Pooja Pawaskar
b. 1990, Mumbai, India
Now a Canadian, living and working in Ottawa, Canada
hello@whirlandwhittle.com | www.whirlandwhittle.com
Education
2016 M.A. in Furniture Design, SCAD, Savannah, GA, U.S.A.
2012 Bachelor in Architecture, Mumbai University, Mumbai, India
Exhibitions
2024 ‘Grounding’ group show, Ki Smith Gallery, NYC, U.S.A.
2024 Group Summer Show, J2 Gallery + Studio, Gananoque, Thousand Islands, Canada
2024 Artist Project, Toronto, Canada
2024 Conversations with Trees, along with Lori Harrison, DesignTO, Toronto, Canada
2023 Upon Further Reflection, Group Exhibition, NYCXDesign and AAPI, NYC, U.S.A.
2023 Gubns, The London Festival of Architecture, London, U.K.
2022 Solo Exhibition at Gensler Office at NYC, NYC, U.S.A
2021 Group Exhibition, 1000 Vases, Salone del Mobile, Milay, Italy
Speaking Engagements
2024 Speak on a panel about 'creating with hands' - Hands on Vibe, Ottawa, Canada
2023 Reverie, CreativeMornings, Ottawa, Canada
2023 Pecha Kucha, Ottawa Architecture Weeks
2023 Guest and Gusto, SCAD, Virtual
2022 Guest Speaker on Crafting a Revolution Podcast
Residencies
Sept 2024 Art Center Padula, Padula, Italy
Curatorial Work
2024 Guest Curator for ODC 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