Studio Work 2015, Alaka Kavallur
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About Me
About Me
I am an artist, designer, and educator from Kerala.
I am currently engaged in design practice at Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design, and Technology in Bangalore. In addition to my work at Srishti Manipal, I also operate a design studio, Anpu Design and Research, where I engage in art, design, and illustration projects. Prior to my current roles, I taught at the School of Arts and Design at Woxsen University in Hyderabad. My educational background includes an undergraduate degree in Visual Media from Amrita Institute of Arts, Science, and Technology in Kochi and a Master's in Aesthetics and Visual Cultures from Srishti School of Art, Design, and Technology in Bangalore.
Throughout my professional career, I have had the opportunity to work on a variety of projects, including pedagogy, illustrations, visual design, exhibition curation, theatre, and heritage documentation, primarily in India. I have also served as an assistant professor at Avani Institute of Design in Calicut and as an instructional designer at Artville Academy in Bangalore. In my practice, I prioritise collaboration with communities and other individuals and organisations as a means of advancing a larger process of humanisation.
I consider myself to be in the process of refinement, and every day as an opportunity to identify myself through my creations and collaborations.
Education
Education
Srishti Institute of Art Design and Technology, Bangalore
June 2015 - July 2017 | Masters in Aesthetics and Visual Cultures
Amrita School of Arts and Science, Kochi
June 2011 - May 2014 | B.Sc. Visual Media
Graphic Design and Illustration
GVHSS Azchavattam, Calicut
June 2009 - May 2011 | Senior Secondary School
Under National Council of Educational Research and Training
Government Ganapath Model Girls Higher Secondary School, Calicut
May 2009 | Higher Secondary School
Under Kerala State Education Board
Work Experience
Work Experience
2022 - Present
Srishti Manipal Institute of Art Design and Technology, Bangalore
Design Practitioner
2022 - June - October
Artville Academy, Bangalore
Instructional Designer
Curriculum Design, Academic Framework & Overall coordination of the program Art and Design Foundation Program
2020-2022
School of Arts and Design, Woxsen University, Hyderabad
Assistant Professor & Program Chair of B.Des Foundation Program
Curriculum Design, Academic Framework & Overall coordination of the program
Courses Mentored: Elements and Principles of Design, Elements of Form, Space and Structure, Visual Arts, Photography, Material Explorations, Illustration
Internal Quality Assurance Cell Head
Member of Board of Studies Committee
Chief Editor of College Design Journal
Mentor of academic and personal wellness of students
2018-2020
Avani Institute of Design, Calicut
Assistant Professor
Formulating academic framework for the integrated studio (2018-19, 2019-20)
Courses Mentored: Integrated Studio Semester 1 & 2 (Basic Design, Visual Arts and Presentation & Model Making )
Program curator for multiple workshop including Uruvam Community Art Project (2018-20)
2018-2019
Avani Art Initiative, Calicut
Program Coordinator
Mentor and Guide for Avani Summer Art Program
Program coordinator for multiple art exhibitions and workshops
Visual Designer
2017-2018
IIT Hyderabad, Hyderabad
Project Assistant
Photo Documentation of Qutub Shahi Tombs
Digital Archiving to curate the 10 year anniversary coffee table book for IIT Hyderabad
2014
Coralframe Technologies, Ernakulam
Creative Designer
Visual Designing
Commercial Branding and Visual identity
Social Media Management
2013
Abhayan Smaraka Kendram, Kottayam
Editor and Visual Designer
Editor and visual designer of all the publications from the trust ASK
2012
Theater Hut, Kottayam
Designer and Creative Coordinator
Program coordination for Multiple performances
Visual Design
Projects & Curations
2023 - (On-going) Community Art Project - Coordination & Facilitation
Uruvam Chapter III at Ponkunnam in Collaboration with Abhayan Smaraka Kendram
and Janakeeya Vayanasala, Ponkunnam
(On-going) Research
Local Perspectives on the Malabar Wood Industry:
A Multidimensional Analysis of Trade, Environment, and Livelihoods.
2021-Artist
The illustration project on 35 years of EQUATIONS, Goa
2019-Co curator, Calicut, Kerala
Avani Exhibition : Revisiting Settlement in/through Rural
Kerala at Beyond the given conference.
2019-Curator, Calicut, Kerala
Avani Exhibition : The Social Practice at Design Conference
2018-2019 - Curator, Calicut, Kerala,
Uruvam Community Art Project
2017-2018 - Project Assistant, IIT Hyderabad
Digital preservation of Tangible and intangible heritages in Telangana
Workshops & Short Term Courses
2020- 2021
Participation in faculty development programmes
Avani Institute of Design, Calicut & Woxsen University, Hyderabad
2020
Conducted Tie and dye workshop
Faculty, Woxsen University
2019
Participation in workshop on Understanding and Documenting Heritage
Conducted by Sahapedia, Kochi
2018
Guided and facilitated Poli, 3 day Art Workshop
Avani Art Initiative and Thamarassery GVHSS, Thamarassery
2018
Guided and facilitated 10 days Avani Summer Art Program
Avani Art Initiative, Calicut
2017
Participation in National Workshop On The Art Of Passementerie & Trimmings
School of Folklore Studies, University of Calicut
2016
Completed 3 Day Certificate Course On Oral History
Center For Public History At Srishti Campus, Bangalore
2014
Participation in Culture by the people, Theater Workshop
Theater Hut, Kottayam, Pala
2014
Participation in Workshop on Resistance and Alternatives; Youth politics economics and culture, led by Prof. prabhat Patnaik
ASK Trust, Ponkunnam
Internship
2013 - DDB Mudra, Kochi
Intern in art
2014 - IMC Advertising, Calicut
Intern in art
2016 - Department Of Design, Iit Hyderabad
Intern in Design Innovation Centre
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