Pooja Pawaskar
b. 1990, Mumbai, India
Now a Canadian, living and working in Ottawa, Canada
hello@poojapawaskar.com | www.poojapawaskar.com
Education
2016
M.A. in Furniture Design, Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), Savannah, GA, U.S.A.
2012
Bachelor in Architecture, Mumbai University, Mumbai, India
Exhibitions
2025
The Shape I’m In, Group Exhibition, All Ours Studio & Art Vessel, DesignTO, Toronto, Canada
2024
Building Bridges, Group Exhibition, Axeneo7 Gallery, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
Grounding, Group Show, Ki Smith Gallery, New York City, U.S.A.
J2 Summer Show, Group Exhibition, J2 Gallery + Studio, Gananoque, Thousand Islands, Canada
Artist Project, Toronto, Canada
Conversations with Trees (with Lori Harrison), DesignTO, Toronto, Canada
2023
Upon Further Reflection, Group Exhibition, NYCxDESIGN and AAPI, New York City, U.S.A.
Gubns, The London Festival of Architecture, London, U.K.
2022
Solo Exhibition, Gensler Office, New York City, U.S.A.
2021
Group Exhibition, 1000 Vases, Salone del Mobile, Milan, Italy
Residencies
March and May 2025
SCAD Ambassadorship Alumni Atelier, Lacoste, France
September 2024
Art Center Padula, Padula, Italy
Speaking Engagements
2025
Guest, The Creatives Podcast
2024
Speaker, Panel on Creating With Hands, Hands on Vibe, Ottawa, Canada
2023
Reverie, CreativeMornings, Ottawa, Canada
Pecha Kucha, Ottawa Architecture Week
Guest, Guest and Gusto Series, SCAD (Virtual)
2022
Guest Speaker, Crafting a Revolution Podcast
Residencies
March and May 2025
SCAD Ambassadorship Alumni Atelier, Lacoste, France
September 2024
Art Center Padula, Padula, Italy
Curatorial Work
2024
Guest Curator, Ottawa Design Club Zine 2024
Press
2024 Elle Decor spring/summer 2024 - Elle Deco Expertise - page 20-25
2024 Turbo Tax Canada, What did you make this year?
2023 Rue Magazine, Artist Feature, Print Issue
2023 SCAD, Finding the beauty in imperfection with SCAD grad Pooja Pawaskar
2023 Elle Decor, This Reflective Exhibition Is an Elegant Chorus of AAPI Design Voices
2023 Interior Design Magazine Winter 2023, Print Issue
2023 Mararamiro, Behind The Design: Whirl & Whittle
2022 Business of Home, This woodworker is embracing the beauty of ‘flaws’
2022 Interior Design Magazine, Pooja Pawaskar Investigates Negative Space Through Her Wood Sculptures
2022 Visionary Projects, Inside The World of Whirl & Whittle
2022 Design Milk, Spotlight on Trailblazing Female Designers: Part 1
2022 Nosy Mag, Beauty, Trauma and Decay: Pooja Pawaskar’s Fleshy Sculptures
2021 Interior Design Magazine, Fall Market Tabloid October 31 2021
2021 Forbes, Holiday Gift Guide 2021
2021 Aspire, Maker Monday: An Aspire Exclusive Interview With Pooja Pawaskar
2020 BePublishing, An Interview with Pooja Pawaskar