divya nayar
currently at code and theory as a visual designer. creator of refusing refusal. available to take on select freelance opportunities.
Defying Limits
Commisioned by Sakhi’s development team to design the visual centerpiece, social assets, and sponsorship deck + form for their 2022 gala.
Sakhi for South Asian Women exists to represent the South Asian diaspora in a survivor-led movement for gender-justice and to honor the collective and inherent power of all survivors of violence.
South Asian Avant-Garde A Dissident Literary Anthology
A Dissident Literary Anthology
Role: Design Director
South Asian Avant-Garde: A Dissident Literary Anthology is a forthcoming anthology that features dissident fiction, essays, journalism, plays, poetry, and hybrid, multimedia work. It reclaims radical traditions that have long been excised from South Asian histories, and forges new communities and reinforces necessary solidarities.
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Studio 3 Design Fellowship
Publication Design
2020
Karthika
Karthika is the space I’ve taken to reflect on my inbetweeness in this moment, as a young South Indian woman living in America.
Created during my time at Third Eye Collective’s Studio 3 Fellowship. Project Advisor: Augustus Cook
This project was informed by conversations with artist Jaishri Abichandini and her series One Night in New York 2003-5.
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Senior Thesis
Brand Identity & Curatation
2020
Refusing Refusal
Refusing Refusal is a multimedia show that explores how marginalized, intersectional, POC artists can disregard existing institutional rules to create spaces tailored to our unique identities.
The show investigates how we might deformalize art sharing and develop it into a more intimate and communal interaction.
Funded by the Y.L. Hoi Memorial Award from the Center for Creative Citizenship at MICA.
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Maryland Institute College of Art
Brand Identity & Motion Graphic
2019
The Nine
Since time immemorial, precious stones and metals have been believed to harness a certain celestial power. The Nine invites people to learn more about this ancient belief.
The Nine is an event dedicated to the Navaratnas. The term “Navaratna” is a Sanskrit word which means “nine gems”. According to Hindu astrology, each of these gemstones is associated with a planet and believed to harness cosmic energy.
