HELLO, I’M Yashwini

One person.
Many hats.

I’m a creative director, multimedia designer, and storyteller shaped by three places: Kathmandu, Nepal; Chennai, India; and New York City, USA. Growing up across these cultures surrounded me with different ways of making, seeing, and telling stories.

Art has always been my way of asking questions, raising awareness, and making room for stories that deserve to be heard. Social justice sits at the heart of my personal creative practice.

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Yashwini as a child holding creative tools

ART AS A PLATFORM FOR CHANGE

Making things.
Making people feel.

My personal work uses art to confront social issues and make difficult experiences visible. Maya’s Adventure helps children unlearn colorism. My animations are especially personal: Dur uses quiet sketches and simple sounds to express homesickness. My paintings explore harm, resilience, and the strength of pregnancy.

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From personal stories
to shared work.

I also bring that care into collaborative settings. Through my work at Zasti and as a teaching artist in New York City, I’ve worked directly with clients, supervised and trained others, and helped people bring their ideas to life.

EDUCATION

A foundation in art.
A focus on people.

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

Master of Arts, Social Design

GPA: 3.8 · NYU Gallatin Scholarship, 2021–2023

Aug 2021 – May 2023

PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Integrated Design (Honors)

GPA: 3.8 · BFA Dean’s Scholarship and BFA Merit Scholarship, 2018–2021

Aug 2018 – May 2021

EXPERIENCE

The hats I wear.

VascRisk

Marketing & Design Coordinator

Part-time · Maryland, United States

Aug 2024 – Present

ZASTI

Creative Director

Full-time · On-site · Maryland, United States

Apr 2024 – Present

ZASTI

Junior Designer

Full-time · Maryland, United States

Jan 2024 – Apr 2024

Centre for Women’s Awareness and Development

Illustrator

Contract · Remote · Nepal

Jan 2025 – Apr 2025

Chubbu’s

Founder & Creative Director

Product, brand, packaging, retail, and content · Nepal

Jun 2023 – Jun 2024

The International High School at LaGuardia Community College

Teaching Artist: Storytelling

Part-time · Queens, New York

Feb 2023 – Jun 2023

The Center for Educational Innovation

Teaching Artist: Social Justice Mural

Part-time · New York

Jun 2021 – Aug 2021

Parsons School of Design — The New School

Social Media Assistant at The Welcome Center

Part-time · New York

Aug 2020 – Aug 2021

Moving For Life

Design & Marketing Intern

Internship · New York

Jan 2020 – May 2020