihren Ateliers". Internetportal BERN-OST (in Swiss High German). 19 November 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  6. ↑ Schweiz, Webmanufaktur Fritschy & Cie AG, Bern. "_artundweise kunst- und denkraum, lorraine, bern". _artundweise kunst- und denkraum, lorraine, bern (in German). Retrieved 15 April 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ↑ "..:: SAHITYA : Akademi Awards ::." sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
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