SRISHTI RANA MENON
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Born 1979 in New Delhi. Lives and works in Gurgaon, India.
Email: srishtiranamenon@gmail.com
Website: www.srishtiramenon.com
EDUCATION
2005 M.A., Textile & Fashion Design, Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton, England.
2002 B. Des., Textile Design, National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, India.
1997 The Army Public School, New Delhi, India.
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EXHIBITIONS
2022 Blue and Other Things, Visual Arts Studio, Ashoka University, Sonipat, Delhi-NCR
2021 Terrain Offline, Group Show, Bikaner House, New Delhi
2021 Luminous Fields, Solo Show Online
2017 Sublime Revelations, Solo Show, Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India
2011 Recollections, Solo Show, Luzern University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Switzerland, Artist-in-Residence
2006 Interactive, Joint Show with Sara Robertson, Portsmouth University, UK
2005 Fusion, Group Show, Winchester School Gallery, Winchester School of Art, UK
2005 BA142 A Return Journey, Group Show, Queens Gallery, British Council, New Delhi, India
2002 The Unending, Solo Show, National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, India
AWARDS
2019 Artreach India Teaching Fellow Award
2018 WADE Asia Award for excellence in painting in August 2018.
2010 ProHelvetia, Swiss Arts Council Visual Arts Award
2005 Charles Wallace India Trust Award, British Council
2019 Artreach India Teaching Residency
2010 Luzern University of Applied Sciences and Arts under the auspices of Swiss Arts Council
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ARTIST VIDEOS
https://vimeo.com/483526593
https://vimeo.com/489752778
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ONLINE PRESENCE
https://www.instagram.com/srishtiranamenon/
https://www.terrain.art/explore/exhibitions/srishti-menon/13
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE
2010-2022 Seventeen years of professional experience working with leading artists, designers, craftsmen and organizations in the creative field, both in India & abroad. Taught at NID Ahmedabad, NID Kurukshetra, Pearl Academy of Fashion, Ansal University and University of Portsmouth. Worked with the British Council, Max Mueller Centre, CEE etc. Designed for NGOs such as Panchachuli and Jan Jagaran Samiti. Worked with leading Fashion Designers like Abraham and Thakore and the Sarabhai family of Ahmedabad as a textile designer. Transitioned from Textile Designer and Educator to fulltime Artist, since 2010, along with teaching assignments with various universities.
2020 Subject matter expert, for NID Entrance Exam for both B.Des and M.Des Textile Design.
2019 External jury member Semester Juries at NID, Kurukshetra.
2017-19 Subject matter expert, for NID Entrance Exam for both B. Des and M. Des Textiles
2018 Faculty, Fabric Construction, at NID, Kurukshetra.
2017 External Jury member for Final Diploma Juries at NID, Ahmedabad.
2015-16 Visiting Faculty, Ansal University, Sushant School of Design, Gurgaon.
2012-14 Visiting Faculty, Creative Textiles, Pearl Academy of Fashion, New Delhi.
2011 Artist-in-Residence, University of Lucerne, Switzerland, as ProHelvetia awardee.
2010 Faculty, Understanding Texture, International Open Electives, NID, Ahmedabad.
2009 Project with Centre for Environment Education, Ahmedabad, working with women weavers, recycling used plastic, making rural women self- sufficient.
2008 Senior Designer and Marketing Manager for Rajka Designs Pvt. Ltd. an export house of the Sarabhai family of Ahmedabad. Designed craft- based contemporary collections and liaison with international buyers to expand business.
2007 Arts Consultant, British Council, New Delhi. Managed Tim Supple's Midsummer Night's Dream, European Union Project and Charles Wallace India Trust Award.
2006 Visiting Lecturer, Arts, University of Portsmouth.
Exhibition of my work “Interactive” at University of Portsmouth, UK.
2004-05 MA, Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton, UK.
2003 Design workshops for the Office of the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), Govt of India. Aim was to help rural women/leprosy rehab patients to become self-sufficient by training them at weaving, knitting, etc
2002-03 Design Consultant for India's highly acclaimed designer duo, David Abraham & Rakesh Thakore (http://www.abrahamandthakore.com) for the Autumn/Winter '03 Collection. ABRAHAM & THAKORE is a Delhi based fashion label with a huge international presence.
Worked with NGO 'Panchachuli Women Weavers' and 'Jan Jaagran Samiti' at Almora, Uttarakhand, India, training women in new designs of products being made by them. Being located in the Himalayas, I worked hence worked with wool and nettle fibre. (www.panchachuli.com).
2001 Senior Designer for Rajka Designs Pvt. Ltd. Designed craft-based contemporary collections as a part of the efforts for rehabilitation of artisans after the deadly Gujarat earthquake of 2001.
COLLECTIONS
Menon’s work is currently part ofmany private collections in India and abroad. Her work can be found in the collections of Reliance Industries, Boston Consulting Group, Swapan Seth, Hanut Singh, Mehr Jesia, Mozez Singh, Sanjiv Bijli, Vayu Garware, Noelle Kadar, Komal Basith and others.
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