Education
2007 MFA with Honors, Rhode Island School of Design, RI. Areas of interest: Glass, Digital media
2002 BFA cum laude, School of Art and Design, New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred University, NY Concentrations: Glass Sculpture, Expanded media
2001 Advanced Glass Blowing with Kait Rhoads, Alfred University, NY
2002 BFA cum laude, School of Art and Design, New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred University, NY Concentrations: Glass Sculpture, Expanded media
2001 Advanced Glass Blowing with Kait Rhoads, Alfred University, NY
1998 Accessories Design diploma, National Institute of Fashion Technology, New Delhi, India
Selected Exhibitions
2012 India Art Fair 4th Edition, Aicon Gallery, Apparao Galleries, New Delhi, India
2012 The Skoda Prize for Indian Contemporary Art 2011, New Delhi, India
2011 Depths of Field (solo), Apparao Galleries, Chennai, Bangalore, India
2011 Superposition, 619 Western Ave, Seattle, WA
2011 Living Cultures in Glass (solo), Research Gallery, University of Sydney, Australia
2011 Women in Art, The National Museum, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2011 Of Shifting Natures (solo), Sharan Apparao Galleries, New Delhi, India
2010 Glass Dress @ Fashion Week’s NightOut, Heller Gallery, New York, NY
2010 Malleable Memory, Aicon Gallery, NY
2010 Malleable Memory, Aicon Gallery, NY
2010 Fete de Verre, UrbanGlass, New York, NY
2010 Erasing Borders, Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Twelve Gates Gallery, Philadephia, PA,The Guild Art Gallery, NY
2010 Particulate Behaviors, (solo),707 Penn Ave, Wood Street Galleries + Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, PA
2010 Erasing Borders, Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Twelve Gates Gallery, Philadephia, PA,The Guild Art Gallery, NY
2010 Particulate Behaviors, (solo),707 Penn Ave, Wood Street Galleries + Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, PA
2009 {untitled: indeterminacy}, Roy G Biv Gallery, Columbus, OH
2009 Guest Act, Cirque de Verre, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH
2009 Capturing Motion and Contemporary India, The Gallery Project, Ann Arbor, MI
2009 Impact 2009, Gallery of Fine Craft at WheatonArts, Millville NJ
2009 The Mini-Shiny Show, Clayspace Gallery, Columbus OH
2009 Guest Act, Cirque de Verre, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH
2009 Capturing Motion and Contemporary India, The Gallery Project, Ann Arbor, MI
2009 Impact 2009, Gallery of Fine Craft at WheatonArts, Millville NJ
2009 The Mini-Shiny Show, Clayspace Gallery, Columbus OH
2008 Fall Juried Show, Ohio Art League, Columbus OH
2008 Questioning Functionality 2, Glenn & Viola Walters Cultural Arts Center, Hillsboro, OR
2008 Erasing Borders, Queens Museum of Art, Hammond Museum, The Guild Gallery, Manhattanville College Art Gallery, Tabla Rasa Gallery, NY
2008,03 Pilchuck Glass School Silent Auction, Seattle, WA
2008 Urbanglass Auction and Glassblowers Ball, New York, NY
2007 The Anti-Thesis Show, Wolcott Street, Providence RI
2007 RISD Annual Graduate Thesis Exhibition, RI Convention Center, Providence, RI
2007 Rain or Shine, Sol Koffler Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence RI
2007 How is this Glass?, Hillel Gallery, Brown University, Providence RI
2006 Graduate Glass Bienniel, Sol Koffler Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence RI
2006 RISD Trienniel, Woods Gerry Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design. Providence RI
2006 Sambandh - Indo-Swedish Glass, Norkopping, Sweden & New Delhi, India
2005 International Handicrafts Fair, New Delhi, India
2005 Surajkund Crafts mela, Haryana, India
2004 Art for Vision, Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi, India
2003 Tisch Galleries, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City NY
2003 History of the World Gallery, Washington
2002 BFA exhibition, Robert Turner Gallery, Alfred University, Alfred NY
2001 I love a good piece of Glass, Whitehouse books, Corning NY
1998 Showcase’98 - Design for Business, Hotel Ashok, New Delhi, India
1997 International Leather Trade Fair, CLRI, Madras, India
2008 Questioning Functionality 2, Glenn & Viola Walters Cultural Arts Center, Hillsboro, OR
2008 Erasing Borders, Queens Museum of Art, Hammond Museum, The Guild Gallery, Manhattanville College Art Gallery, Tabla Rasa Gallery, NY
2008,03 Pilchuck Glass School Silent Auction, Seattle, WA
2008 Urbanglass Auction and Glassblowers Ball, New York, NY
2007 The Anti-Thesis Show, Wolcott Street, Providence RI
2007 RISD Annual Graduate Thesis Exhibition, RI Convention Center, Providence, RI
2007 Rain or Shine, Sol Koffler Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence RI
2007 How is this Glass?, Hillel Gallery, Brown University, Providence RI
2006 Graduate Glass Bienniel, Sol Koffler Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence RI
2006 RISD Trienniel, Woods Gerry Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design. Providence RI
2006 Sambandh - Indo-Swedish Glass, Norkopping, Sweden & New Delhi, India
2005 International Handicrafts Fair, New Delhi, India
2005 Surajkund Crafts mela, Haryana, India
2004 Art for Vision, Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi, India
2003 Tisch Galleries, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City NY
2003 History of the World Gallery, Washington
2002 BFA exhibition, Robert Turner Gallery, Alfred University, Alfred NY
2001 I love a good piece of Glass, Whitehouse books, Corning NY
1998 Showcase’98 - Design for Business, Hotel Ashok, New Delhi, India
