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	==Early life==		==Early life==
	After finishing an undergraduate degree in Bachelors in Design with a major in Graphics in 2005 from [[Apeejay Institute of Design]], Smrita worked with Design Workshop, an advertising agency based in [[Lajpat Nagar]], New Delhi. In 2007, she entered [[Pratt Institute]], NY in 2007 in the Masters in Science for Communications Design program, graduating in 2010.<ref name="Pratt Alumni Day Gallery Guide">{{cite web\|title=Pratt Alumni Day Gallery Guide\|url=https://issuu.com/prattinstitute/docs/alumni_day_gallery_guide\|publisher=Pratt Institute\|accessdate=27 September 2016}}</ref>		After finishing an undergraduate degree in Bachelors in Design with a major in Graphics in 2005 from Apeejay Institute of Design, Smrita worked with Design Workshop, an advertising agency based in [[Lajpat Nagar]], New Delhi. In 2007, she entered [[Pratt Institute]], NY in 2007 in the Masters in Science for Communications Design program, graduating in 2010.<ref name="Pratt Alumni Day Gallery Guide">{{cite web\|title=Pratt Alumni Day Gallery Guide\|url=https://issuu.com/prattinstitute/docs/alumni_day_gallery_guide\|publisher=Pratt Institute\|accessdate=27 September 2016}}</ref>

	==The Aquario Group==		==The Aquario Group==
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	==Works==		==Works==
	* Creating Durga (2013): A photo book depicting India's [[Vedic]] culture, its deities and religious stories. Smrita illustrates the story of [[Durga]], an important deity from North India, in both text and photographs.<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Jain S\|first1=Smrita\|title=Creating Durga\|date=March 2013\|publisher=Surmrit Gallery of Art & Design\|isbn=978-0988600409\|pages=111\|url=https://books.google.com/?id=c-8MmQEACAAJ\|accessdate=4 October 2016}}</ref>		* Creating Durga (2013): A photo book depicting India's [[Vedic]] culture, its deities and religious stories. Smrita illustrates the story of [[Durga]], an important deity from North India, in both text and photographs.<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Jain S\|first1=Smrita\|title=Creating Durga\|date=March 2013\|publisher=Surmrit Gallery of Art & Design\|isbn=978-0988600409\|pages=111\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c-8MmQEACAAJ\|accessdate=4 October 2016}}</ref>
	* Fat Free Samosa (due in 2018): From a feature posted in The Citizen: "Smrita Jain in her book talks about the issues of fat shaming, bullying and marriage and her take on the same, the samosa representing a person's mind inflated with social filth. She writes about how racism, sexism, discrimination based on class and caste, and body shaming are social evils which fill up our minds with fat and grime. The book becomes her story about her life talking about growing up in a conservative environment in India and moving to New York, which also had its challenges, a city which changed her perspective towards life and its nuances."<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Sarah\|first1=Ahmad\|title=East Side Story\|url=http://www.thecitizen.in/index.php/NewsDetail/index/9/7537/East-Side-Story\|website=The Citizen\|accessdate=2 November 2016}}</ref>		* Fat Free Samosa (due in 2018): From a feature posted in The Citizen: "Smrita Jain in her book talks about the issues of fat shaming, bullying and marriage and her take on the same, the samosa representing a person's mind inflated with social filth. She writes about how racism, sexism, discrimination based on class and caste, and body shaming are social evils which fill up our minds with fat and grime. The book becomes her story about her life talking about growing up in a conservative environment in India and moving to New York, which also had its challenges, a city which changed her perspective towards life and its nuances."<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Sarah\|first1=Ahmad\|title=East Side Story\|url=http://www.thecitizen.in/index.php/NewsDetail/index/9/7537/East-Side-Story\|website=The Citizen\|accessdate=2 November 2016}}</ref>

