Resume

Resume

Education

2011- Current, MPhil/PhD Program, Dept. of Anthropology, University College London, U.K.
MFA Studio Art, Penn State University (PSU), State College, Pennsylvania, 2009.
BA (Hons) Anthropology, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, 2000.
5 yr Diploma, Communication Design, National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, India, 1998.

Work Experience

2010 – 2011, Artist, Glen Gardner, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Sept – Dec 2009, Apprenticeship, Fabric Workshop & Museum, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.
Jul – Aug 2009, Summer Art Teacher, East Orange Cultural Center, East Orange, New Jersey, U.S.A.
May – Jun 2009, Summer Intensive Workshop, Fabric Workshop & Museum, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.
Aug 2007 – May 2009, Instructor of Record, Teaching Assistant and Studio Technician, PSU.
Aug 2007 – Nov 2008, Symposium Organizer, ‘The Culture of Ornament & Decoration’, PSU.
Nov 2006 – Feb 2007, Backend design and testing of online jurying system for NCECA k-12 ceramic exhibition, NJ, U.S.A.
Nov 2000 – Feb 2004, Marketing Communicator, IT Consulting & Financial Services, NJ, U.S.A.
Mar 1998 – Aug 1998, Design Internship, Gurjarvani, Ahmedabad, India.
Dec 1995 – Jan 1996, Design Internship, West Zone Cultural Center, Govt. of India, Udaipur, India.

Awards

2012, India Travel Award, Nehru Trust for the Indian Collections at the Victoria & Albert Museum.
2011, UCL Anthropology Departmental Bursary.
2010, Rotary International District 7510 Ambassadorial Scholarship 2011-12.
2009, Solo Exhibition 2010, Hunterdon Art Museum, Clinton, NJ.
2008, Penn State Graduate Research Show, Penn State University.
2007 – 08, Graduate Scholarship, Penn State University.

Research & Publications

Designing Diaspora: The Culture of Indian Diasporic Clothing, The Trellis, National Institute of Design, India, 2011.
Moving Home, Hunterdon Art Museum, 2010.
'Symposium Review: The Culture of Ornament and Decoration,' ArtsWord, Penn State University, School of Visual Arts, Fall 2009.
Skin Deep, Unpublished masters thesis, Penn State Univ., April 2009.
Emmett Leader: Slonim Revisited, Ceramics, Art & Perception, June 2008.
Review: Sculptural Objects Functional Art, NY 2007, Terracotta Magazine, October 2007.
Reflecting Light, Radiating Life: A Persian Luster Dish, Terracotta Magazine, April 2007.
Review: Japanese Contemporary Ceramics, Terracotta Magazine, January 2007.
Corporate Websites and Identity Design (various), 2000-2004.
Inter-reflexiveness of Art & Design, Ahmedabad: National Institute of Design, 1997.
Aliens in their own land, Video, 20 min., Ahmedabad: Gurjarvani Productions (Xavier Center for Culture and Communication), 1998.
Channel [V] animated ID spots, Mumbai, India, broadcasted nationally in 1996.
Yatra (A Journey), Video, 10 min., Shilpgram cultural festival, Government of India, 1995.

Shows

Oct 3 – Dec 5, 2010, Moving Home, Solo Show, Hunterdon Art Museum, Clinton, NJ.
Apr – Aug 2010, Erasing Borders 2010: Contemporary Indian Art of the Diaspora,NJ/PA/NYC.
Oct 2009 – Jan 2010, Hunterdon Art Museum Members Exhibition, NJ, U.S.A.
May 2009, Prequel, MFA Group show, Sara Meltzer Gallery, NYC.
April 2009, Skin Deep, MFA thesis show, Zoller Gallery, Penn State, PA.
Nov – Dec 2008, Woman!, The Center for Modern Psychoanalytic Studies, NYC.
Jun 2008, The Golden Calf: A Compilation of Fixation & Obsession, Group Show, Crane Arts, Philadelphia.
Mar 2008, Penn State Graduate Research Show, HUB Gallery, Penn State, PA.

Reviews

'No Place Like Home', Ralph Bellantoni, Courier News, Oct 8, 2010.
'Moving Home' at the Hunterdon Art Museum, Abigail Doan Blogspot, Oct 15, 2010.
'Erasing Borders Showcases Diaspora Artists', India Abroad, Aug 13, 2010.
'Artwork Features Research', Stephanie Goga, The Daily Collegian, April 1, 2008.

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