TEXTILE ARTIST AND DESIGNER
Location:
Winchester
Hampshire
SO226DX
UNITED KINGDOM
MOBILE: +44 07424753620
EMAIL: priyankadass@hotmail.com
WEBSITE: http://priyankadas.carbonmade.com
http://internationalartistsnetwork.ning.com/profile/priyankadas
AREA OF EXPERTISE
TEXTILE Free hand drawing, Illustration, hand drawn colour pattern repeat, screen-digital-block-mono-heat transfer printing, vegetable-direct-procion-dyeing, embroidery, hand stitching, handloom-jacquard-dobby weavings, appliques, wallpapers, batik, tie-dye, calligraphy.
COMPUTER- Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, CAD, Microsoft Office word, PowerPoint.
GRAPHICS Lino and wood printing on paper and cloth.
PAINTING oil painting, watercolor, acrylic painting.
SCULPTUR & CERAMICS-Clay modeling, Casting.
KEY SKILLS
Market research.
Competent levels of photography.
Knowledge of fabrics.
Negotiating.
Customer service.
Planning and time management.
Cash accounting.
Competent user of Mac & PC.
ACHIEVEMENT & AWARDS
Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance The Art Of Nature Competition South East Regional Finalist 2011 March in Delfina gallery, 50 Bermondsey, London.
Awarded certificate for flooring pattern competition in India, 2003.
Merit Scholarship for textile designing, Visva Bharati University, India 2007 & 2009.
QUALIFICATION
M.A Printed Textile Design, Winchester School Of Art, Southampton University, September 2011.
➢ Major: Printing Design.
➢ Optional: Global Marketing.
M.F.A with Textile Art and Design, Visva-Bharati University, India, 2009.
➢ Courses Taken: Free Hand Drawings, Colouring, Sketching, Life Drawing
➢ Printing -Hand Block, Screen, and Digital.
➢ Weaving-Handloom, Dobby, Jacquard For Furnishing, Dress Material (Indian Costume) Suiting And Shirting.
➢ Dyeing Direct Dye, Reactive Dye, Vat Dye, And Natural Dye Naphtha Dye.
B. F.A with Textile Art and Design, Visva-Bharati University, India, 2007.
➢ Course taken: Textile.
➢ Painting (Figure drawing, Sketching, coloring), Sculpture (clay modeling, casting), Graphics (wood print, Lino print), Ceramic (clay pot making).
Certificate course in designing, Weavers Service Center Government of India.
➢ Courses taken: dyeing for commercial purpose, weaving, and design development.
DESIGN EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
Master Trainer in Textile Development:
Weaver\'s Service Centre, Kolkata, India as part of the Indian Handloom Development Scheme (HIDS). Government of India funded. 2010
➢ My work experience included:
➢ Working with existing weavers and printers in communities to translate their product into more commercial formats for Indian markets
➢ Demonstrating the technical methods of weaving, printing and embroiderers from redesigning the initial design layout of repeat design to final cloth design and product development.
➢ Developing commercial colour palettes suitable for the market and supplying equipment to aid design translation.
➢ Health and Safety awareness training of the workers.
➢ Training the workers in basic computer and digital awareness in design formats.
➢ Organized the line of production within the community into dyers, weavers, designers and printers to enable the smooth running of operations.
➢ Interacting with suppliers and manufacturers globally across all of the product areas.
TEXTILE SURVEY AND PROJECT WORK IN INDIA
Project in traditional weaving ,Kashmiri Craft & tapestry, Jammu & Kashmir,India 2009.
Project in Traditional handloom weaving, West Bengal, India 2008.
Project in Craft technique , Manipuri handloom & Ancient Carpet weaving Darjeeling, India 2009.
Jamdani Sari & Tangail Sari Project works at Fulia, Santipur, Ranaghat (West Bengal).
Project in Uttar Pradesh -Banaras and Lucknow -Sari and chikon Project in weavers Service Center, Uttar Pradesh.
2002 Project in Maharashtra- Paithani Sari Project at paithan, Maharashtra,India.
TEXTILE WORKSHOP
Join Kala Mela at Birla Academy of Art & Culture in Kolkata, India, 2008.
Workshop of violence in Visva-Bharati University,Santinekitan, India,2008.
Join Indian Forum of Art & Culture workshop in Kolkata, India, 2007.
Printing workshop at Kala Bhavan, Visva-Bharati University, India, 2004.
TEXTILE ART AND DESIGN EXHIBITION
M A Group Show in Winchester Art Gallery March 2011.
The Art Of Nature Competition Exhibition group show 2011 March in Delfina gallery London.
Solo show at Najrul Art Gallery Ranaghat, nadia, India, 2010.
Group shows at Nandan Art Gallery, Kala Bhavan, India, 2009, 2007,2004.
Group show in Academy of fine arts & culture in Kolkata, India, 2009, 2008.
Group shows at Birla Academy of Fine Art & Culture, Kolkata, India, 2008.
INTERESTS
Love to learn textile modern and traditional techniques.
I love to travel to new places and galleries and exhibitions, I like to see myself in an active with market research and fashion trends.
PORTFOLIO & REFERENCES
Available upon request.