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	==Education==		==Education==
	* [[Pratt Institute]] \| New York City, May 2010 (Master of Science, Major: Communications Design)		* [[Pratt Institute]] \| New York City, May 2010 (Master of Science, Major: Communications Design)
	* [[Apeejay Institute of Design]], [[Guru Nanak Dev University]] \| New Delhi, India, May 2006 (Bachelor of Design, Major: Graphic Design)		* Apeejay Institute of Design, [[Guru Nanak Dev University]] \| New Delhi, India, May 2006 (Bachelor of Design, Major: Graphic Design)
	* [[Gargi College]], [[University of Delhi]] \| New Delhi, India, May 2003 (Bachelor of Art, Major: Political Science)		* [[Gargi College]], [[University of Delhi]] \| New Delhi, India, May 2003 (Bachelor of Art, Major: Political Science)
	* Arena Multimedia \| New Delhi, India, May 2003 (Certified Web-Professional Engineering)		* Arena Multimedia \| New Delhi, India, May 2003 (Certified Web-Professional Engineering)
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{{short description|Indian artist, author and design educator}}

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{{Infobox artist
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| birth_name = Smrita Jain
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|1|31|df=y}}
| birth_place = New Delhi, India
| nationality = Indian
| field = Art, [[Graphic Design]], Photography, writer, curator
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| works = ''Fat Free Samosa'' (due in 2018) (Author and Creative Designer) Published by Surmrit Gallery of Art and Design, New York.

''Creating Durga'' (2013) (Author and Creative Designer) Published by Surmrit Gallery of Art and Design, New York.
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| website = https://www.smritajain.com
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'''Smrita Jain'''<ref>{{cite web|title=Graphic Design Award: Winner|url=http://www.designfirms.org/awards/graphic/archive/2016/03/show/11756/ateem-typeface-design-by-smrita-jain/|website=DesignFirms|accessdate=28 September 2016}}</ref> (born 31 January 1983, in New Delhi, India) is an Indian designer, artist, photographer, poet, author and design educator currently living in New York City. She has authored and designed two books, ''Fat Free Samosa'' (due in 2018) and ''Creating Durga'' (2013), both published by Surmrit Gallery of Art and Design.<ref>{{cite web|title=Publications|url=https://surmritgallery.com/collections/publications|website=Surmrit Gallery|accessdate=16 August 2016}}</ref>

Her art has been showcased in New York, London,<ref>{{cite web|title=Keynote Speaker|url=https://kadlondon2017.com/|website=KADLondon 2017|accessdate=4 April 2018}}</ref> and India. A cultural documentary photographer, her first book, Creating Durga, gained international recognition and a second, an autobiography called Fat Free Samosa, is due for release in 2018. Smrita was the keynote speaker at KADLondon2017, a creativity conference, and has also spoken at Global Status of Women and Girls. She has exhibited at Pratt Institute, Javits Center, Queens Museum, The Juliana Curran Terian Design Center Pavilion, The Arthur M. Berger Art Gallery, and The Nehru Center London.

As a designer, Smrita has worked with the likes of Wilbur-Ellis, [[Financial Accounting Foundation]], [[Ernst & Young]], [[WebMD]], Manchester Designer Outlets, Google, [[JDRF]], [[Tyco International|Tyco]], [[Rockefeller Center]] Collaborative Research Center, [[NASCAR Hall of Fame]], [[Ministry of Tourism (India)|Ministry of Indian Tourism]] and Supreme Court Museum of India. She has won several awards from, among others, GDUSA,<ref>{{cite web|title=2017 American Graphic Design Awards|url=http://contests.gdusa.com/gdusa-contest-winner?cc=agda17&ids=0%7C1603212&iy=&im=}}</ref> Creativity International,<ref name="creativityawards.com">{{cite web|title=47th Creativity International Award GOLD|url=http://creativityawards.com/?submission=incredible-india}}</ref> Summit International Creative,<ref name="summitawards.com">{{cite web|title=Silver Award in Government Marketing Category|url=https://summitawards.com/past-sca-awards-listings/|website=Summit International Creative|accessdate=4 April 2018}}</ref> London International Creative,<ref>{{cite web|title=London International Creative HONORARY MENTION, January 2016|url=http://www.licc.us/en/zoom.php?eid=2-20748-16}}</ref> and Design Firms.<ref>{{cite web|title=Design Firms, Graphic Design FIRST POSITION, March 2016|url=http://www.designfirms.org/awards/graphic/archive/2016/03/show/11756/ateem-typeface-design-by-smrita-jain/}}</ref>

