AT A GLANCE

Roshan Sahi

Area of Practice:

OVERVIEW

Roshan Sahi is a visual artist. He did his training in Fine Art from Kala Bhavan, Visva-Bharati University, Shantiniketan. He uses art and gardening as a medium to make people aware of their relationship with nature and the environment. Roshan has travelled across Europe and India professionally working in different contexts such as woodwork, ceramics, and mural work, working in organic farms, and is a consultant in Arts Pedagogy.

EDUCATION

FINE ART (1993-96), Kala-Bhavan, Visva-Bharati University

HORTICULTURE AND GARDEN DESIGN (2008-11) , RHS London

WORK EXPERIENCE

  • 1997 he co-founded Labyrinth Design Collaborative, a multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary Design Lab. Part of setting up a Ceramic Studio, Bengaluru
  • 1998 he was invited to conduct Art workshops in Finland. Travelled across Europe and India professionally working in different contexts such as woodwork, ceramics, mural work, working on organic farms, and being a consultant in Arts Pedagogy.
  • 2005 he was invited to be an Arts Pedagogy Consultant for Vidyankura, National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS) Bengaluru, which worked in partnership with the District Quality
    Education Programme (DQEP) and NCERT (National Council for Educational Research andTraining) initiative. For the next five years, he conducted Arts Pedagogy workshops for Government School Teachers across Karnataka and specifically in Chamrajnagar District.
  • 2008 collaborated with Jane Sahi to compile an Art in Education Handbook for Primary School Teachers. Invited to conduct Art Pedagogy workshops across India. He has been particularly engaged with children from underprivileged backgrounds and also with special
    needs children.
  • 2009-11 worked in London as a horticultural therapist in an institute supporting adults with learning disabilities. During this period he did his foundation studies with the RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) studying horticulture and garden design.
  • 2011-13 received an Artist in Residence at Srishti College for Art, Design, and Technology.
  • Facilitated arts programs working with children and exploring ecology- Mallya Aditi School and Drishya.
  • 2014-15 Part of think tank team: CERTAD (Centre for Education Research Training and Development) Bengaluru. Worked with India Foundation for the Arts (Bengaluru) on Art in Education impact assessment across Karnataka.
  • 2015-2019 conducting workshops and educational tours for teenagers and teacher students from University College of London, Institute of Education, UK, Karel de Grote, Antwerp, Belgium, MassArt Massachusetts USA, Sheffield University, UK, Oxford Brookes, Oxford, UK, Bookaroo Trust, RV Educational Consortium, Bengaluru and other institutions.Roshan is a practicing artist and has had art exhibitions in London, UK, and Bengaluru, India. He worked in a library space set up informally for children in Jakkur colony, Bengaluru.Currently an advisor for Green Barbet, India (GBI) an organization that provides consultancy and advisory services for museums and cultural institutions within and outside India.Roshan presently works as an Art Pedagogy consultant and Art facilitator in educational institutions and organizations e.g. Regional Institute for Education (NCERT) Mysuru, TVS Academy, Azim Premji University, RVEC, and Autistic Society of India (ASI) Bengaluru.

INTEREST AREAS

Arts Pedagogy. Research areas in indigenous knowledge systems across folk and tribal traditions. Sustainable and ecological practices in art, craft and aesthetics

CURRENT PRACTICE AT SRISHTI

Artist and craftsperson

TEACHING PORTFOLIO

FSP
– Body and context
– Space and place
and CAP studios
– Pottery workshop

CREATIVE PRACTICE & OUTREACH

Art pedagogy with Govt. schools, art therapy with children and adults with special needs and engagements with a variety of organizations involved in environmental art Collaboration with the National Institute of Advanced Studies and Indian Foundation for the Arts facilitating teacher training art programs in Govt. schools across Karnataka (2005-08)

Publication: Art in education – handbook for teachers (Ekalavya 2008)

Solo and collective art exhibitions in London and Bengaluru

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