Aasawari Kulkarni is a designer, educator, and writer, from the historic city of Aurangabad, India. Her work explores the intersection of human behaviour and culture with design. She runs an independent studio practice largely focused on typography. Currently based in DC, she is an assistant professor of design at Corcoran School of the Arts & Design at the George Washingon University. She holds an MFA in Graphic Design from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA).
For commisions and/or collaborations, or just to say hi, reach out to <info@aasawarikulkarni.com>.
For commisions and/or collaborations, or just to say hi, reach out to <info@aasawarikulkarni.com>.
Complete CV available upon request
WORK EXPERIENCE
Gilbert Baker Foundation, Penguin Random House, Center for Craft, Relish Works, Unlock NYC, Pentagram NYC, Indian Type Foundry, Green Goose Design, Oberland NYC.
TEACHING EXPEREINCE
Corcoran School of the Arts & Design, Rhode Island School of Design, Maryland Institute College of Art, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design
WORK EXPERIENCE
Gilbert Baker Foundation, Penguin Random House, Center for Craft, Relish Works, Unlock NYC, Pentagram NYC, Indian Type Foundry, Green Goose Design, Oberland NYC.TEACHING EXPEREINCE
Corcoran School of the Arts & Design, Rhode Island School of Design, Maryland Institute College of Art, Milwaukee Institute of Art and DesignPRESS AND RECOGNITION
It’s nice that, Type01, Femme Type, AICAD Fellowship, Malee Scholarship Women in Typographic Excellence 2020, First Post, The Box Office Insider PodcastAWARDS
GDUSA Graphic Design Award 2020, Indigo Design Award 2021, Graphis New Talent Honorable Mention, Creative Quarterly 59, Creative Quarterly 61, Innovation Center for Design Excellence Silver MedalSPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
– CAA Annual Conference, 2023, NYCDichotomizing pluralities: Visual cultures of the Indian Subcontinent, Panel
– Futuress: Educators in Correspondence
Decolonizing Typography, 2022
– Rhode Island School of Design
Typeface Design, 2022
– Maryland Institute College of Art
History of Graphic Design, 2021, 2022, 2023
– CAA Annual Conference, 2022, Chicago
Decolonizing Design Pedagogies, Panel
– DePaul University, School of Design Talks
Resistance and Anti – Oppression in Design, Panel, 2021
– Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design
Art History, 2021
– ATYPI All Over
A Type of Cure for Homesickness, 2021
– Typewknd
What would it mean for a typeface to be feminist, 2020