==Early life==
After finishing an undergraduate degree in Bachelors in Design with a major in Graphics in 2005 from [[Apeejay Institute of Design]], Smrita worked with Design Workshop, an advertising agency based in [[Lajpat Nagar]], New Delhi. In 2007, she entered [[Pratt Institute]], NY in 2007 in the Masters in Science for Communications Design program, graduating in 2010.<ref name="Pratt Alumni Day Gallery Guide">{{cite web|title=Pratt Alumni Day Gallery Guide|url=https://issuu.com/prattinstitute/docs/alumni_day_gallery_guide|publisher=Pratt Institute|accessdate=27 September 2016}}</ref>

==The Aquario Group==
Established with headquarters in New York, The Aquario Group (TAG) is an internationally recognized strategic communications firm specializing in design and marketing with its second location based in New Delhi, India.<ref name="The Aquario Group">{{cite web|url=http://www.theaquariogroup.com/about-us-personal/|website=The Aquario Group|title=About Us|accessdate=27 September 2016}}</ref> This year, Smrita was named a Design Leader by the AIGA. Smrita formed TAG to be ethically centered, creating no partnerships with firms and brands that harm life or the environment.<ref name="ForJ Marketing Blog">{{cite web|url=https://www.forjmblog.com/forgotten-words-practises-designers-creative-world/|website=ForJ Marketing Blog|title=Blog|accessdate=16 November 2016}}</ref>

==Surmrit Gallery of Art and Design==
Surmrit Gallery of Art and Design is an artist-led art gallery based in Brooklyn and Manhattan, New York. It was opened in Newport, Jersey City as the first private art gallery in the area in May 2014. Since its inception, the gallery has taken part in numerous art shows and has hosted many exhibitions around the world.<ref>
{{cite web
| title = New art gallery opening in unexpected neighborhood in Jersey City
| url = http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2014/05/new_art_gallery_opening_in_unexpected_neighborhood_in_jersey_city.html
| website = www.nj.com
| date = 20 May 2014
| access-date = 24 March 2017}}</ref>

===Selected Projects===
* AJ Maritime Services (Art Direction/Branding)<ref name=Behance>{{cite web|title=Behance|url=https://www.behance.net/smritajain|website=Behance|accessdate=2 November 2016}}</ref>
* Green States of America (Naming/Logo/Branding)<ref name="Behance"/>
* Elite Styles (Corporate Identity)<ref name="Behance"/>
* New York Times (Arts and Metro Section Redesign)<ref name="Behance"/>
* Brand guidelines for SPDR<ref name="Behance"/>
* Wall Graphics for the New York Public Library<ref name="Behance"/>

==Exhibitions==
* 2017 Creating Durga, The Nehru Center, High Commission of India, London, UK.<ref name="Kaleidoscope of Art and Design">{{cite web|title=Kaleidoscope of Art and Design|url=https://kadlondon2017.com/}}</ref>
* 2016 Art & Colors: International Contemporary Art Exhibition, curated by Zina Bercovici, Royal Opera Gallery, London, England UK.<ref>{{cite web|title=Last Exhibited|website=ArtRabbit|publisher=ArtRabbit|url=https://www.artrabbit.com/people/smrita-jain-s/artist|accessdate=28 September 2016}}</ref>
* 2015 Alumni Exhibition, Pratt Manhattan Gallery, New York, NY USA.<ref name="Pratt Alumni Day Gallery Guide"/>
* 2014 Group Exhibition Queens Museum, Queens, NY USA.<ref>{{cite web|title=Community Partnership Exhibition Program: Erasing Borders 2014|url=http://www.queensmuseum.org/2014/02/community-partnership-exhibition-program-erasing-borders-2014|publisher=Queens Museum|accessdate=27 September 2016}}</ref>
*2013 Juried Book Exhibition, Pratt Institute, New York, NY USA. (Creating Durga)<ref>{{cite web|title=Prattfolio Fall/Winter 2011|url=https://issuu.com/prattinstitute/docs/prattfolio-fallwinter-2011-generations/59|publisher=Pratt Institute}}</ref>
*2012 Group exhibition, Contemporary Art Fair, at Javits Center, New York, NY USA.
*2011 Solo Exhibition Pratt Manhattan Gallery, New York, NY.<ref>{{cite web|title=Designer Profile|url=http://www.aiga.org/general/profile/?uid=141293|publisher=AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts)|accessdate=27 September 2016}}</ref>
*2007 Beyond the Sea, Group Exhibition, Pratt Fine Arts Center, New York, NY USA.

