Ameet Gill
Ameet’s studio and her retreat is on Vancouver Island in Canada, which she shares with her husband, children and Sayb, her German Shepherd.
She grew up surrounded with a vibrant and lively atmosphere full of books, conversations, ideas, cultural and global exchanges.
Ameet is a graduate of Punjab university, with an undergraduate degree, a major in fine arts and a Masters degree in English literature. During the undergraduate studies program at Guru Gobind Singh College, she honed her skills as an artist and secured many awards for a diverse variety of paintings and securing the best junior artist award in inter college competitions. For example, in 1994, Ameet was awarded the Certificates of merit for “Best Outstanding Student”, “First Position in English literature”, “Best position in Fine Arts”. In 1992, she secured 2nd place in Cartooning and in 1993 Landscape painting at the Punjab university youth festivals. Upon completion of the academic studies, Ameet has been actively engaged in teaching a wide variety of subjects, including art and publishing and graphics at various institutions in China and Canada. In addition, Ameet continues to pursue her passion in art and has exhibited her artwork in galleries in Shanghai and Mexico. One can visit her website, www.ameetart.com, for some examples of her novel artwork.
While she was living a globe-trotting life with her husband, raising third culture kids, it not only offered unique challenges for her but everyone in a similar situation, as a visual artist it inspired her to log her culture in an artistically unique and captivating manner. It led her to reminisce Punjabi culture through Punjabi alphabets. Her artworks, illustrations, doodles, and notes, all flowing onto her sketchpad in almost a stream of consciousness manner, translating into the making of “Gallan”.
Ameet’s studio and her retreat is on Vancouver Island in Canada, which she shares with her husband, children and Sayb, her German Shepherd.
She grew up surrounded with a vibrant and lively atmosphere full of books, conversations, ideas, cultural and global exchanges.
Ameet is a graduate of Punjab university, with an undergraduate degree, a major in fine arts and a Masters degree in English literature. During the undergraduate studies program at Guru Gobind Singh College, she honed her skills as an artist and secured many awards for a diverse variety of paintings and securing the best junior artist award in inter college competitions. For example, in 1994, Ameet was awarded the Certificates of merit for “Best Outstanding Student”, “First Position in English literature”, “Best position in Fine Arts”. In 1992, she secured 2nd place in Cartooning and in 1993 Landscape painting at the Punjab university youth festivals. Upon completion of the academic studies, Ameet has been actively engaged in teaching a wide variety of subjects, including art and publishing and graphics at various institutions in China and Canada. In addition, Ameet continues to pursue her passion in art and has exhibited her artwork in galleries in Shanghai and Mexico. One can visit her website, www.ameetart.com, for some examples of her novel artwork.
While she was living a globe-trotting life with her husband, raising third culture kids, it not only offered unique challenges for her but everyone in a similar situation, as a visual artist it inspired her to log her culture in an artistically unique and captivating manner. It led her to reminisce Punjabi culture through Punjabi alphabets. Her artworks, illustrations, doodles, and notes, all flowing onto her sketchpad in almost a stream of consciousness manner, translating into the making of “Gallan”.
Ameet’s studio and her retreat is on Vancouver Island in Canada, which she shares with her husband, children and Sayb, her German Shepherd.
She grew up surrounded with a vibrant and lively atmosphere full of books, conversations, ideas, cultural and global exchanges.
Ameet is a graduate of Punjab university, with an undergraduate degree, a major in fine arts and a Masters degree in English literature. During the undergraduate studies program at Guru Gobind Singh College, she honed her skills as an artist and secured many awards for a diverse variety of paintings and securing the best junior artist award in inter college competitions. For example, in 1994, Ameet was awarded the Certificates of merit for “Best Outstanding Student”, “First Position in English literature”, “Best position in Fine Arts”. In 1992, she secured 2nd place in Cartooning and in 1993 Landscape painting at the Punjab university youth festivals. Upon completion of the academic studies, Ameet has been actively engaged in teaching a wide variety of subjects, including art and publishing and graphics at various institutions in China and Canada. In addition, Ameet continues to pursue her passion in art and has exhibited her artwork in galleries in Shanghai and Mexico. One can visit her website, www.ameetart.com, for some examples of her novel artwork.
While she was living a globe-trotting life with her husband, raising third culture kids, it not only offered unique challenges for her but everyone in a similar situation, as a visual artist it inspired her to log her culture in an artistically unique and captivating manner. It led her to reminisce Punjabi culture through Punjabi alphabets. Her artworks, illustrations, doodles, and notes, all flowing onto her sketchpad in almost a stream of consciousness manner, translating into the making of “Gallan”.