Ranjini Chatterjee
curriculum vitae b. 1978, Calcutta, India
Education
2007 – 2008
Masters Diploma in Graphic Design, MA
Florence Design Academy, Florence, Italy
2001 - 2002
Diploma in Multimedia
Pentasoft Technologies, Kolkata, India
1998 - 2000
Bachelor in Commerce, 3 years Honours Degree
University of Calcutta, India
Awards/ Honours/ Selection
2nd Prize International Exhibition and Competition,
Blue Space Gallery, Mexico, 2024
Virtual Residency
Photo Trouvée Magazine, USA
Recipient of scholarship, 2023
Runner-Up Award Contemporary Collage Magazine Awards
London, UK, 2022
Inlaks International Arts Award & Scholarship 2007
Selected Shows/ Works
Inlaks Alumni Special Feature
Crushed: Selected filmography for The Long Minute,
The Center for Less Good Idea, Johannesburg, SA
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Finding treasures in the discarded @Kanyerartcollection: Doug and Laurie, historical archive, USA, 2024
Fragile Memories for Wabi Sabi, International Exhibition and Competition,
Blue Space Gallery, 2024
Hats Off for Paris Collage Collective @pariscollagecollective
Illustrated Map of Florence for BBC Travel, 2020
Illustrated Map of Shantiniketan for They Draw and Travel, USA, 2021
Illustrated Recipe for They Draw and Travel, USA, 2021
Moon Magic for Currentmood Magazine, 2021
Selected Work Experience
Senior Brand Consultant Novotel Hotels, Kolkata, 2024
Senior Design Consultant Teamwork Arts for Jaipur Literature festival etc, New Delhi, 2023-2024
Creative Director Permanent exhibition design of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose gallery at the Indian Independence Museum, in association with Senior Conservation Ar. Partha Ranjan Das for West Bengal Housing & Infrastructure Development Corporation (WBHIDCO), Kolkata, 2022
Creative Director Permanent exhibition design and curation of Gandhi Museum, commemorating 150 years of celebrating the Mahatma, in collaboration with senior conservation Ar. Partha Ranjan Das for West Bengal Housing & Infrastructure Development Corporation (WBHIDCO), Kolkata, 2021
Book Designer Quest for Love, a book on child sexual slavery by American author and social activist Anneke Lucas, 2023
Book Designer Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis interpretation in Bengali poetry and children's illustrations, Kolkata Book Fair, 2023
Senior Communication and Graphic Design specialist with Action for Children’s Environments (ACE Trust) - for the UNICEF programme “Creating Safe Communities” in Mumbai, Bhopal, Kolkata and Outdoor Classroom Day campaign for Indian schools with Project Dirt supported by Unilever, New Delhi 2016-2018
Co-founder - Self Embossed, a multi-disciplinary creative agency in Kolkata catering to international and national brands viz Air Vistara, Coca Cola India, Indian Tobacco Company (ITC) Ltd etc.
Senior Art Director, Cheil Communications, Samsung, New Delhi, 2004-2007
Visualiser, Lowe Worldwide, working on eminent brands viz Indian Tobacco Company Ltd, Oberoi Grand Hotels, Berger Paints- Kolkata, 2001-2004
Book Designer Manikda book on Oscar winning film maker Satyajit Ray written by his photo- biographer, Nemai Ghosh, 2003
Campaign Designer for International Fortnight Protesting Violence against Woman and Girls for a non-profit organisation, Swayam, Kolkata, 2003