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Keerat Kaur is a Canadian artist of Sikh-Panjabi heritage and a background as a licensed architect (OAA). Her multidisciplinary practice spans painting, sculpture, writing, music, public art, and architecture. Rooted in the written word, her work weaves narrative and symbolism to explore themes of nature and spirituality, drawing deeply from Indic philosophies. In 2022, she self-published Panjabi Garden, a nature-inspired, illustrated Panjabi language-learning book that brings together her love of design, illustration, and language. In 2026, she self-published The Horse Who Fell from the Sky, an illustrated book, written in English, imagining the origin story of Neela, the blue horse.
About the artist
Educated in French Immersion, she speaks Panjabi, French, and Hindi, and is currently studying the Shahmukhi script and the Braj language. She holds a BA from Western University (2012) and a Master of Architecture from the University of Toronto (2016), and continues to expand her practice through formal training in Indian Classical Music (Dhrupad and Khayaal) and traditional Pahari painting.
Most recently, Keerat has been deeply engaged in exploring how the symbolism in her work transcends boundaries and evolves across various media. Keerat currently lives and works between Burnaby, BC and London, ON
