PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2024 Loghaven Graduate Live Work Internship, Loghaven Artist Residency, Knoxville,TN Graduate Teaching Assistant, Joshua Bienko, Painting I, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN Graduate Teaching Assistant, Ruhee Maknojia, Painting III, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 2023 Loghaven Graduate Live Work Internship, Loghaven Artist Residency, Knoxville,TN Instructor of Record,ART 102 Introduction to Art: TIME, University of Tennessee, Fall 2023 Knoxville, TN Instructor of Record, ART 101 Introduction to Art: SURFACE, University of Tennessee, Spring 2023 Knoxville, TN 2022 Primary Instructor, Highschool Workshop, University of Tennessee, TN Graduate Teaching Assistant, Amanda Friedman, Painting I, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN Graduate Teaching Assistant, Curtis Santiago, Drawing III, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN Graduate Teaching Assistant, Jered Sprecher, Drawing II, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN Graduate Teaching Assistant, Rubens Ghenov, Painting I, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 2022 Visual Arts Teacher Cesar Chavez Academy High School, Detroit, MI Workshop,Primary Instructor, University in Cuttack, India EDUCATION 2024 MFA in Painting & Drawing, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (May 2024) 2020 BFA in Painting, Kent State University School of Art, Kent, OH 2015 Bachelor’s in Science in Physics, St. Xavier’s College, India ONE PERSON EXHIBITIONS 2024 “Anarth,” Ewing Gallery, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 2022 “Hymn of Creation,” Gallery1010, University of Tennessee,Knoxville, TN 2020 “Crispr-Cas9,” Crawford Gallery, Kent, OH TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS 2023-2022 “Primordial Ocean,” Gallery1010, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN “Primordial Ocean,” In Art Gallery, Online. GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2024 “Lift Off Film Festival Global Network,” Online “Kala- Confluence of Art by IAAA,” Online 2023 “ Issue 65,” Gallery 1010, Knoxville, TN “Annual Student Art Competition,” Curated by Kay Dart, Ewing Gallery, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN “Darshan- Visions of India,” Elaine Bailey Augustine Art Gallery, University of Northern Alabama, AL “Diversity Lives Here: Representation Through Art,” Monmouth University, NJ 2022 “It Takes Ten,” Gallery1010, Knoxville, TN “Geometric Gestures,” Dodomu Gallery, Online “Darshan- Visions of India,” Tennessee Valley Arts Museum, AL “Pathwork Play B,” TriStar Arts Gallery, Knoxville, TN 2021 “Enshrine Room,” Le Swamp, Knoxville TN “New in town,” Gallery 1010, Knoxville, TN “Fresh Looks 2021,” Ford Gallery, Eastern Michigan University, Detroit, MI “Emergent 2021,” Heights Art Gallery, Cleveland Heights, Ohio 2020 “Annual Art Show,” Curated by Christy Davis, Crawford Gallery, Kent State University,Kent, OH “Serving the people,” Online. “Elevate- Part I,” FAVA Gallery, Oberlin, OH “Fresh Looks 2020,” Ford Gallery, Eastern Michigan University, Detroit, MI 2017-2015 “Foundations Exhibition,” Crawford Gallery, Kent State University, OH “Gallery Artist,” Kanoria Institute for Arts, Ahmedabad, India “Wall artist group show,” L.D College, Ahmedabad, India AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIP 2023 The Orin B.& Emma G. Graff Scholarship, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN School of Art Merit Scholarship, Terry Burnette Memorial Scholarship, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 2022 College of Arts and Science Fellowship for Graduate Splendidness, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN School of Art Graduate Merit Scholarship, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 2021 Summer fellowship, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN J. Wallace and Katie Dean Fellowship, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN College of Arts & Sciences graduate fellowship, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 2017 Outstanding Student Award, Kent State University, Kent, OH COLLECTIONS 2019 Ten degrees of Wikipedia, University Libraries, Kent, OH BIBLIOGRAPHY 2024 The Curator’s Salon, Art Seen International Print #11 by Gita Joshi, London, United Kingdom Gujarat Alert, Gujarat, Study Abroad, India Divya Bhaskar, Valsad, Travel and Education in the States, India 2023 Issue 65, Phoenix Literary Arts Magazine. Volume 65, Tennessee 2021 Exhibition Review: Enshrine Room, Le Swamp: A Colliding Ground for Interdisciplinary Art, Phoenix Magazine, Tennessee 2016 Divya Bhaskar, Valsad, Inspiration, India |