Jatinder Singh Durhailay was born in 1988 in London, United-Kingdom. He received a Bachelor of the Arts from University Arts London in 2011 and has been working as a painter ever since. His artistic practice spans painting and drawing, with a special interest in the usage of naturally derived pigments, as well as Indian classical music. Blending myths and contemporary culture, Durhailay’s portrayal of the Sikh community and culture are humorous, heroic and poignant. He paints intricate and observant portraits and sceneries in the style of Indian Mughal miniature painting — spanning painterly subjects from environmentalism to Bruce Lee, moving fluidly between traditional tropes and an ever changing complex present.
Jatinder Singh Durhailay’s work has been shown nationally and internationally, at The Artist Room, London (2022), Home Gallery, London (2022), Nidi Gallery, Tokyo (2019), Tender Books, London (2016), National Army Museum - Chelsea, London, (2013), Brunei Gallery, London (2014), and Gallery Ivory and Black, London (2012), amongst others.
His works are part of renowned private collections, such as the collection of Davinder Toor, a leading figure among a new generation of Indian & Islamic art collectors, Sir Richard Heaton and Runjeet Singh. Among the museums that acquired his works are the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Canada, as well as the Museum of Art and Photography in Bangalore, India.
Durhailay is trained in Indian Classical Music, performing and practicing Kirtan as well as playing, among others, the rare Instruments that are the Dilruba and Taus. He performed i.a. at the Victoria & Albert Museuem, London, (2022), Leighton House, London (2022), MK Gallery, Milton Keynes (2018), Atelier Fluss, Tokyo (2018), and at the National Gallery, London (2017).