Royal College of Art opens its graduate show to the world

Explore the work of talented Indian graduates online

29 July 2020, New Delhi: The world’s number one Art and Design university, the Royal College of Art (RCA) has opened its celebrated graduate show online - RCA2020 - until 31 July 2020.

The RCA’s graduate exhibition is renowned for kickstarting the careers of famous designers, architects and artists who have become household names across the globe. RCA alumni include Sir James Dyson the inventor and industrial designer, David Hockney the influential artist, along with India’s Pradip Bose the Vice President Global Design at Tata Motors, Sandeep Ashwath the Associate Dean at Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology, and Geeta Kupur the well known art critic, historian and curator.

Visitors to the online graduate show 2020 will be treated to the works of 850 exemplary students from around the world, something that was previously possible only if you were in the city of London. Visitors can discover collections of graduate work by leading lights from the creative industry including Sir Jony Ive, RCA Chancellor and Apple Designer, and India’s Sandhini Poddar, Art Historian & Consulting Curator for Guggenheim Abu Dhabi. The online showcase also allows potential employers and collaborators to discover talented graduates.

The Royal College of Art takes pleasure in introducing Rakhee Shenoy, a talented graduate from Bengaluru with an MA in Textiles. A reflection of her time spent in London's iconic Hyde Park and her travels, Rakhee's graduate project, Nature to Weave, is a collection of tapestries and prints inspired by the complexity of colour, texture and form that is found in nature. Upon graduating from the Royal College of Art, Rakhee plans to work in Bengaluru, specialising in the ethical production of woven textiles for interior spaces.

The virtual graduate show can be accessed here: 2020.rca.ac.uk

View the projects of Rakhee Shenoy and other talented Indian artists and designers, including Rashmi Bidasaria from Mumbai (MA Design Products), Kaushikee Gupta from Assam (MA Contemporary Art Practice), Deepak Kathait from New Delhi (MA Photography), Shardul Shekhar from New Delhi (MA Painting), Saumya Singhal from Mumbai (MA Service Design), Aarushi Kalra from Delhi (MA Interior Design), and Avirukh Roy from Kolkata (MA Intelligent Mobility).

For information, access to images, or graduate interview requests, contact the RCA Regional team - Asia:

Vinson Tam | vinson.tam@rca.ac.uk

Sonika Meharia | sonika.meharia@rca.ac.uk

About the RCA

The Royal College of Art, the world's number one university for art and design, provides students with unrivalled opportunities to deliver art and design projects that transform the world.

A small, specialist and research-intensive postgraduate institution based in the heart of London, the RCA is a high performing, radical traditionalist in a fast paced world.

The RCA's approach is founded on the premise that art, design, creative thinking, science, engineering and technology must all collaborate to solve today's global challenges.

The College employs around 1000 professionals from around the world – professors, researchers, art and design practitioners, advisers and visiting lecturers – to teach and develop students in 30 academic programmes.

RCA students are exposed to new knowledge in a way that encourages them to experiment. Working across scientific and technical canvases and beyond set boundaries, RCA students seek to solve real-world problems.

The RCA runs joint courses with Imperial College London and the Victoria & Albert Museum. InnovationRCA, the College's centre for enterprise, entrepreneurship, incubation and business support, has helped over 50 RCA business ideas become a reality that has led to the creation of over 600 UK jobs.

The RCA GenerationRCA campaign, launched in 2019, propels the College's radical new academic vision by focusing on three key pillars: 'Place, Projects and People'. This programme sees the RCA transform its campuses and the ways in which the College teaches, researches and creates. It includes the construction of the Herzog & de Meuron-design flagship building in Battersea and introduction of future programmes centres on nano and soft robotics, computer science and machine learning, materials science and the circular economy.

Alumni include Sir David Adjaye OBE, Christopher Bailey MBE, Sir James Dyson CBE, David Hockney OM CH RA, Tracey Emin CBE, Thomas Heatherwick CBE, Lubaina Himid CBE, Dame Zandra Rhodes DBE, Sir Ridley Scott and Clare Waight Keller.

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