Experience

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  Mandala South Asian Performing Arts

  • Chicago, Illinois, United States

  • Curatorial Assistant and Community Engagement Specialist

    • Nov 2023 - Present
    • Chicago, Illinois, United States

    Assisting in the curation and conceptualisation of the 6th annual Mandala Makers Festival, activating the public space of Devon Avenue through art and creative placemaking.

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  Paani Foundation

  • Education Facilitator- Urban School Programme

    • Sep 2020 - Aug 2021

    Conducted online workshops on climate change awareness for Urban School Program, spanning 20 schools & 200 students across India.

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  Mehrangarh Museum Trust

  • Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

  • Art Consultant

    • Feb 2020 - Aug 2021
    • Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

    • Led the Marwar Oral Histories Archive project, enriching the museum’s collection with women’s histories through research, interviews, and archival work.• Co-curated and implemented outreach workshops for children of the Langa music community to advance their skills and fill knowledge gaps.• Co-designed "Art in the Everyday” online workshop series providing a platform for 12 local artists to share knowledge and expand their audience reach.• Produced films documenting the diverse departments and activities of the museum, exponentially increasing the museum's social media reach.

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  RaumlaborBerlin

  • Berlin, Germany

  • Design Intern

    • Jan 2019 - Jun 2019
    • Berlin, Germany

    • Key contributor in A Festival of Creative Urban Living (AFCUL), Milton Keynes & Floating University, Berlin (across research, construction, design and production)• Conducted participatory research with more than 200 residents at the Utopia Station at AFCUL, Milton Keynes translating their vision into drawings and models to be submitted to the city council for further research.

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  Science Museum Group

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Artist

    • Jan 2018 - Jan 2018
    • London, United Kingdom

    Exhibited at the Science Museum Lates, 2018. An experiential project explaining the science behind food choices based on the PTC taste test.

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  Public Art Lab

  • Berlin Area, Germany

  • Design Intern

    • Jan 2017 - Jun 2017
    • Berlin Area, Germany

    • Led the Licht AG (Light Workshop) project with high school students, curating, designing and delivering all training activities.• Expanded Licht AG to several cities in India, training 500+ people from underprivileged communities across Jodhpur, Khapoli, Sirsa, Bhatinda to build their own solar lamps out of recyclable materials.• Key contributor in Digital Calligraffiti project. Designed and delivered workshops with refugees & created ad campaigns that were screened at underground stations & public facades.

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  CREATE LONDON

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Art and Outreach Intern

    • Oct 2016 - Dec 2016
    • London, United Kingdom

    Facilitated the community art project at the Old Manor Park Library- designing workshops for children, providing administrative support and liaising with community members.

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  Service Design Fringe Festival

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Ambassador

    • Aug 2016 - Sep 2016
    • London, United Kingdom

    Key service design team member, designing experiences and participatory workshops to inform the audience about service design. Handing out maps at London Design Festival Hub points.

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  DK

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Intern

    • Mar 2016 - Apr 2016
    • London, United Kingdom

    Making sample books for the London book festival in the children’s and educational books category.

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  London Iranian Film Festival

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Graphic Design Intern

    • Jun 2015 - Aug 2015
    • London, United Kingdom

    Designing posters, GIFs and logos for online promotions. Curating and updating UKIFF social media and conceptualising marketing ideas. Setting up screening events, selling tickets, managing guests and keeping the venue secure.