Resume

Education

PhD, Material and Visual Culture, Anthropology, University College London (UCL), UK, 2015.
MFA, Studio Art, Penn State University (PSU), State College, US, 2009.
BA (Hons) Anthropology, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, 2000.
BFA, Communication Design, National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, India, 1998.

Work Experience

Spring 2019, Adjunct Faculty, Gallatin School of Individualized Study, NYU.
2016 – 2018, Postdoctoral Fellowship in Museum Anthropology, Bard Graduate Center (BGC) and the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), New York. Curation of exhibit on Balinese textiles and publication of a monograph.
2016 – ongoing, Honorary Research Associate, UCL, UK.
2014 – ongoing, Editor of Material Religions Blog.
2014, Documented Indian artifacts at the Horniman Museum and Gardens as part of "Collections, People, Stories: Anthropology Reconsidered."
2012 – 2014, Organised conferences including India: A Veneration Nation? and Bodily and Material Cultures of Religion.
2013, Taught introductory modules on material culture and ethnography at Srishti College of Art, Design and Technology and National Institute of Design, India.
2010 – 2011, Independent Researcher & Artist, Glen Gardner, New Jersey, US.
Sept – Dec 2009, Internship, Fabric Workshop & Museum, Philadelphia, PA, US.
Jul – Aug 2009, Summer Art Teacher, East Orange Cultural Center, East Orange, New Jersey, US.
May – Jun 2009, Summer Intensive Workshop, Fabric Workshop & Museum, Philadelphia, PA, US.
Aug 2007 – May 2009, Instructor of Record, Teaching Assistant and Studio Technician, PSU.
Aug 2007 – Nov 2008, Symposium Concept & Organization, ‘The Culture of Ornament & Decoration’, PSU.

Awards

2018 – 2019, Asian Cultural Council Individual Fellowship grant for research on Indonesian textiles.
2018, Coby Foundation Ltd., Grant for development of an exhibit on Balinese textiles at BGC.
2016 – 2018, Postdoctoral Fellowship AMNH-BGC.
2013, British Association for the Study of Religions (BASR), Conference Bursary.
2012, India Travel Award, Nehru Trust for the Indian Collections at the Victoria & Albert Museum.
2011, UCL Anthropology Departmental Bursary.
2010, Rotary International District 7510 Ambassadorial Scholarship 2011-12.
2009, Solo Exhibition 2010, Hunterdon Art Museum, Clinton, NJ.
2007 – 08, Graduate Scholarship, Penn State University.

Research & Publications

Shows and Reviews

May 2018, Taksu and the Power of Balinese Textiles, Seema Shah, Passage, Singapore.
Oct 3 – Dec 5, 2010, Moving Home, Solo Show, Hunterdon Art Museum, Clinton, NJ.
'No Place Like Home', Ralph Bellantoni, Courier News, Oct 8, 2010.
'Moving Home' at the Hunterdon Art Museum, Abigail Doan Blogspot, Oct 15, 2010.
Apr – Aug 2010, Erasing Borders 2010: Contemporary Indian Art of the Diaspora,NJ/PA/NYC.
'Erasing Borders Showcases Diaspora Artists', India Abroad, Aug 13, 2010
Oct 2009 – Jan 2010, Hunterdon Art Museum Members Exhibition, NJ, U.S.A.
May 2009, Prequel, MFA Group show, Sara Meltzer Gallery, NYC.
April 2009, Skin Deep, MFA thesis show, Zoller Gallery, Penn State, PA.
Nov – Dec 2008, Woman!, The Center for Modern Psychoanalytic Studies, NYC.
Jun 2008, The Golden Calf: A Compilation of Fixation & Obsession, Group Show, Crane Arts, Philadelphia.
Mar 2008, Penn State Graduate Research Show, HUB Gallery, Penn State, PA.

Skills

Affiliations