Currently 1st · Johnny Depp's People's Artist

The many faces we carry.

Abstract portraiture in acrylic — transformation, identity and emotion, painted in Toronto by Amit Tejpal.

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Johnny Depp Presents · The People's Artist

Amit is 1st — and the semi-finals close this week.

Amit Tejpal is currently leading The People's Artist, presented by Johnny Depp. The winner takes $25,000, a feature in Artforum Magazine, and a showing at The Art of Elysium's Salon. You can vote free, once every day — it takes about ten seconds.

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In the studio

Painted live, one canvas in one night.

The glowing face, brought to life in a single sitting at the rooftop rave.

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Behind the work

The process.

Loaded palette, easel and the room where it happens — acrylic on canvas, built up by hand.

Amit Tejpal's loaded acrylic paint palette mid-session
The palette
A canvas in progress on Amit Tejpal's easel
On the easel
The venue where Amit Tejpal painted live
The venue
Close-up of Amit Tejpal's loaded acrylic paint palette
The artist

I create art to capture the shift between holding on and letting go. Turning transformation into something you don't just see, but feel.

His work symbolizes the many faces humans carry throughout life, blending abstraction and realism — built around transformation, identity and emotion.

Self-taught and based in Toronto, Amit paints acrylic on canvas alongside a day job in sales. What started on the side keeps growing — and right now it's leading a contest judged by the public.

Want a face of your own?

Amit takes commissions — abstract portraiture, your story on canvas. Toronto-based, ships worldwide.

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