About:
Kavita Singh Kale (Born, Himachal Pradesh, India) studied Painting from College of Art, Delhi University and Animation film design from National Institute of Design, Ahmadabad, India. Kavita is a Trasnmedia Artist currently based in New Delhi.
People around- strangers, acquaintance, family and friends are the building blocks for her narratives. She builds stories around individuals by closely observing them and creating microcosmic environment of barest minimal- essentials. She is a co-founder of an interdisciplinary art and design studio called Underground Worm which encapsulates clusters of interventions of Art, Design, Science and Technology. Kavita's artistic explorations have turned into commercial design projects that have been showcased in national and international literature, art, design and film festivals; museums and galleries.
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Filmmaker, Transmedia Artist, Children’s Book Author and Illustrator
Alumnus of NID Ahmedabad & College of Art Delhi University, Kavita has 15 years of industry experience in broadcast design, children’s content creation, animation film design and transmedia art practice. Kavita has contributed to more than 45 children’s books.
Work Experience:
Creative Director
Underground Worm Art & Design Studio (2009-Till date)
-Conceiving and implementing concepts, creating styleguides and strategies with primary and secondary research.
-Budget estimate, vendor coordination, production optimisation
-Doing self-exploration through art and design projects that get extended to prospective commercial projects in the area of book publications, broadcast design, TVC and short films.
Art & Design Director
XSEED Education (2018-19)
-Oversee visual product development of academic content across digital and print media
-Develop style-guides and art-direct product prototypes for premium school in K-8 segment to create print(text books) and digital(film+interactive design) products
-Achieving targets on time by conducting training sessions for vendors, authors as well as internal design team, mentoring and reviewing work.
Senior
Producer OAP
Reliance BIG Broadcasting (2008-2009)
-Was involved in the launch of BIG Broadcasting channels like BIG Magic
-Strategy development for overall channel branding by ensuring alignment of on-air-promotions with channel’s visual vocabulary
-creating content to promote channel identity
Deputy Producer
OAP
STAR News (MCCS) (2005-2007)
-While working for Star News, was involved in the launch of Star Anando and handled On-Air-Promotions for Star News and Star Anando
-Creating content to promote programming line up to enhance the brand image
-Budget estimation, vendor coordination, production optimisation
Designer
Famous House of Animation (2004-2005)
-Art directed studio’s website and worked on animated TV commercials
Film
Director
Rammohan Biographics (2004)
-Worked with Mr. Ram Mohan and directed a short film for Films Division, Govt. of India
Industrial Internship
OAP
Channel V (Star India) (2003)
-During NID industrial training at Channel V, worked on various on-air-promotion projects
:PromaxBDA World- Gold, New York, USA
:PromaxBDA India- Gold, Mumbai, India
:First Prize, Indian Documentary Producers' Association, Mumbai, India
:PromaxBDA India- Silver, India
:Silver Conch (International), Mumbai International Film Festival, India
:Darsana National Book Award- Best Children's book production, Kerala, India
:PromaxBDA World- Bronze, New York, USA
:UnBox Labs British Council Fellowship, India
:Finalist- The British Council India Young Creative Entrepreneur (YCE) Awards
Residencies:
:The Trelex Residency, Trelex, Geneva, Switzerland'17
:Can Serrat International Art Centre Residency, Barcelona, Spain'15-18
:UnBox Labs British Council Fellowship Residency, NID, Ahmedabad, India'14
:Eco Stroke art camp/residency, Marykulam, India'12
:The WhyNot Place Residency, Arts.I, Religare Gallery, New Delhi India'10
:WHO WE ARE, Apparao Gallery and Lodhi, New Delhi, India'14
:Visual Diary, Visual Arts Gallery, New Delhi, India'09
:Words and Images, Nazar Art Gallery, Vadodara, India
:Bookaroo Literature Festival, Srinagar Kashmir and New Delhi, India
:Book Illustration exhibition, Doodle Festival, Noida, India
2015
:Inaugural Auction 2015, ArtDeal Auction House, New Delhi, India
2014
:Woman Times, Korean Cultural Center, New Delhi, India
:Future cities- UnBox Festival, IGNCA, New Delhi, India
:BOOKART, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi, India
:Hanji Plus, Korean Cultural Center, New Delhi, India
:ALTER-NATIVES OF MAINSTREAM ART, Artspeaks India, New Delhi, India
2013
:R.A.P.E., Art Bull, New Delhi, India
:Art for Life, The Lalit Kala Akademi , New Delhi, India
:The Writer's Bug Literature Festival, Mumbai, India
2012
:New India Designscape, Triennale Design Museum, Milan, Italy
:Video Wednesday II, Gallery Espace, New Delhi, India
:Small is Big, Durbar Hall Gallery, Kochi, India
:Now Asia Contemporary, Uijeongbu Arts Center, Seoul, Korea
:The Speaking House, Durbar Hall Gallery, Kochi, India
:ASYAAF, Hongik museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
:United Art Fair, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India
:West meets East, National Museum of Art, Constanta, Romania
:Roti Kapda Makaan, Ojas Art, New Delhi, India
:Circling the Confluence, Indigo Blue Art, Singapore
:Dramatics of Diverse Interpretation/Perspectives, Art Konsult, New Delhi, India
2011
:A4 Arple, Gallery Ragini, New Delhi, India
:Art Bull Autumn Auction, Art Konsult, New Delhi, India
:Altered Perception, The Diesel Store, Mumbai, India
:New Indian Film and Animation, ICA Gallery, LASALLE, Singapore
:Thinking Spaces, Exhibit 320, New Delhi, India
:VAF@The Guild, The Guild, Mumbai, India
2010
:Film Festival, Hera Gallery, Rhode Island, USA
:The Transforming State, Religare Arts.I, New Delhi, India
:The Infinite Form of Rainbows, The Viewing Room, Mumbai, India
:Asian festival of Children’s Content, BIG, The Arts House, Singapore
:Annecy International Animated Film Festival, Annecy, France'08
:9th Mumbai International Film Festival, Mumbai, '06
:NID Film Festival, Ahmedabad, India'06
:6th Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival, New York, USA'06
:Golden Elephant International Film Festival, Hyderabad, India'05
:Nova Cinema Film Festival, Brussels, Belgium'05
:Anifest India Film Festival, Mumbai, India'05
:North, South, East, West (Illustrator), Pratham Books
:Spot! (Illustrator), Pratham Books, Storyweaver
:17 Seen Unseen (Author and Illustrator), UNESCO MGIEP
:Ari (Illustrator), Tulika Publishers
:Bluie’s world (Author and Illustrator), Storyweaver
:The Mysteries Series(3 books) (Illustrator), Rupa Publications
:Ranganna (Illustrator), Tulika Publishers
:My Facebook Friends (Author and Illustrator), Tulika Publisher
:Grade 3 Art Project Book (Illustrator), Art1st
:Jalebi Curls (Illustrator), Tulika Publisher
:Looking Around (Illustrator), NCERT
:Brahma’s Butterfly (Illustrator), Tulika Publisher
:Chham Chham Payal (Illustrator), ILFS and UNICEF
:Pavo Cavo (Illustrator), Tulika Publisher
:Ashoka’s Dairy (Illustrator), ILFS
:Avneet Aunty’s Mobile Phone (Author and Illustrator), Tulika Publisher
:Bheet (Illustrator), Avehi-Abacus Project
:Polio (Illustrator), ILFS and UNICEF
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