Nandini K.A. is a Philadelphia-based visual artist and graphic designer. Her practice explores familiar subjects, especially people and places that she knows, through drawing, painting, and animation.

Email: nkuppaapte@gmail.com

  • 2024 | BFA, Art, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

  • 2024- | Design Specialist, The Public Interest Network, Philadelphia, PA
    2021-2024 | Media Equipment Assistant, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
    2023 | Summer Art Camp Intern, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
    2022 | Digital Illustration Intern, 360 MAGAZINE, Remote
    2019 | Animation Intern, EarthEnable, Remote

  • 2026 | ART14 Residency, L.a. Studio, Patton, PA
    2024 | Dara Birnbaum Award, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
    2023 | Andrew Carnegie Society Scholar, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
    2021 | Anne Ophelia Dowden Award, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

  • 2024 | Through a BIPOC Lens: Decolonizing Feminism, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
    2024 | Resonance, Miller Institute for Contemporary Art, Pittsburgh, PA