cv

  • education

    (2023 - 2024)

    • MA Animation, Master of Arts in Animation, Royal College of Art

    (2013 - 2016)

    • BA Fine Art, Upper Second Class Honours, Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London

    (2012 - 2013)

    • Foundation Diploma in Art & Design, Distinction, Camberwell College of Art, University of the Arts London

  • solo exhibitions

    2024 - 2027

    Incidental Artist (Significant Commission with Eastside Projects since Oct 2024-) for LOCAL SUPERSTAR exhibition tour:

    • LOCAL SUPERSTAR, 2026, Eastside Projects [Birmingham, UK]

    • LOCAL SUPERSTAR: Show Two (name TBC), 2026, FACT [Liverpool, UK]

    • LOCAL SUPERSTAR: Show Three (name TBC), 2027, Focal Point Gallery [Southend-on-Sea, UK]

    2023

    • The Scrawny Beauties of Ethni City, QUAD [Derby, UK]

  • group exhibitions

    2024

    • Moving Image Display, 2024, Two Queens Leicester [Leicester, UK]

    2019

    • The Range, 2019, Eastside Projects [Birmingham, UK]

  • residencies + fellowships

    2024

    • hk x uk residency (FACT, Near Now, Platform Asia & Videotage

    2022

    • Wysing Arts Centre Residency (2022-23) [online / Cambridge, UK]

    • Peer 2 Peer: Digital Exchange Programme, Open Eye Gallery [UK], University of Salford [UK], QUAD [UK] and Blindspot Gallery [HK]

    2021

    • QUAD International Digital Fellowship (2021-23) [online / Derby, UK]

    • Soft Focus: Online Video Screening & Exchange Programme [online / Busan, KR]

    • The FLAMIN Fellowship (2021-22), Film London [online / London, UK]

  • selected talks, workshops, panels + events

    2025

    • Artist talk with Birmingham City University (Nov) [online]

    • Too Desi Too Queer panel for film showcase, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire [Birmingham, UK]

    • NAIAD Artist Lab with Ludic Rooms [Coventry, UK]

    • Interpretations Live event and panel (Nov), guest collaborator with True Form Projects [Birmingham, UK]

    • The Sculpture x Incidental Artists: Round Table Discussion, Eastside Projects [Birmingham, UK]

    • HAF Summer Programme: Fantastic Figurines workshop lead, Herbert Art Gallery & Museum [Coventry, UK]

    • Translations Live event and panel (jul), guest collaborator with True Form Projects [Birmingham, UK]

    2024

    • Touching On Caste workshop with artist Abhaya Ranjani, bloc projects [Sheffield, UK]

    2023

    • Print & Matter talk and workshop series led by Rabbits Road Press & True Form Projects [Birmingham, UK]

    • The Scrawny Beauties of Ethni City (2023) closing event (talk) with Mithran Samuel [online / QUAD, UK]

    2022

    • Peer 2 Peer: UK / HK 2022: Worldbuilding and Wellbeing talk (Open Eye Gallery, Blindspot Gallery & QUAD) [online]

    • Game Jam group workshop, QUAD gallery [Derby, UK]

    • Tate Late: Beyond Bollywood panel, Tate Modern [London, UK]

    2021

    • South Asian Queerness and Gender Politics panel event with Jaivant Patel at SHOUT Festival 2021, Midlands Art Centre [Birmingham, UK]

    • Queer Trash Zine Project panel event, University of Edinburgh [online]

  • teaching + mentoring

    2024

    • Illustration internship with SEEMAWORLD via Creative Business Internships, UAL

    • Digital Arts Camp Leader, Punch Records' Community Routes programme [Birmingham, UK]

    2023

    • Mentor to artist, Deborah Findlater, in 3D animation [online / London, UK]

    Schools in Residence workshop in world-building and character creation, QUAD [Derby, UK]

    2021

    • Digital Art School: Image Manipulation + Video Editing course leader, Glynn Vivian Gallery [online]

  • curated / programmed events + workshops

    2025

    • Soft Crits, ongoing artist-led feedback and mentoring sessions (October 2025-), SEEMAWORLD: boon [Birmingham, UK]

    • Saheli Sonic Lounge, interactive music event with True Form Projects RX and Eastside Projects (September) [Birmingham, UK]

    • SANGEET PARTY! Valmiki Educational Day, community festival, Eastside Projects (July) [Birmingham, UK]

  • selected fairs, festivals + biennials

    2025

    • SAHELI FOLK~PUNK FANTASY, workshop lead at Supersonic Festival 2025 [Birmingham, UK

    • Glowing In The Dark anti-caste sci-fi fest commission for film screening, ROT Collective and Blaft Publications [London, UK]

    • Supernormal Festival 2025 commission for interactive film installation [Oxfordshire, UK]

    2024

    • Digital Artists’ Roundtable with FACT, Near Now, Videotage (HK) & Platform Asia [Dreamy Place Festival: Brighton, UK]

    • Dialled In commission for interactive film installation, curated by Paul Purgas [London, UK]

    • Best Seat in the House collaboration (2021) and exhibition (2024) (by RANKIN and WaterAid) at British Art Fair 2024 [London, UK]

    • South Asian Solarpunk screening with Radical Exhibition Collective & Flatpack Festival [Birmingham, UK]

    2022

    • B3 Festival of the Moving Image film screening film, supported by Film London & B3 [Frankfurt, DE]

    • Peer 2 Peer Festival showing game, love x lore (2022) (Blindspot Gallery) [online / HK]

    • India Art Fair showing artist proof, happy world-traveller? (2022) in memorising pf-nh showcase with terrain art [New Delhii, IN]

    2021

    • SEEMAWORLD / BERWICKWORLD virtual exhibitions showcased as part of Berwick Film and Media Festival 2021 [online / Berwick-upon-Tweed, UK]

  • selected artist publications + distribution

    2025

    • Exhibitor at Bound Art Book Fair [Manchester, UK]

    • Exhibitor at GLUE: Book Fair and Creative Programme [London, UK]

    • Exhibitor at Duplicate Publishing Fair [Birmingham, UK]

    2024

    • Commission of written narrative, bezubaan beans (2024), for Roo Dhissou's Courses for Dis-Course(s) book, published by Jalebi Press and Primary [Nottingham, UK]

  • awards + bursaries

    2021

    • Research and Development Bursary (2021-2022), New Midland Group [online / Midlands, UK]

  • advisory roles

    2026

    • Animation Award Jury for Flatpack Festival 2026

    2025

    • CVAN WM Steering Group [West Midlands, UK]

    2023

    • Hotel Generation 2023 judging panel member, arebyte [online / London, UK]

  • professional collaborations

    2025

    • Creative Technologist (June - Nov) for Erinn Dhesi's On Limerence immersive VR project, [Birmingham, UK]