Nafisa Nandini Crishna
Nafisa Nandini Crishna is an illustrator, writer, tattoo artist and cat mum based out of London, United Kingdom. She works on private commission basis. She has a double Masters in illustration specialising in Narrative Illustration and Comic Art.
Nafisa is an introspective person, and processes the world in the same deep thinking manner. She has a unique style of capturing the world she sees in as much detail as she can, spending anywhere between 37 to 50 hours per piece. The media she uses is pen and ink, colour pencil, digital pen and ink (Procreate), and ink on skin.
Exhibitions
The Bangalore Landscape Project, 2019
32 Ojos | 16 Manos Graduation Exhibition of Masters in Illustration and Comic, 2017
SWAB Stairs, 2017
La Plaça Dibuixa, 2017
GRAF Barcelona, 2017
Backstage Pass Graduation Exhibition of Postgraduate Diploma in Creative Illustration, 2016
III Premi d'Il·lustració Lletra Petita, 2016
La Plaça Dibuixa, 2016
Publication
N for Nourish | Penguin Random House | Cover and Book Illustrations, 2019
Animal Homes | Pratham Books | Cover and Book Illustrations, 2019
The Dot That Went for a Walk | Caterpillar Wings | Content Feature, 2019
The Globetrotters | Penguin Random House | Cover and Book Illustrations, 2018
Oscar the Fish | Cover and Book Illustrations, 2018
.Home. | Masters Thesis for Master in Illustration, 2017
SWAB Stairs | Barcelona, 2017
Bellaterra Journal of Teaching and Learning Language & Literature | Cover Illustration, 2016
Art Direction
Inku Chomps, Gobbles and Slurps | Pratham Books - StoryWeaver, 2018
The Starlight Adventure | Pratham Books - StoryWeaver, 2018
Shadow Monsters | Pratham Books - StoryWeaver, 2018
Scavenger Hunt | Pratham Books - StoryWeaver, 2018
The Water Cycle | Pratham Books - StoryWeaver, 2018
The Grand Patch Up | Pratham Books - StoryWeaver, 2017
The Creatures of Old | Pratham Books - StoryWeaver, 2017
Slip and Slide | Pratham Books - StoryWeaver, 2017
Corporate Commissions
Fabindia Overseas Pvt. Ltd.
Shrishti Art Gallery, Hyderabad. Bangalore Literary Festival
Clients
Caterpillar Wings
Fabindia Overseas Pvt. Ltd.
Bangalore Literature Festival
Pratham Books
Penguin Random House, India
VAANI Deaf Children’s Foundation
Fields of View
CSTEP
J Thomas & Co. Pvt. Ltd.