I worked as an Interior Designer in the corporate sector from 2002 till 2009, working on multiple large scale
offices, as the call centre boom in India took off.
• I studied Ceramics at the Golden Bridge Pottery under Ray Meeker, Deborah Smith and Cory Brown in 2013.
• Ray Meeker curated me in my first group show in 2014 titled ‘Clay at the Attic’ in Delhi. Since then I have
been a part of a variety of gallery shows both group and solo, both Indian and international, both with other
ceramists and other non-ceramic artists, and continue to do so. My work is predominantly sculptural and
takes inspiration from natural elements I come across while camping and diving. They weave themselves
through a strong social context that I wish to comment on. (Listed below under OTHER SHOWS
PARTICIPATED)
• I have won some awards for Ceramic Sculpture within India through the prestigious foundation of artist
Prafulla Dhanukar, among other awards.
• I started curating shows in 2015, I have curated group shows, community art installations and ceramic
festivals over the past 10 years. (Listed below under SHOWS CURATED)
• One of the highlights was getting the opportunity to initiate, organise and co-curate 5 different shows during
the first INDIAN CERAMIC TRIENNALE 2018, each with a different theme. ‘H2O’ at AKFD, a sculptural show
themed on Water; ‘INTO THE BOX’ at Gallery Art Chill at the Fort, a sculptural show with small sized
sculptures all presented in a uniform sized small box; ‘HANDLE IT’ at Anantaya, a tableware show; ‘JUST AN
ILLUSION’ at Gallery Art Chill, a sculptural show with medium sized sculptures; and ‘TREE OF LIFE’, a
sculptural show themed around its namesake.
• I have recently curated a 7 week long Ceramic Festival, ‘MAATI-PUTR’ focusing on experiencing ceramics
through all the ‘six’ senses. It included a tableware show, a sculptural show, a lecture series, multiple
workshop sessions, a musical performance with ‘ghatams’ (terracotta percussion instrument), ceramic
folklore narrative, a trivia game focused around ceramics and a dinner scape served in ceramic ware.
• I have been working closely in the last couple of years with Adil Writer, as co-curators for an ambitious
exhibition of contemporary Indian art. We are connecting senior Indian ceramic artists into collaborating with
the biggest names in Indian art; painters, metal sculptors, film makers, print-makers, etc. to come up with
installations to exhibit by November 2025.
• Exploring focused areas of study is a passion that I continue to indulge in. Since 2018, I have attended and
completed various Post Graduate Courses and workshops, within subjects like Art, Architecture and
Environmental studies that I wish to specialise in. (Listed below under EDUCATION)
• Simultaneously, since 2022, I take on Interior projects that focus on sustainability in design, since Earth
Building is an area I wish to specialise in. I am currently designing a school building within Mumbai city, which
uses the ‘wattle and daub’ technique with raw earthenware, as its walls.
• I have been a part of 2 Theatrical Productions in Mumbai, for which I have designed the Scenography (sets).
‘Lungs’, directed by Quasar Thakore Padamsee and ‘Barricade’, directed by Sunil Shanbag.
• I have been teaching pottery in my studio to a varied section of students, some who have been coming to me
for many years. I started teaching in 2015 and I find that teaching a dedicated student is akin to therapy.
• I have conducted many workshops, given presentations, mediated talks and interviewed artists for various
institutions in Mumbai. (Listed below under WORKSHOPS, TALKS, PRESENTATIONS CONDUCTED)
• I lived in Austria through a student exchange program at the age of 17 in 1996, where I was introduced to the
Viennese Art and Culture and learned to speak German.