ranbir singh bisht (1928–1998) was an indian painter and the principal of the college of fine arts, lucknow university. born in 1928 at landsdowne in garhwal, in the present day indian state of uttarakhand, he secured drawing teacher`s training certificate and diploma in fine arts from the government college of art and craft, lucknow. he conducted many solo shows in a number of indian cities besides a show in new york and participated in group shows in frankfurt and tokyo. he was also a participant of the 4th triennale at new delhi in 1972.