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A British Indian art dealer and activist, who recently reopened his gallery in central London, is planning a major exhibition so that part of its proceeds can go towards continuing his fight for LGBTQ rights across India.
Amar Singh, the London-born member of a Kapurthala royal family, relaunched Amar Gallery in Fitzrovia last month with a solo exhibition of the works of French photographer and painter Dora Maar – a muse of celebrated Spanish painter and sculptor Pablo Picasso.
In September, it will become the first gallery to host a solo exhibition of the paintings of American abstract painter Lawrence Calcagno and much of its proceeds are ear-marked for Singh's India-focussed campaigns.
The ethos of Amar Gallery is that nothing matters more than the art, but the reality is many fine artists were overlooked because of their gender, sex or race. It hopes to help correct this imbalance and give overlooked artists the spotlight they deserve.
In 2022, London’s National Portrait Gallery acquired a portrait of Amar Singh by artist Howard Tangye for their permanent collection as a celebration of diversity.
He got into the world of dealing art in 2014 and is a patron of the Tate and Whitechapel Gallery in London.
He is also a patron of anti-trafficking organisation Shakti Vahini and We Power, which provide dignified employment opportunities for women survivors of human trafficking in India.