1997 International Leather Trade Fair, CLRI, Madras, India
Residencies
2011 Visiting Fellowship, Sydney College of Art, Agriculture Department, Australian Centre of Microscopy and Microanalysis, University of Sydney, Australia
2009 Fellow, Creative Glass Center of America, Millville, NJ
2008 Residency, Belluard Bollwerk International, Fribourg, Switzerland
2007-10 Visiting Scholar, Glass, College of Arts, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
2008 Residency, Belluard Bollwerk International, Fribourg, Switzerland
2007-10 Visiting Scholar, Glass, College of Arts, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Lectures and Demonstrations
2011 Visiting Fellowship Lecture, Sydney College of Art, Australia
2011 Workshop instructor, Princess Noura University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2011 Workshop instructor, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2011 Conference Speaker, Peripheral Visions, AusGlass, Sydney, Australia
2009 Artist Talk, Sharan Apparao Galleries, Chennai, India
2009 Studio Talk, Asian Contemporary Art Week, Asian Contemporary Art Consortium, NY
2008 Masterclass demonstration, International Festival of Glass, Ruskin Glass Center, Stourbridge, UK
2007 Visiting Critic, Sculpting Culture, Rhode Island School of Design, Wintersession
2005 Glass Art in India- Lost and Living traditions, Glass Art Society conference, Adelaide, Australia
2009 Studio Talk, Asian Contemporary Art Week, Asian Contemporary Art Consortium, NY
2008 Masterclass demonstration, International Festival of Glass, Ruskin Glass Center, Stourbridge, UK
2007 Visiting Critic, Sculpting Culture, Rhode Island School of Design, Wintersession
2005 Glass Art in India- Lost and Living traditions, Glass Art Society conference, Adelaide, Australia
Curatorial projects and Publications
2011 Strange Attr-/Inter-Actions, Superposition {exhibition catalog}, Pub. Hyperopia Projects, USA
current Co-curator, The Post-Glass Video Festival {travelling: Heller Gallery NY, Sydney College of Art Australia, Locations in Seattle and Texas TBA} (catalog)
2010 42 handshakes in 2 days, New Glass Review 31, Pub. Corning Museum of Glass, NY
2010 42 handshakes in 2 days, New Glass Review 31, Pub. Corning Museum of Glass, NY
2009 Co-curator, How is this glass? Of Post-glass artists/Glass Guerillas, Corning NY (catalog)
2009 Particulate Devil, New Glass Review 30, Pub. Corning Museum of Glass, NY
2007 Particle Activism, MFA Thesis, Pub. Rhode Island School of Design, Providence RI
2005 Glass Art in India- Lost and Living traditions, Ed. Susanne Frantz, Pub. Glass Art Society Journal
2004 Glass Art in India- Lost and Living traditions, Digital documentary feature, New Delhi, India
2009 Particulate Devil, New Glass Review 30, Pub. Corning Museum of Glass, NY
2007 Particle Activism, MFA Thesis, Pub. Rhode Island School of Design, Providence RI
2005 Glass Art in India- Lost and Living traditions, Ed. Susanne Frantz, Pub. Glass Art Society Journal
2004 Glass Art in India- Lost and Living traditions, Digital documentary feature, New Delhi, India
Selected work experience
current Studio Artist, Chennai, India
Sep 07-Apr 10 Projects Manager, Ann Hamilton Studio, Columbus, OH
Jun 07-Jul 07 Instructor, Writing Center Summer Program, Rhode Island School of Design, RI
Jul 06-Sep 06 Studio Coordinator Session 4-5, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
Sep 05-May 07 Visiting Artist & Teaching Assistant – Glass, Rhode Island School of Design, RI
Sep 05-May 07 Tutor and Theses Reader – Writing Center, Rhode Island School of Design, RI
Apr 04-Jul 05 Glass Artist and Researcher, New Delhi, India
Aug 03-Mar 04 Production Manager - Jewelry Reproduction, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Jul 01-Aug 01 Apprentice to Gunne Brandstedt - Pukeberg Glasbruk, Nybro, Sweden
Jun 07-Jul 07 Instructor, Writing Center Summer Program, Rhode Island School of Design, RI
Jul 06-Sep 06 Studio Coordinator Session 4-5, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
Sep 05-May 07 Visiting Artist & Teaching Assistant – Glass, Rhode Island School of Design, RI
Sep 05-May 07 Tutor and Theses Reader – Writing Center, Rhode Island School of Design, RI
Apr 04-Jul 05 Glass Artist and Researcher, New Delhi, India
Aug 03-Mar 04 Production Manager - Jewelry Reproduction, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Jul 01-Aug 01 Apprentice to Gunne Brandstedt - Pukeberg Glasbruk, Nybro, Sweden
Awards and Grants
2011 International Project Grant, American Association for University Women Education Foundation
2007 Grant: The Ruth Chenven Foundation
2007 Glass Art Society Conference Scholarship, Pittsburgh
2007 Tarakhnath Das Foundation Scholarship
2005-07 Friends of Glass Scholarship, Glass Department, Rhode Island School of Design
2005-07 Chirrona Scholarship, Division of Fine Arts, Rhode Island School of Design
2005-07 Graduate Fellowship, Graduate Studies Division, Rhode Island School of Design
2005-06 International Fellow award, American Association for University Women Education Foundation
2005 Grant: Technical Development, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India
2005 Grant:Integrated Design Project, Development Commissioner(Handicrafts), Government of India
2004 Grant: Technical Development, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India
2002 Award for Excellence, Student Exhibition, Glass Art Society Conference, Amsterdam
2002 Glass Art Society Conference Scholarship, Amsterdam
2001 International Internship Award, Alfred University