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Uses of the Erotic



oil on paper, 42x59.4cm (1+2)and 1mx1.5m (3), 2023/4
Yellow and purple painting of an abstracted figure, who sits with her hands behind their head and legs wide open. Their body is depicted, but not their face, in a loose, painting style that includes lots of drips.






Oil painting of a female figure emerging out of a pepper form, depicted in teal and purple colours. Her face looks sculptural and her eyes are closed to convey a peaceful atmosphere.






A purple and yellow oil painting of a female figure emerging out of a artichoke-like figure. The face is at the top of the painting, eyes closed with Indian features, wearing a crown made of natural forms.

anoushka khandwala —


making images and words 
living in London
teaching at Central Saint Martins 
researching at Decolonising Arts Institute, UAL
questioning colonial ways of seeing


works  —


A hundred images of my great grandmother 
A lover’s gaze
Uses of the Erotic
Sketchbook


pedagogic projects — 


Remix: Activating the Archive
Open Dialogue Exhibition (website design)
Ways of Seeing: A Decolonising Arts Education Fellowship  


selected writings —


What Does it Mean to Decolonize Design?
AIGA Eye on Design

Do We Need a New Way of Talking About Diversity?
Creative Review

What Must Black Owned Arts Spaces Do To Survive?
Elephant

From the Grounds Up: Coffeeshops and the History of Iranian Art
Elephant

What Can Designers Learn From Indigenous Communities Fighting Climate Change
AIGA Eye on Design

The Struggle for India’s Soul: The Story of the Bengal School
Elephant

How the Radical History of Self Publishing Paved the Way for Artists Today
Elephant

The Age of Black Fabulosity: Queer Publications from the Harlem Renaissance
Elephant

The Publishing Collective One of My Kind Uses Zines as a Medium for Community Building
AIGA Eye on Design

How the South Asian Modernists Represented Postcolonial Freedom
Elephant

Rebel, Artist, Pioneer: The Life of Amrita Sher-Gil
Elephant

Why Are There So Few Women of Colour in Design?
Creative Review

exhibits —


End of Year Show, Essential School of Painting, The Art Pavilion

Pivotal, Essential School of Painting, Karamel

Winter Show, Essential School of Painting


Work in Motion, OVADA

Corrrective, Window Galleries, Central Saint Martins


talks —


Royal College of Art
British Council
Maryland Institute College of Art
University of Bologna
University of Virginia in Qatar
Tribal Design Forum
ideo,org
Bath Spa University
Parsons School of Design
Camberwell College of Arts
Central Saint Martins
Airbnb HQ for Grand Matter
AIGA Design Conference
Ladies Wine Design

studies —


BA (Hons) Graphic Design, Central Saint Martins

BFA Design, School of Visual Arts (Semester)

Painting Personal Projects, The Essential School of Painting

Rhythm, Race, Revolution, led by Dr Aditi Jaganathan

Decolonial Cinemas, led by Dr Aditi Jaganathan

(beginning Sept 2024) MA Painting, Royal College of Art


contact —


anoushkakhandwala@gmail.com
︎@anoushkakhandwala
anoushkakhandwala@gmail.com