==Awards==
* 54th American Graphic Design Award, October 2017<ref>{{cite web|title=2017 American Graphic Design Awards|url=http://contests.gdusa.com/gdusa-contest-winner?cc=agda17&ids=0%7C1603212&iy=&im=}}</ref>
* 47th Creativity International Award GOLD, October 2017<ref name="creativityawards.com"/>
* Summit International Creative SILVER AWARD in Government Marketing Category<ref name="summitawards.com"/>
* London International Creative HONORARY MENTION, January 2016<ref>{{cite web|title=London International Creative HONORARY MENTION, January 2016|url=http://www.licc.us/en/zoom.php?eid=2-20748-16}}</ref>
* Design Firms, Graphic Design FIRST POSITION, March 2016<ref>{{cite web|title=Design Firms, Graphic Design FIRST POSITION, March 2016|url=http://www.designfirms.org/awards/graphic/archive/2016/03/show/11756/ateem-typeface-design-by-smrita-jain/}}</ref>

==Works==
* Creating Durga (2013): A photo book depicting India's [[Vedic]] culture, its deities and religious stories. Smrita illustrates the story of [[Durga]], an important deity from North India, in both text and photographs.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Jain S|first1=Smrita|title=Creating Durga|date=March 2013|publisher=Surmrit Gallery of Art & Design|isbn=978-0988600409|pages=111|url=https://books.google.com/?id=c-8MmQEACAAJ|accessdate=4 October 2016}}</ref>
* Fat Free Samosa (due in 2018): From a feature posted in The Citizen: "Smrita Jain in her book talks about the issues of fat shaming, bullying and marriage and her take on the same, the samosa representing a person's mind inflated with social filth. She writes about how racism, sexism, discrimination based on class and caste, and body shaming are social evils which fill up our minds with fat and grime. The book becomes her story about her life talking about growing up in a conservative environment in India and moving to New York, which also had its challenges, a city which changed her perspective towards life and its nuances."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sarah|first1=Ahmad|title=East Side Story|url=http://www.thecitizen.in/index.php/NewsDetail/index/9/7537/East-Side-Story|website=The Citizen|accessdate=2 November 2016}}</ref>

==Feminism==
Smrita's personal work is deeply infused with a positive feminism and empowerment.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Wadler|first1=Kelly Anne|title=Shine On Radio with Kelly – Find Your Shine!: Recipe for Fat Free Samosa with Empowerment Artist Smrita Jain|url=https://www.transformationtalkradio.com/episode/shine-on-radio-with-kelly-find-your-shine-recipe-for-fat-free-samosa-with-empowerment-artist-smrita-jain,22055.html|website=transformationtalkradio.com|publisher=Transformation Talk Radio|accessdate=5 February 2017}}</ref> In an interview with Sakhi Magazine Smrita explained why she needed to create her book Fat Free Samosa realizing "there are so many issues of race, caste, and creed in our society that I felt a strong need to tell my story. Buying a fat free salad dressing is not enough to keep yourself fat free. There is fat and grime (racism, sexism, discrimination based on caste and class, rich/poor comparison, fat shaming, body shaming and many other issues) in our minds and souls that needs to be eradicated."<ref name=Sakhi>{{cite web|title=Sakhi Interview: Artist Smrita Jain|url=http://sakhi-nyc.tumblr.com/tagged/SmritaJain|website=Sakhi.com|accessdate=5 February 2017}}</ref> The website Feminist Wednesday invited Smrita Jain to share "the ways in which her art has allowed her to overcome experiences which have kept many women silent, and reminds us how valuable our voices can be for someone in need."<ref>{{cite web|title=Inspiring Interviews: Meet artist Smrita Jain|url=http://feministwednesday.com/meet-artist-smrita-jain/|website=Feminist Wednesday|accessdate=4 February 2017}}</ref> In an interview with Ask Artists Smrita discussed independence from an early age noting "I always had an independent way of thinking, coming to my own decisions and conclusions."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://askartists.wordpress.com/2017/03/14/sj/|title=Smrita Jain: "A Beautiful, Indispensable Obsession"|last=Travers|first=J.|date=14 March 2017|website=Ask Artists|access-date=28 March 2017}}</ref>

