Nandini K.A. is a Philadelphia-based illustrator, animator and graphic designer. Her artistic practice draws from South Asian visual traditions to depict personal experiences and observations, especially as they relate to identity and sense of place.

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
    2023 | Fragments of Movement, Ellis Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
    2023 | Dear Bountiful Gathering, WQED Studios, Pittsburgh, PA