Assistant Professor
Arundhati Saikia is a practicing artist and an academic with over three years of full-time teaching experience and twelve years of overall work experience. She completed her Bachelor of Visual Arts in Painting, in 2010 and Master of Visual Arts in Painting, in 2012 from Faculty of Fine Arts, M. S. University of Baroda in Gujarat. She again joined M.V.A. in Art History and Aesthetics, Faculty of Fine Arts, M. S. University from 2012 to 2014. She has worked as a visiting faculty for ‘Visualization and Representation’, ‘Basic Design’ and different ‘Elective subjects of Visual Arts’ (Drawing and Representation, Drawing and Painting, Paper Mache, Wood-Cut Print-making, Etching Print-making, Clay and Ceramic, History of Art and Aesthetics, Humanity and Art Appreciation etc.) in School of Architecture CEPT University, Ahmedabad, Department of Architecture M.S.U. Baroda, D.C. Patel School of Architecture APIED Vallabh Vidyanagar, Institute of Architecture, NIRMA University Ahmedabad and College of Architecture SVIT Vasad in Gujarat. Apart from teaching she has worked as an Illustrator for Interactive Panel for the Tribes of Orissa and Tribal Museum of Tripura at ‘MYTH INTERACTIVES’ Baroda and beautification of Pramukh Swami Fatehgunj Flyover Bridge with Vadodara Municipal Corporation under ‘Azadi nu Amrit Mahotsav’ and Smart City Mission (‘RIKT’ DESIGN STUDIO).As a practicing artist she has participated many workshops of art, public lectures on miniature art and her own practice, art residency program and art exhibitions of Paintings and Graphics in India. She has qualified UGC NET in 2019.
2024 -2025 : Contract Faculty as an Assistant Professor for 4 days a week for SEDA, Navrachana University for a Period of one year (1st August 2024 to 31st July 2025).
2023 – 2024 : Contract Faculty as an Assistant Professor for 4 days a week for SEDA, Navrachana University for a Period of one year (25th July 2023to 24th July 2024).
2016 – 2018 : Assistant Professor, D.C. Patel School of Architecture, APIED, (Affiliated with Sardar Patel University), Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat.
2020 -2023 : Visiting Faculty for Basic Design and Electives, School of Environmental Design and Architecture, Navrachana University, Baroda.
2018 – 2023 : Visiting Faculty for Basic Design, School of Architecture, M.S.U., Baroda.
2015 : Visiting Faculty for Basic Design, Visualization and Representation, SVIT, Vasad.
2012 – 2016 : Visiting Faculty for Basic Design and Drawing, Visualization and Representation, School of Architecture, CEPT University, Ahmedabad.
2024 : ’ From Field to Frame: Grounding Collective Practices in Outdoors ‘ at CONFLICTORIUM curated by Divakar Venkataraman and Raju Patel from 17th August (Ongoing), Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
2024 : ‘Baroda March’, group show at The Stainless Gallery in Delhi curated by Rukshaan Krishna, 10th to 17th March.
2023 : “Reflection 2023”, Contouring Imagination, Group Show, 3rd, 4th, 5th February, Department of Architecture, D.N. Hall Campus, M. S. University, Baroda.
2023 : Online Public talk on her own contemporary art practice on ‘ARTANDWONDERMENT’ Platform, 30th October.
2022 : Beautification of Pramukh Swami Fatehgunj Flyover Bridge with Vadodara Municipal
Corporation under ‘Azadi nu Amrit Mahotsav’ and Smart City Mission. (‘RIKT’ DESIGN STUDIO)
2019 – 2020: Illustrator for Interactive Panel for the Tribes of Orissa at ‘MYTH INTERACTIVES’ Baroda, Gujarat, India.
2018 : Illustrator for Tribal Museum of Tripura at ‘Myth Interactives’, Baroda, Gujarat
2020/21: The Baroda March, group show, Rukshaan Art.
2017 : “Things that may matter”, Rukshaan Art, group show, 5 November – 15 December, Mumbai.
2016 : Book Cover Illustration, Vaishnav Bicarana Bicitra, Written by Prof. Guna Saikia, November, (Bahu – Ananda), ISBN 978- 81-920673-6-X.
2016 : Vis a Vis, Curatorial show presenting a limited edition books of original Print-making, artworks, poems, comics, narratives, stories and other text works; June18 – July 2, Kalakriti Gallery, Hyderabad.
2015 : Rite of Passage, Artry Fort Kochi, 12 June – 12 July, Kerala.
2015 : Art Night, Art Konsult Gallery, Lado Sarai, New Delhi.
2015 : VADFEST, Back to College, Faculty of Fine Arts, Baroda.
2014 : Vis a Vis, Curatorial show presenting a limited edition books of original Print-making, artworks, poems, comics, narratives, stories and other text work; 11th October, Splatter Studio, Baroda.
2014 : The Baroda March 2014, Prince of Wales Museum of Western India, Mumbai
2013 : Art for Young Collectors ll, Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke, Group show Mumbai.
2013 : M.S.U Students of M.V.A 2012, 23rd March – 7th April, Red Earth Gallery, Vadodara.
2013 : The Baroda March 2013, 10th March – 17th March, Prince of Wales Museum of Western India, Mumbai.
2013 : Book cover Illustration, Yugabandita, A collection of articles edited by Kamakhya Prasad Chowdhury and Swarna Saikia and published by Woman Cell Nowgong College, Nagaon, Assam (Aalibaat).
2012 : Art for young collectors, June 13 – July 28, Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke, Group Show, Mumbai.
2011 : Hachienda Gallery, Group Show, Mumbai.
2007 : 4th National Junior Artists’ Exhibition, organized by Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra Society, Guwahati, Assam.
Courses taught by the faculty member.
Teaching philosophy or approach
-Workshop based pedagogy. It involves demonstration, in- class group exercise and individual practice, discussion.
Any innovative teaching methods or technologies used
-Visit to the Museums, Art Galleries, Art Exhibitions and talks, Artist’s Studio and informal sketching trip.
2010 – 2011: Nasreen Mohamedi Scholarship, Department of Painting, Faculty of Fine Arts, M.S.U., Baroda.
2007: 4th National Junior Artist Award, Lalit Kala Academy, Assam.
-Associate, Myth Interactive, Baroda.
-Associate, RIKT Design Studio.