==Speaking Engagements==
Smrita Jain spoke at the Global Status of Women and Girls Conference<ref>{{cite web|title=Global Status of Women and Girls|url=http://globalstatusofwomen-conf.org/|website=Global Status of Women and Girls|accessdate=24 June 2017|language=English}}</ref> at [[Christopher Newport University]] in March 2017. She presented a talk on Understanding, Defining, and Preventing Dating and Domestic Violence.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Jain|first1=Smrita|title=Smrita Jain at Global Status of Women and Girls Conference at CNU, March 25th 2017|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kscp_UcP1Cg|website=YouTube|location=Christopher Newport University|language=English|date=25 March 2017}}</ref>

In September 2017, Smrita Jain was the keynote speaker at KADLondon2017, a two-day creativity conference held at The Nehru Center, London, UK, a cultural wing of The High Commission of India. She began the evening with her paper on the interaction between art and design and its value in cultural representation. Each case study she presented offered a different perspective and broke stereotypical impressions of the Indian culture.<ref name="Kaleidoscope of Art and Design"/>

In March 2018, Smrita Jain was invited again to speak about Art and Activism in India how it is failing at Christopher Newport University at Newport News Virginia.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Jain|first1=Smrita|title=Art and Activism|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFQo_yOevas|website=YouTube|location=Christopher Newport University}}</ref>

==Publications==
* Forgotten Words & Practises in a Designer's Creative World, Forj Marketing, 16 November 2016<ref name=forjm>{{cite web|last1=Jain|first1=Smrita|title=Forgotten Words and Practises in a Designer's Creative World|url=https://www.forjmblog.com/forgotten-words-practises-designers-creative-world/|publisher=forj(m)|accessdate=5 February 2017}}</ref>
* Fat Bodies, Garde Magazine, Issue 35, December 2017<ref>{{cite web|title=Fat Bodies|url=https://gardemagazine.com/fat-bodies-%E8%82%A5%E8%83%96%E7%9A%84%E8%BA%AB%E9%AB%94/}}</ref>
* Huffington Post, India, October 2017 <ref>{{cite web|title=Art Is My Cocaine|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.in/author/smrita-jain/}}</ref>
* Creating Durga, March 2013 <ref>{{cite web|title=Creating Durga|url=http://creatingdurga.com/}}</ref>

==Education==
* [[Pratt Institute]] | New York City, May 2010 (Master of Science, Major: Communications Design)
* [[Apeejay Institute of Design]], [[Guru Nanak Dev University]] | New Delhi, India, May 2006 (Bachelor of Design, Major: Graphic Design)
* [[Gargi College]], [[University of Delhi]] | New Delhi, India, May 2003 (Bachelor of Art, Major: Political Science)
* Arena Multimedia | New Delhi, India, May 2003 (Certified Web-Professional Engineering)

==Teaching==
* [[Pratt Institute]] Assistant Lecturer Communications Department, Visual Communications, 2011
* [[Fashion Institute of Technology]] Graphic Design Department – Judge and Reviewer of Graduate and Undergraduate level work in 2011, 2012, and 2013
* [[AIGA]] Design Mentor Position, mentoring students of [[High School of Art and Design]], NY, November 2010
* Guest Lecture at [[Christopher Newport University]], [[Newport News]], VA 2018<ref>{{cite web|last1=Jain|first1=Smrita|title=Gender and Art|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_3M7i5ZRi8|website=YouTube|location=Christopher Newport University|language=English|date=21 March 2018}}</ref>

== References ==

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== External links ==
* [http://www.theaquariogroup.com Aquario Group]
* [https://www.behance.net/smritajain Behance portfolio]
* [https://surmritgallery.com Surmrit Gallery]
* [https://www.transformationtalkradio.com/guest/smrita-jain,4334.html Smrita Jain at Transformation Talk Radio]
* [http://fatfreesamosa.com/ Fat free samosa]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGL7N16OMCI Art & Colors Exhibition Opening]
* [https://www.forjmblog.com/forgotten-words-practises-designers-creative-world/ ForJ Marketing Blog]

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