Surendra pal Joshi was an Indian artist known for his use of experimental techniques in paintings, sculptures and murals.

[1][3] Surendra pal Joshi moved to Jaipur and later in 1988 started working as an assistant professor at the Rajasthan School of Art.

[3][4] In 2015, Joshi started working at Mussoorie Dehradun Development Authority building complex in Dehradun to give shape to the state's first art museum, Uttara Museum of Contemporary Art.

The museum was inaugurated by state’s Chief Minister in late 2017, a few months before Joshi’s demise.

[3][4] The museum includes his sculptures, paintings, murals, installations, digital-print photographs, and videos constituting his reflections and responses to the devastation and rescue efforts he had witnessed during visits to the ravaged mountains in the aftermath of the 2013 North India floods.