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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
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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]
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group exhibitions
2024
Moving Image Display, 2024, Two Queens Leicester [Leicester, UK]
2019
The Range, 2019, Eastside Projects [Birmingham, UK]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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awards + bursaries
2021
Research and Development Bursary (2021-2022), New Midland Group [online / Midlands, UK]
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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]
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professional collaborations
2025
Creative Technologist (June - Nov) for Erinn Dhesi's On Limerence immersive VR project, [Birmingham, UK]