CV
HIGHLIGHTS
- Presently managing and developing programmes for an Arts Studio/Centre with ARTS-GLACERHI to create alternative learning spaces, and assisted workshop modules with ‘Arts for Social Change’ on themes like nature + waste management.
- Presently working as an Assistant Professor in the Communication Design Department at the Indian Institute of Art & Design.
- Active collaborator with Dastaan LIVE as an art director and creator of 360 experiences. As a collective, we have now created and released two videos for the song Mat Ro Bachche, one showcasing the poetry of Faiz Ahmed Faiz with shadow puppetry and the other is a 360 music video experience that is a work in progress.
- Awarded an Archival and Museum Fellowship by IFA and CCK(AUD) in 2018-19 for the Delhi Visual Archive Virtual Exhibition and public programmes. For this fellowship, I have created three videos to be viewed in 360.
- Awarded a fully funded fellowship in 2016-17 by The DO School for ‘The Connection Challenge’ working on social impact business. We worked with Messe Berlin, to create a fluid information architecture system for their business in trade fairs.
- Curation+Design for Vijay Kowshik – two exhibitions “Syntactics in Glass” and “Parsing- The Mind’s Eye”.
- Graphic and exhibition design for Arts-Glacerhi for exhibitions of Raj Dassani(2017), “Evolving Identities – The Bengal Masters (2018), K.G. Subramanyan (2017).
- Stage designer for the Tadpole Repertory, Delhi (from Taramandal 2009- till Quicksand 2017).
- Won the ‘Best Stage Design’ for ‘Still & Still Moving’ at the Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Award,2015.
- Communications and Programmes Manager at The Rasaja Foundation 2014-2015.
- Designed ‘Jazz in India’ exhibition held at India International Centre, November 2014.
- Art director for the Tandanu New music video album for the Indian Ocean Band.
- Installation Artist, Spatial Designer and curator for Bacardi NH7 Music Festival in 2011-13.
- Worked at ZED (Eco.Bcil) as a Communication Designer & Outreach Coordinator.
- Worked on the pitch for the India Pavilion, World Expo, 2012 with Meroform Pvt. Ltd. and ABDesignHabit.
- Worked on six ad campaigns as a production designer in four months, and working on independent documentary films for four months all in and around Bombay, managing teams on various levels.
- Worked as the chief designer for the Fiat and Tata auto show 2008, managed a team of 100 people.
- I graduated from the National Institute of Design in ‘Exhibition Design’ in 2009.
EDUCATION
- 2017-2018: Archival and Museum Fellowship by IFA.
- 2016-2017: Entrepreneurship for Good Fellowship with The DO School, Berlin.
- 2004-2009: Graduate Diploma Programme in Design – Exhibition Design, National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad.
- 2000-2004: Higher studies completed at The Mother’s International School, New Delhi
- 1990-2004: Schooling at free-progress Mirambika School, New Delhi.
COMPUTER SKILLS
● Proficiency in Adobe suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), Microsoft Office, Sketchup Pro, Autocad, Balsamic Mockups, WordPress, Drupal CMS, etc.(ability to learn new software as per projects).
OTHER INTERESTS AND SKILLS
- Swimming.
- Assisting Glass Artist Vijay Kowshik on all his endeavors.
- Assisting Textile Designer Maneesha Kowshik on all her endeavors.