Hi, I am Komal Jain, an artist and designer-researcher based in India.
My practice lies at the intersection of art, science and political ecology with a focus on gender and sexuality. I am currently working as an Associate Curator for the Living Lightly exhibition at Centre for Pastoralism.
I recently curated and produced an exhibition called Ever Met an 'Ugly' Flower? Exhibition at Archives at NCBS.
Being media agnostic, I primarily work on exhibitions, museum interpretation and public engagement based design projects. With three plus years of experience of working with cultural spaces and corporate companies, I have engaged with research and design projects across the stages of strategy development, funding, participatory programmes, and execution.
Select Clients and Collaborators
Ars Electronica, Austria
Aravani Art Project, India
Rohini Nilekani Centre for Brain and Mind
Centre for Pastoralism
Daniel Alexander Jones, USA
Futura Tropica, Columbia
Gujarat Institute of Disaster Management, India
India Foundation for the Arts, India
Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, India
National Institute of Design, India
National Centre for Biological Sciences, India
Nature Conservation Foundation, India
Oregon Shakespeare Festival, USA
Science Gallery Bengaluru
Science Gallery International
Queer Archive for Memory, Research and Activism, India
Synergy, India and Australia
Services
Exhibition Design
Museum Research and Interpretation
Participatory Research
Graphic Design
Illustrations
Design Thinking
Website Design
Recognition
2023 | Guest lecturer | Emerson College, USA
2023 | Speaker, Baatein | National Institute of Design
2023 | Delegate, New Incubation Programme | Sundance Festival
2022 | Summer School participant | Ars Electronica, Austria
2022 | Poster Presentation | Participatory Design Conference, India Places
2021 | Project Presentation | Play + Learn Conference, IIT-Bombay
2021 | Exhibit at Toy Innovation Exhibition | National Institute of Design
2020 | Exhibit at Lines of Inquiry Exhibition | National Institute of Design
2019 | Project Presentation | Centre for Heritage Management, Ahmedabad
2019 | Runner Up, Lifestyle Product Design | Pune Design Festival 2019
2019 | Finalist, Taiwan International Student Design Festival 2019