sur. ray. ya!

Hi there. I’m an optimistic creative director, leader, and designer with a focus on strategic problem-solving, branding, visual storytelling, and design mentorship.

I lead the in-house creative studio at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.

status
Director of Creative
Museum of Contemporary Art

client work
Barnes & Noble, Crate&Barrel, CB2, Draper James, Estee Lauder, Feeding America, GE, The Goddess & Grocer, Keebler, Northwestern University, Parachute Home, Polyvinyl Records, Shedd Aquarium, Shinola, Sterling Publishing, United Airlines

recent awards
2025 TDC Awards | Communication Design

PRINT Award | 2024

365: AIGA Year in Design | 2023 (Promotional Design and Advertising)

365: AIGA Year in Design | 2023 (Environmental / Experiential Design)

STA 100 | 2023

Creative Excellence Awards | 2023

community
Washington University, St. Louis
Senior Guest Critic / Instructor

Friends of Coonley Elementary
Chicago, IL
Design Volunteer / Educator

Syrian Community Network
Chicago, IL
Fundraiser Organizer

talks
Careers in Creative: CPS Workshop
Chicago Public Schools

Discovery Forum: Brand Refresh
MCA

Think like a Designer: Workshop
Teen Creative Agency
MCA

select art exhibitions
Beyond Bollywood:
Indian Americans Shape the Nation
Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC

Erasing Borders: Passport to Contemporary Indian Art of the Diaspora
Sundaram Tagore Gallery
New York, NY

Artwallah: Art of the Indian Diaspora
The Advocate Gallery, Los Angeles

Asian American Arts Collective:
Project A
Chicago, IL