b. India, 1995
Architect, Curator, Designer and Visual Artist
based in India
Aakriti is a visual artist whose work spans unique geographies and is embedded in the contexts of her everyday in the landscapes of South Asia. As an architectural graduate, the roots of her practice emerge from her keen interest in the historicities of the built environment and relevant debates around the discourse on their conservation. She is devoted to her work and pets, perhaps not as equally as she would like.
A Girl Called Yellow is a space created to advocate what she stands for through various projects undertaken with like-minded individuals and establishments.
Academic Education
2019-2020
International Photography Programme
Pathshala South Asian Media Institute
University of Sunderland
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Photo Circle
Kathmandu, Nepal
2019
Film Appreciation Course
Film and Television Institute of India
National Film Archive of India
Pune, India
2012-2017
Bachelors in Architecture
Sir J J College of Architecture
Mumbai, India
Grant | Screening | Exhibition | Project | Award
2024
FESTIVAL
GENDER BENDER 2024
Spatial Design and Visual Communication
Bangalore, India
2024
IMAGE AND BOOK DESIGNER
For Exhibition- Performance of
'To Forget is to Remember is to Forget' by Nimi Ravindran
Book Design, Image Editing and Manipulation, and Merchandise Design
Bangalore, India
2024
EXHIBITION
FILET SPACE
of the work titled 'Where Do All My Lost Balloons Go'
London, UK
2024
AWARD: WINNER
Photographer of the Year 2024
TOTO Funds the Arts
for the work 'Noor'
Bangalore, India
2024
VISUAL AND SPATIAL DESIGNER
SANDBOX COLLECTIVE
Visual and Spatial Documentation, Design and Development
Bangalore, India
2023
PUBLICATION
Vogue India May Issue
From the series 'Gul-posh'
Bangalore, India
2023
EXHIBITION
APRE ART HOUSE
of the work titled 'Gul-posh'
Mumbai, India
2023
POSTER DESIGN AND TITLE CREDITS
for the short film 'Loo'
Directed and Produced by Chanakya Vyas
Bangalore, India
2023
AWARD: SHORTLIST
of the work titled 'Gul-posh'
for TOTO Funds the Arts for Photography 2023
Bangalore, India
2023
AWARD: SHORTLIST
of the work titled 'After Eden'
for TOTO Funds the Arts for Photography 2023
Bangalore, India
2022
EXHIBITION
INDIAN PHOTO FESTIVAL
for the work 'After Eden'
Hyderabad, India
2022
VISUAL DESIGNER
BANGALORE QUEER FILM FESTIVAL 2022
Website Documentation, Design and Development
Bangalore, India
2022
EXHIBITION DESIGNER
KUNTS MUSEUM
for Sandbox Collective Exhibit
Wolsberg,Germany
2022
CURATOR
LATE ECHO, PART OF CURATORIAL INTENSIVE SOUTH ASIA (CISA) 2021-22
Exhibiting Arists: Anupam Diwan, Vinita Barretto and Rohit Saha
Delhi, India
2022
SPATIAL EXHIBITION DESIGNER
CISA EXHIBITION AT IIC, DELHI
Design and Development for spatial needs of 12 exhibits
Delhi, India
2021
VISUAL DESIGNER
SEE-SAW
Website Documentation, Design and Development
Bangalore, India
2021
AWARD: SHORTLIST
DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2021
The Royal Photographic Society
Bristol, UK
2021
EXHIBITION
WOMEN IN FILM AND PHOTOGRAPHY 2021
After Eden part of the the sixth edition of WIFP by Objectifs’ Centre
Singapore
2021
PARTICIPANT
Activating our Archives: Protest and Play
Curated by Sunil Shah
Modern Art Oxford and Fusion Arts
London, UK
2021
AWARD: LONGLIST
of the work titled 'On Princple'
for TOTO Funds the Arts for Photography 2022
Bangalore, India
2021
VISUAL DESIGNER
THE DRAMA LIBRARY
Website Design and Development
Bhasha Centre
Bangalore, India
2021
AWARD WINNER: THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD
BALLARAT INTERNATIONAL FOTO BIENNALE
The Fineman New Photography Award 2021
for the work titled 'After Eden'
Ballarat, Australia
2021
FELLOWSHIP
CURATORIAL INTENSIVE SOUTH ASIA (CISA) 2021-22
2 week Curatorial Residency + Exhibition
KHOJ International Artists' Association
Delhi, India
2021
VISUAL DESIGNER
SANDBOX COLLECTIVE
Website Design and Development
Bangalore, India
2021
EXHIBITION
BALLARAT INTERNATIONAL FOTO BIENNALE
Core Program
At Post Office Gallery for the work titled 'After Eden'
The Fineman New Photography Award 2021
Ballarat, Australia
2021
AWARD: FINALIST
BALLARAT INTERNATIONAL FOTO BIENNALE
The Fineman New Photography Award 2021
for the work titled 'After Eden'
Ballarat, Australia
2021
AWARD: RUNNER UP
ALPINE FELLOWSHIP
Visual Art Prize 2021
Exhibition of the work titled 'After Eden'
at three day symposium, Fjällnäs, Sweden
London, UK
2021
SCREENING
SLIDESHOW: RETHINKING NATURE
Mois européen de la photographie Luxembourg
31 MAY - 6 JUNE 2021
IMAGO Lisboa
1 - 31 OCTOBER 2021
Festival Center FOTO WIEN
9 - 27 MARCH 2022
Vienna, Austria
Luxembourg
Lisbon, Portugal
2021
CURATION: HERITAGE GRANT BY BRITISH COUNCIL
Museum of Memories
a Sandbox Collective Initiative
funded by British Council Heritage Grant for Youth in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh
Bangalore, India
2020
WORLD PRESS PHOTO INSTAGRAM TAKEOVER
of the work titled 'After Eden'
as part of 2021 Contestant Outreach Campaign
curated by Photo Kathmandu
Amsterdam, Netherlands
2020
AWARD: LONGLIST
of the works titled 'After Eden' and 'Maska Bun and Migration: Irani Cafés of Bombay'
for TOTO Funds the Arts for Photography 2021
Bangalore, India
2020
SCREENING
At Angkor Photo Festival
of the work titled 'After Eden'
curated by Denesse Victoria and Swastik Pal
Siem Reap, Cambodia
2020
PUBLICATION
for the issue on climate change
of the work titled 'After Eden'
British Journal of Photography
edited by Isabela Radwanska Zhang
written by Alice Zoo
1854 Media
London, UK
2020
SCREENING
selection for 'Alumni Curates'
of the work titled 'After Eden'
curated by Okky Ardya
Siem Reap, Cambodia
2020
SCREENING
at Yalamaya Kendra
of the work titled 'After Eden'
curated by Sarker Protick
Kathmandu, Nepal
2019
GRANT WINNER
Sahapedia Frames Grant
for the Photoessay titled 'Maska Bun and Migration: Irani Cafés of Bombay'
Mumbai, India
2017
CURATION: EXHIBITION
at Eros Cinema
for students of Columbia University, New York by Art Deco Mumbai
Mumbai, India
2015
EXHIBITION
Photography, Research and Merchandise Design
'Deco on the Oval' at Sir J J College of Architecture
Curated by Mustansir Dalvi
Mumbai, India
MOVIE
'Deco on the Oval: The Residents Speak'
Mumbai, India
2015
SCREENING
at Studio X
of movie titled 'From Monumental to Transitory: The Grand Concourse'
collaboration of Barnard + Columbia Architecture and Sir J J College of Architecture
Mumbai, India