ACCEPTED PAPERS TO CONFERENCES
SECAC Annual Conference 2024
Atlanta, Georgia
October 23 – 26, 2024
Session Chair and Steering Committee Member.
SECAC Richmond 2023
Richmond, Virginia
October 11 – 14, 2023
Designer as Literary Curator: Developing Methods of Investigation and Vocabularies of Evaluation through Design.
‘Question Tomorrow’ Design Educators Conference 2023
presented by RGD and Capilano University
Vancouver, British Columbia
June 1, 2023
UCDA Design Education Summit 2023
Bowling Green, Ohio.
May 22 – 24, 2023
Seventeenth International Conference on Design Principles & Practices
Lisbon, Portugal.
March 29 – 31, 2023
Twenty-third International Conference on Diversity in Organizations, Communities & Nations Toronto, Canada June 22 – 23, 2023 Master’s Thesis Work: ‘The Third Space’ Eighteenth International Conference on the Arts in Society at Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland July 05 – 07, 2023 Confessions of an Immigrant Design Educator Teaching Critical Graphic Design. |
HONORS, AWARDS, GRANTS, EXHIBITIONS
Typeforce 13; 2025
Work selected for Typeforce’s 13th edition, an annual typographic showcase held in Chicago.
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UWG Honors College Teaching Fellow; 2023
Royal Talens CAA Cultural Equity Grant Winner; 2023
The grant provides support for studio art educators of color residing in the US or Canada to attend a national conference in US or Canada.
Exhibitor at Typeforce 11; 2020
AIGA’s What’s Next Grant Recipient; 2019
The Individual Student Grant awards $1,500 to assist one recent graduate in initiating a unique, viable and focused design project in Chicago.
Presenter at STA Design Inspiration Weekend; 2019
Organized by the Society of Typographic Arts in Chicago, Illinois.
Exhibitor at Dutch Design Week; 2019
Graduate thesis 'The Third Space' was selected to be exhibited at the Dutch Design Week 2019.
Winner Portfolio Night All Star Chicago; 2019
Established in 2003, Portfolio Night has long been recognized as the world’s largest advertising portfolio review program. This fast-paced evening of advice, networking and recruitment takes place in dozens of cities around the world on the same date to help the next generation of creative talent entering the industry.
A highlight of this one-of-a-kind program is Portfolio Night All-Stars, where industry professionals from each host city select young creatives in their market with the best portfolios.
Rooted in interdisciplinary exploration, my approach to design is experimental, introspective, and strategic, often incorporating self-referential inquiry. As a faculty member at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), I teach graduate and foundational courses in Graphic Design, 2D Design, Color, Typography, Professional practices, and Capstone Research, guiding students in both conceptual exploration and applied design practice.
Beyond teaching, I maintain an active studio practice, working across collage, experimental typography, innovative image-making, and painting. My creative work has a particular emphasis on the design process—not only as an act of creation but also of unmaking, deconstruction, and reinterpretation. I explore how existing works—my own and others’—can be dismantled, recontextualized, and reassembled to generate new narratives and meanings. This process-oriented approach engages deeply with history, materiality, and transformation, highlighting the dynamic interplay between artistic experimentation and design pedagogy.
I have worked with multidisciplinary design firms in Chicago, London, and New Delhi, contributing to branding campaigns, publication design, digital media, packaging, and grant-funded projects. These collaborations, spanning fields such as science, healthcare, education, the arts, and non-profits, have broadened my understanding of design’s impact across industries.
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At the Chicago Design Museum 72 E Randolph St, Chicago IL 60601
At the core of my teaching philosophy and creative practice is a commitment to mindfulness and reflection. I believe that cultivating awareness and intentionality enhances both design thinking and problem-solving. Outside of work, I integrate these values into daily life through meditation, yoga, and long walks, which serve as rituals for creative inspiration and deeper contemplation.
EDUCATION
Masters in Design (M.Des) in Graphic Design
2017–2019
University of Illinois Chicago (UIC); Chicago, IL
Design & Design Research
Summer 2018
The Visual Communication Institute HGK; Basel, Switzerland
Diploma in Graphic Design
2013–2014
Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design (UAL); London, UK
Bachelors in Commerce (Hons.)
2009–2012
University of Delhi, India
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Full-time Professor
2023–Present
Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD),
Atlanta, GA
Assistant Professor, Graphic Design
2020–2023
University of West Georgia, GA
Adjunct Professor, Graphic Design
2019–2020
University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
Adjunct Professor, Graphic Design
Spring 2020
Northeastern Illinois University - Chicago, IL
Teaching Assistant, Color Theory
2018–2019
University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Since 2013, I have led branding campaigns at boutique design studios in New Delhi, London, and Chicago, and played a key role in large-scale projects at major agencies such as Saatchi & Saatchi, as well as within in-house design teams at corporate firms. After transitioning into freelance practice, I’ve collaborated with a diverse range of clients across industries—bringing focused creative direction and design expertise.