Diwan Manna (born 17 June 1958) is an Indian conceptual artist and photographer. He completed his study in graphic art and printmaking from the Government College of Art, Chandigarh in 1982. He exhibited in India, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Poland, and Italy. From 2014 to 2015 he served as the director of Triennale India, organised by Lalit Kala Akademi, National Academy of Art, Ministry of Culture, Govt of India. He served as the chairman of Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi, State Academy of Art, Department of Culture, Chandigarh Administration. Currently, he is serving as the president of Punjab Lalit Kala Akademi, State Academy of Art, Ministry of Culture, Government of Punjab, India. He is a recipient of the National Academy Award by the Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi. Some of his artworks include Alienation (1980), Violence (1985), Waking the Dead (1996), Shores of the Unknown (2000), After the Turmoil (2003), and Master of Light, and Le Corbusier (2006). Early life Manna was born in 1958, in Bareta, a town in Bathinda district (now Mansa district) of Punjab, India. He completed his matriculation from the Government High School, Bareta in 1975. In his early years, he studied fiction and poetry, and was active in sports, played leading role as an actor in theatre and local Ramlila, a popular theatrical folk form in India. He studied printmaking at the Government College of Art, Chandigarh, India, from 1978 to 1982. Career Manna has been practising art since 1980. In 2006, he was artist in residence at Firminy, Saint-Etienne, France, as a part of a cultural exchange program to photograph architecture of Le Corbusier. On 17 June 2008, he was appointed the chairman of Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi, and held the position until 31 July 2015. From 2014 to 2015 he served as the director of Triennale India, organised by Lalit Kala Akademi India's National Academy of Arts, Ministry of Culture, Govt of India. Since 2016, he is the president of Punjab Lalit Kala Akademi. Awards He is a recipient of the National Academy Award by Lalit Kala Akademi. He first received the All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society award in 1995, and the second time in 1996. Artworks Manna is one of the first artists from India to practice conceptual photography. His work combines images with objects, moving within a consciously chosen space in order to create a multimedia reality. He is known