RECOGNITION

EXHIBITIONS

2025
Nuit Blanche Toronto
પડછાયો (Paḍachayo) The Shadow Within
St. Lawrence Market North Building, Toronto, Canada

Large-scale rangoli installation using sand, mirrors, and light. Presented as an independent project within the official Nuit Blanche Toronto program.

2025
DesignTO Festival
Mindfulness Mandala
Union Station, Toronto, Canada

Public installation presented as part of the Dwell exhibition. The work integrated traditional South Asian geometric systems with digital animation within a high-traffic transit environment.

INSTITUTIONAL RECOGNITION

Reelworld Emerging 20 — 2025 Cohort
Selected as one of twenty emerging Canadian storytellers for a six-month professional development and mentorship program supporting culturally grounded projects.

Ontario Arts Council
Exhibition Assistance Grant, 2025–2026

Awarded for the creation and presentation of પડછાયો (Paḍachayo) The Shadow Within. The project was recommended by the Art Museum at the University of Toronto.

MEDIA FEATURES

Playback Magazine

National coverage of my selection to the Reelworld Emerging 20 Program.

Toronto Film School

Feature article profiling my creative practice, multidisciplinary work, and debut feature film development.

DesignTO Festival

Artist spotlight interview exploring my practice, cultural influences, and the making of Mandalas of Mindfulness.

International Recognition

My Nuit Blanche installation પડછાયો (Paḍachāyō) – The Shadow Within was covered across select Indian print and broadcast outlets, underscoring the cultural significance of presenting traditional Rangoli in a contemporary Canadian festival setting.

Select Print Media: Gujarat Mitra, Loksatta Jansatta, Sandesh, Divya Bhaskar

Broadcast & Digital Media: Spark Today News, TNN News Gujarati, Sayaji Samachar

FOUNDATIONAL PRACTICE

2016 — Diwa (Lamp)
Rangoli installation, International Education Week
Mohawk College, Hamilton, ON, Canada

2014 — Honorary Award
Kanam Pradesh Patidar Seva Samaj
Vadodara, India

2013 — Second Place, State-Wide Rangoli Competition
XITIJ 2013
Gujarat Technological University, Gujarat, India

2013 — Award for Rangoli Installation, “Light”
Diwali Week
Parul University, Gujarat, India

2012 — Second Place, Pixel Art (“Save the Earth”)
Cybaria Festival
MSU Baroda, India

Ongoing and Upcoming Work

New installations are in development for 2026, continuing an exploration of rangoli, reflection, and spatial perception within contemporary public contexts.

Parallel projects in film and digital media extend this practice into narrative and moving-image formats.