AT A GLANCE
Rustam Vania
Artist of Eminence
Area of Practice:
OVERVIEW
Worked as a creative communication designer for three decades, with a special interest in creating popular media (print and digital) on science, environment and the politics of development.
Creating – magazines, books, exhibitions, websites, games – for non-profits, international development agencies, government agencies and publishers.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA)
WORK EXPERIENCE
1992-2004: Creative Director for communication design and Environment Education at the Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi. Editorial design for Down To Earth Magazine.
2005-2024: Faculty and Academic Dean at Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Bengaluru.
INTEREST AREAS
Political Ecology, Environment and development, Popular Science Communication, Editorial Design
CURRENT PRACTICE AT SRISHTI
Academic Dean – Undergraduate Programs.
TEACHING PORTFOLIO
Information, Publication, Editorial Design.
Environment Education.
CREATIVE PRACTICE & OUTREACH
Editorial Design, Information Design, Illustration, Publication design, Exhibition Design.
Art and Design Education.
