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Kaveri Gopalakrishnan
Born1988 (age 35–36)
NationalityIndian
Area(s)Illustrator, Comic Maker, Art Director

Kaveri Gopalakrishnan is an Indian independent comics maker, illustrator, and art director based in Bangalore. She is most notable for her interactive illustration "On The Roof" that was featured in the Women's Day 2018 Google Doodle. The illustration depicts Kaveri's love for reading.[1] She was one among 12 female artists featured by Google to celebrate international women's day 2018.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

Career

Kaveri has been writing and drawing stories since she was a kid. She completed her undergraduate degree in Animation Film Design from the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, India in 2012.

In 2013, Kaveri began freelancing as an illustrator for publishing houses. She has contributed illustrations to various organizations such as Chumbak, Pratham Books, GE Healthcare, Scholastic, Instagram, Facebook, TedX, etc. Her work can be seen in the following publications: The Best House of All, Two, Instaa Gyaan, Before You Step Out, etc. She also designed a mobile-comic on the Indian movie Dangal (2016).

Currently, she is a co-founder of Urbanlore in collaboration with Aarthi Parthasarathy, and art director for a series of educational picture books for Pratham Books StoryWeaver and a freelance comic artist.[10]

Exhibitions

  • 2018 Mangasia: Wonderlands of Asian Comics, Barbican London
  • 2017 Internationaler Comic-Salon Erlangen, Germany
  • 2017 Delhi Comic Arts Festival, New Delhi
  • 2016 Comic Creatix: 100 Women Making Comics at House of Illustration, London
  • 2016 East London Comic and Arts Festival, London
  • 2015 Legend of the Drawing Board, Puma Social Club
  • 2014 Galleries, New York City

References

  1. ^ "12 Women Share Empowering Stories for International Women's Day on Google Doodle". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  2. ^ Vagianos, Alanna (2018-03-07). "Google Features 12 Female Artists To Celebrate International Women's Day". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  3. ^ "The Indian Featured in Women's Day 2018 Google Doodle? Meet Kaveri Gopalakrishnan". The Better India. 2018-03-08. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  4. ^ Mejia, Zameena (2018-03-07). "Here's how Google is celebrating International Women's Day this year". CNBC. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  5. ^ "International Women's Day 2018: Artist Kaveri Gopalakrishnan on creating her Google Doodle - Firstpost". www.firstpost.com. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  6. ^ "Did You Know There Are A Young Indian Artist's Sketches In Today's Women's Day Google Doodle?". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  7. ^ "International Women's Day 2018: Artist Kaveri Gopalakrishnan on creating her Google Doodle". Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  8. ^ "International Women's Day 2018: Artist Kaveri Gopalakrishnan on creating her Google Doodle | World News & UK News". uk.14core.com. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  9. ^ "Happy International Women's Day! Google Encourages Ladies Across the World to Share Their Stories". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  10. ^ "Kaveri Gopalakrishnan on the joys of illustration". femina.in. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
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