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I’m Kashi, a New York-based artist whose work bridges design, upcycling, and creative technology. My practice centers on repurposed and impermanent materials.

I design workshops that aim to collectively build a sustainable future.  I advocate for  art as activism and foster community collaboration towards intersectional liberation. 
I’ve led workshops and classes focused on jewelry, research processes, fine arts, architecture, & digital design, among many other topics.  My teaching emphasizes experimentation, interaction, and being present while creating.

I have also published written work reflecting on interdisciplinary collaboration and social justice.
 Find me @kashi.archive on instagram.
Email me kashinanavati@gmail.com.  To see my design work click here. 

EXPERIENCE

Teaching & Workshops
  1. Recpient of SUNY Dr. Pettigrew Women’s History Research Fellowship
  2. Guest Lecturer & Workshop Leader at the Fashion Institute  of Technology
  3. Guest Workshop Leader at the City College of New York
  4. Guest Workshop Artist at Playground Bk
  5. Teacher at One River School of Art & Design
Exhibitions
  1. American Museum of Natural History
    Cosmic Splendor: Van Cleef & Arpels  
  2. American Museum of Natural History
    Impact: The End of the Age of the Dinosaurs
  3. Fashion Institute of Technology
    Collective Threads |  In-Person &     Digital Exhibit
  4. Fashion Institute of Technology
    Picturing Light
Publications
  1. Apogee Journal, Issue 20
  2. Asian American Writer’s Workshop Poetry Feature in The Margins
  3. Same  Faces Collective Solar Flare Issue
  4. Collective Threads  published via Museum of Chinese in America

Graphic & Experiential Design
  1. New Balance LA Grey Days
  2. Heidi Klum Halloween
  3. Luar NYFW Party
  4. Display Copy Magazine Typography
  5. Squishables: The Comfort of Design


SELECT CLIENTS

American Museum of Natural History
City College of New York
Display Copy Magazine
Fashion Institute  of Technology
Heidi Klum
New Balance
Squishables
Van Cleef & Arpels


Education

Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Experience Design
Double Minor in Art History & English
Fashion Institute of Technology, 2025

Assosiates Degree in Communication Design
Fashion Institute of Technology, 2025 

Pettigrew Women’s History Research Fellowship, SUNY FIT , 2025

Next Gen Educators Program
Columbia University Earth Institute, 2020